Water Chemistry

Adrian R. Tappin (atappin at ecn.net.au)
Tue, 12 Nov 1996 10:52:23 +1000

A little information I stumbled across while looking for Roy's water conditions.

Sodium Bicarbonate 100% - To increase total alkalinity by 10 mg/l (10 ppm)
Add 170 grams for each 10,000 liters of water. The corresponding pH should
increase by about 0.1 - 0.2 units.
Usage Rate: 1.7g/100 liters.

Sodium Carbonate (Soda Ash) 99% - If pH is below 6.6 add 10 grams per 1,000
L. pH 6.6 - 7.0 add 8 grams per 1000 L. pH 7.0 - 7.2 add 5 grams per 1000 L.
pH 7.2 - 7.6 add nil.

Adrian.
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Adrian R. Tappin
atappin at ecn.net.au
http://www.ecn.net.au/~atappin/home.htm
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