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Hey All: while this a typical 'aquarium' definition it, IMO, is not very helpful (no offense intend) because one can measure pH but how does one measure 'acid' or "alkaline". The proper definition of pH, which is not hard to understand, is that the pH is the measure of the Hydrogen ion...

Hey All: Corleone - I will wander over to the scientific section and jump in where I can. I think a lot will interest me, I was (am) a hobbyist before I became a scientist and find that there are a lot of interesting things that come up in the hobby. I can't promise to post everyday (I can...

hello Miss Wiggle Nice to meet you. No worries, a friend pointed out the post and I looked around the forum and its seems pretty interesting so I decided to speak up. I actually don't post at other forums but I do visit a few others. There are several factors that determine whether a mix...

hello LauraFrog I think if more people used more of their senses (including the one labeled 'common') we'd all be better off. There is nothing wrong with using taste and smell to assess your water quality. When I was in the Peace Corps we had no way to measure salinity so we tasted the water -...

Dear BTT - thanks for the warm welcome. I look forward to some interesting exchanges and would glad to answer questions other forum members might have. I thought I would continue with my post from yesterday and build upon the comments of Dr Honkerface regarding nitrifiers and drinking water...

Hello All: My name is Dr Timothy Hovanec - yes, that Dr Hovanec who's motives, interests etc are, among other things, being debated in this thread. I thought I would log-in and try to answer some of the questions posed about nitrifiers and nitrifying products. Of course, I am willing to...