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by Stasiak
Thu Sep 24, 2015 5:47 am
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: Distilled Water
Replies: 4
Views: 3001

Re: Distilled Water

Hello Mustafa,

Thank you for your response, and sorry about the last one. I wrote it first thing from my ipad.

What I am using for testing is API GH and KH tests, and I also have the master api water test kit. I used that to measure the ph.

Like I said, the water seemed to raise up to 8+ once I ...
by Stasiak
Thu Sep 24, 2015 3:20 am
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: Distilled Water
Replies: 4
Views: 3001

Re: Distilled Water

I am measuring with API tests. So even if it's a crazy high ph, it will go down some way in the tank? What buffers it in there? Plants?
by Stasiak
Sat Sep 19, 2015 4:25 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: Distilled Water
Replies: 4
Views: 3001

Distilled Water

Hello,

I have a question about distilled water.

I read that using distilled water and then adding shrimp minerals to it to bring the minerals back up is a good way to lower the PH.

So I went out and bought bottled distilled water. I tested it, and the ph was 6.0. I added the minerals and then let ...