That is what I have decided to do (10% wc) - I test the kH accordingly -
thanks for all the advice folks.

Sky

"~ jan JJsPond.us" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 26 Aug 2004 20:50:08 +0100, "SkyCatcher"
wrote:

The pH is 8.5 - reading taken at 2pm & 6pm. It used to be OK & the tap
water
is 7.

If your tap water is 7.0, I'd go the KISS method and just do water change
outs. 10% every day for 4 times and I bet your pH is down to 8.0 a more
plant happy pH. Plus, this won't shock your fish, doesn't cost a lot nor
any hazardous materials training needed. ;o) Then do 10% change outs
weekly.

It would be helpful to know what your total alkalinity (KH test) is of
both
pond and tap water. As you may still need the Baking Soda. ~ jan
~Power to the Porg, Flow On!~

I meant to say, every other day, but daily won't hurt either. ~ jan

On Sat, 28 Aug 2004 06:28:30 +0100, "SkyCatcher" wrote:

That is what I have decided to do (10% wc) - I test the kH accordingly -
thanks for all the advice folks.

Sky

"~ jan JJsPond.us" wrote in message
.. .
On Thu, 26 Aug 2004 20:50:08 +0100, "SkyCatcher"
wrote:

The pH is 8.5 - reading taken at 2pm & 6pm. It used to be OK & the tap
water
is 7.

If your tap water is 7.0, I'd go the KISS method and just do water change
outs. 10% every day for 4 times and I bet your pH is down to 8.0 a more
plant happy pH. Plus, this won't shock your fish, doesn't cost a lot nor
any hazardous materials training needed. ;o) Then do 10% change outs
weekly.

It would be helpful to know what your total alkalinity (KH test) is of
both
pond and tap water. As you may still need the Baking Soda. ~ jan
~Power to the Porg, Flow On!~


~Power to the Porg, Flow On!~

On Fri, 27 Aug 2004 14:53:22 GMT, wrote:
please top post or trim the messages. Ingrid

(Roy) wrote:

On Thu, 26 Aug 2004 19:46:48 GMT, BryanB
m wrote:

===Er... You mean Baking *Soda*... Baking *powder* will only make your
===flower biscuits rise.... (Pun intended.)

=== You can use lemon juice or white vinegar to adjust ph down

Well thats what I thought also, but its listed as baking powder in
quite a few articles

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On Fri, 27 Aug 2004 02:41:41 GMT, "Nedra"
wrote:

Sorry Crashj. I meant 100 ppm. This should take about 6 drops from the
bottle.... depending
on the water. Aquarium Pharm has a really neat 23 page booklet with their
Master Test Kit that
explains all this stuff.

Nedra

"Crashj" wrote in message
.. .

My Tetra Koi test kit says to use one drop per KH number to measure
the hardness.

The Tetra kit also has a nice instruction booklet, but I could use a
review with a chemist at some point. Time to go read an actual book?
--
Crashj

On Fri, 27 Aug 2004 14:55:58 GMT, wrote:

DO NOT USE MARBLE.. dont even use oyster shells. your pH is high already. get
aquarium pharm total alkalinity test kit. I suspect your calcium is fine already.
unless your city is adding NaOH to the water.
Ingrid

Crashj wrote:
My Tetra Koi test kit says to use one drop per KH number to measure
the hardness. To get to 100 is going to use up the whole bottle!

I know I mentioned it in the original post; my KH is 5. and pH is 9.0
Of course, I have not measured in a couple of days and the pond is
clearing nicely.
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Crashj