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what is pH

With all this talk of pH I wanted to do a post just about pH. What exactly is pH? Very simply pH is the basic measurement of acidity or basicity. The pH scale ranges from 1 to 14, 1 being the most acidic substances and 14 being the most basic or alkaline. Any substance that [...]

Ph?

okyesdogod123 asked: any good ways of being able to tell the ph levels from 4-10 without using litmus strips? for use in alk. extraction. Related Blogs Related Blogs on Litmus Strips Canning Vegetable Soup « This Dame Cooks Blog Ghost Bar Dallas Related Blogs on Ph Levels

Are Balloon Mollies suppost to swim at the bottom of the tank?

lilthinkergirl asked: I have three Balloon Mollies and they seem to like to swim around the bottom. Im worried because they use to swim up top and the newest one did swim up top but stopped when she realized the other two were at the bottom. I tested the water for the pH balance but [...]

What is the best water test kit?

momma asked: I have api water strips and it is a little hard to get an exact reading. Also at what level is nitrate to high or toxic(my level is 40)? also my ph reads 6.0 but that is the lowest on the strip so could it actually be lower? Related Blogs Related Blogs on [...]

i have a 6.2 pH in my 55 gal.fresh water fish tank. help me?

m c asked: how can i raise the pH. my tester also says i have very hard water. what does this mean, and how can i fix it. i have had a really good set up, until the ike hurricane, gave us no power for 5 days. now i cant get it right. i have [...]

non-acidic whitening strips for teeth?

fromstgermain asked: Hello guys, do you have some information about non-acidic whitening strips? I checked crest whitening strips but couldn’t find the PH level. Do you know or have any recommandations? Related Blogs Related Blogs on Acidic Health Blog Related Blogs on Hello Related Blogs on Whitening Teeth Laser Tooth Whitening » Therefore Teeth Whitening [...]

Aquarium enthusiast.. MM – Re: Ph levels?

Lupita asked: I have a 10 gallon tank (im new at this, now realize bigger would have been better) I had one then 2 danios to assist with cycling the tank, checked water everyday, thought it was cycled.. had the cloudy water, that cleard up, did water changes after awhile etc, then one by bloody [...]

What is the approximate hydronium ion concentration and hydroxide ion concentration in a cup of tea? Which is?

Melea asked: Determining the pH of substances such as purple grape juice and catsup using test strips can be difficult. Why? What is the approximate hydronium ion concentration and hydroxide ion concentration in bleach? Which is higher? Related Blogs Related Blogs on Cup Of Tea Yosay's Cup Of Tea For Click For Art – An-Mag.com [...]

Is Clorox toilet bowl cleaner an acid or a base?

Becky asked: does anyone know if clorox toliet bowl cleaner with bleach is an acid or a base, i mean if i put a ph indicator strip in it would it show up acidic or basic??? thanx Related Blogs Related Blogs on Clorox Clorox Co (CLX) goes positive by breaking intraday moving average … Related [...]

Why do the 2 test strips say different?

Skylight asked: I have a floater in our 12 x 36 intex pool, we run the pump almost 24-7 only off a few hours a day if that. The filter is clean and ph is fine. The liquid test strip shows there is 0 chlorine and the liquid chlorine test say’s it’s fine What exactly [...]