How to remove Alkalinity from water

wakrein · 08/17/2012, 03:54 AM

I have been reading around about "Boiling the water" removes alkalinity from the water, now i am quite uneducated about bicarbonate and carbonate, however i do know reef and other marine plants or corals perse, use bicarbonate to produce skeletal structure using the bicarbonate alkaline. But correct if me im wrong. My problem is after using my sechem alkalinity test kit, i found that the alkalinity was way to high. So right now i have been boiling about 15 gallons, and will continue to do so tomorrow if this works, as it has been an all day process. But my primary question is does "BOILING WATER" actually remove some of the carbonate alkaline? Or will i have to go out and buy sodium chloride to add to the boiling water so ions can do the work. But again my primary question is "Does boiling water remove carbonate alkalinity"?

Any help would be magnifantastical :P

salty55 · 08/17/2012, 09:49 PM

What are you considering too high? Have you dosed anything to make it higher than normal? If so, time and a few water changes should bring it back down.
FWI, you may try posting these questions in the reef chemistry section. You will get a better response when posted in the proper place.

08/17/2012, 03:54 AM	#1
wakrein Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 46	How to remove Alkalinity from water I have been reading around about "Boiling the water" removes alkalinity from the water, now i am quite uneducated about bicarbonate and carbonate, however i do know reef and other marine plants or corals perse, use bicarbonate to produce skeletal structure using the bicarbonate alkaline. But correct if me im wrong. My problem is after using my sechem alkalinity test kit, i found that the alkalinity was way to high. So right now i have been boiling about 15 gallons, and will continue to do so tomorrow if this works, as it has been an all day process. But my primary question is does "BOILING WATER" actually remove some of the carbonate alkaline? Or will i have to go out and buy sodium chloride to add to the boiling water so ions can do the work. But again my primary question is "Does boiling water remove carbonate alkalinity"? Any help would be magnifantastical :P Last edited by wakrein; 08/17/2012 at 04:06 AM.

08/17/2012, 09:49 PM	#2
salty55 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: where the wind comes sweeping down the plains Posts: 491	What are you considering too high? Have you dosed anything to make it higher than normal? If so, time and a few water changes should bring it back down. FWI, you may try posting these questions in the reef chemistry section. You will get a better response when posted in the proper place. __________________ sent from my laptop while sitting on the couch! Current Tank Info: 75 gallon display, 20 gallon sump, 20 gallon display fuge, vertex IN100 skimmer, apex, tunze 6055x2, tlc kalkreactor/phosreactor, APEX controlled LED