Lowering pH in Aquaponics
Many beginners and intermediate aquaponic growers are often concerned
about their high pH and want a quick fix to bring it down.
This post will be short and sweet because my philosophies on lowering the
pH in system with high pH...
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Lowering pH in Aquaponics
Many beginners and intermediate aquaponic growers are often concerned
about their high pH and want a quick fix to bring it down.
This post will be short and sweet because my philosophies on lowering the
pH in system with high pH are relatively uncomplicated.
Lowering pH in Aquaponic Systems
If you’re thinking about using a chemical or acid to lower your pH, don’t.
You’re just going to make your life more costly and complicated than it
needs to be.
High system pH is almost invariable caused by carbonate build up in the
system (when it’s not carbonates in the form of limestone growled media,
concrete in the fish tank, etc.).
When it is carbonate build up in the system, your pH is being “buffered,”
or maintained artificially high by the carbonate cycle of your
water. Carbonates can be a complicated subject, so I’m not going to get
into them here, but the thing to remember is that carbonates have the
ability to dissolve into solution, and precipitate out of soluti
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