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Randy Holmes-Farley · 12/19/2009, 02:17 PM

but this will lower your PH also

That is certainly true. Unfortunately, there is no way to reduce alkalinity and not reduce pH, at least until your tank has a chance to blow off the excess CO2 that is formed by lowering alkalinity.

12/19/2009, 02:17 PM	#25
Randy Holmes-Farley Reef Chemist Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Arlington, Massachusetts Posts: 86,233	but this will lower your PH also That is certainly true. Unfortunately, there is no way to reduce alkalinity and not reduce pH, at least until your tank has a chance to blow off the excess CO2 that is formed by lowering alkalinity. __________________ Randy Holmes-Farley Current Tank Info: 120 mixed reef