randy holmes-farley
Advanced Reefer
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Do you have the right amount of boric acid/borate in your tank?
Are you sure? How do you know?
Might you be using a salt mix with potentially toxic levels of boron?
What biological effects do boric acid and borate have?
Might borate be interfering with your alkalinity testing?
Is boric acid/borate providing any significant buffering effect in your tank? IOW, how does the boron level impact the pH stability?
Should you use an alkalinity supplement with borate in it? What supplements have it?
These questions are all considered in my article on borate in reef tanks:
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/dec2002/chem.htm
Are you sure? How do you know?
Might you be using a salt mix with potentially toxic levels of boron?
What biological effects do boric acid and borate have?
Might borate be interfering with your alkalinity testing?
Is boric acid/borate providing any significant buffering effect in your tank? IOW, how does the boron level impact the pH stability?
Should you use an alkalinity supplement with borate in it? What supplements have it?
These questions are all considered in my article on borate in reef tanks:
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/dec2002/chem.htm
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