I'm looking at the various products for buffering alkalinity (ph) and getting confused. Some say they will RAISE the ph to 8.3 and not go any higher. But they don't say anything about lowering the ph. Mine is at 8.6 - so would this product lower it too? Then I saw another product called an alkalinity buffer and it says it will lower the ph.
These two producst are from Seachem:
Acid Buffer™ is a non-phosphate buffer to lower pH and buffer. It is designed for the planted aquarium or for very hard water where phosphate buffers may pose an algae or cloudiness problem. Acid Buffer™ lowers pH and buffers between 5.0 and 8.0. Acid Buffer™ lowers pH and converts carbonate alkalinity (KH) into available CO2. It may also be used to safely lower pH in marine water.
..and here is another:
Reef buffer is intended primarily for use in a reef system where the maintenance of a ph of 8.3 is often difficult. When used as directed reef buffer will raise the ph of your reef system to 8.3 without fear of accidentally overshooting the ph to a dangerous level. Reef buffer will also raise carbonate alkalinity. Reef buffer is a blended product and is not just sodium carbonate. Reef builder should be used to raise alkalinity when ph is not a problem. Use seachem's multitest: marine ph & alkalinity to check ph and total alkalinity.
So which one to use??
Thanks
These two producst are from Seachem:
Acid Buffer™ is a non-phosphate buffer to lower pH and buffer. It is designed for the planted aquarium or for very hard water where phosphate buffers may pose an algae or cloudiness problem. Acid Buffer™ lowers pH and buffers between 5.0 and 8.0. Acid Buffer™ lowers pH and converts carbonate alkalinity (KH) into available CO2. It may also be used to safely lower pH in marine water.
..and here is another:
Reef buffer is intended primarily for use in a reef system where the maintenance of a ph of 8.3 is often difficult. When used as directed reef buffer will raise the ph of your reef system to 8.3 without fear of accidentally overshooting the ph to a dangerous level. Reef buffer will also raise carbonate alkalinity. Reef buffer is a blended product and is not just sodium carbonate. Reef builder should be used to raise alkalinity when ph is not a problem. Use seachem's multitest: marine ph & alkalinity to check ph and total alkalinity.
So which one to use??
Thanks