How about just purchasing such a mix? <g> We do sell just the thing that
you need, and I can mail it to you. Calcium and Magnesium, buffers to
about 8.3, etc., etc., etc. Let me know?
Julie <><
On Sun, 10 May 1998, Mach T. Fukada wrote:
> I was considering increasing concentration of Calcium and Mg salts, Ions,
> etc. Seeing that it appears that they loose Mg. I suppose it is sort of
> like reverse of softening water. The end product would be much like
> producing a African Lake buffer/salt mix. I need to play with it a bit...
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> MTF
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> >Mach,
> > I'm not an expert in fish physiology, but I think the migration of water
> >across the gill membrane is the problem rather than loss of salts. How would
> >you raise the TDS? Are you planning on making something like a marine mix
> >without the sodium chloride?
> >JWB
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> Mach T. Fukada, Web Master
> fukada at hawaii.edu
> Honolulu Aquarium Society
> http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/2948/HASF.html
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