VetOfTheSeas@discuss.online to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 1 month agoThe evil Democrats vandalizing the reflection pool with... Algae.discuss.onlineimagemessage-square134linkfedilinkarrow-up1916arrow-down15
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minus-squareWhats_your_reasoning@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 month ago let the Ph level rise and alkalinity get low Did you mean to word it this way? Rising pH means increasing alkalinity. If the alkalinity is getting lower, then the pH is dropping.
minus-squarepoVoq@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up16·1 month agoNo, “alkalinity” is confusingly another term for water hardness or buffer capacity in English (for historical reasons I guess?).
minus-squareSoulphite@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·1 month agoI meant Total Alkalinity as a buffer, either way the water is out of balance causing any chlorine (if any) to be ineffective and letting Alagae grow.
Did you mean to word it this way? Rising pH means increasing alkalinity. If the alkalinity is getting lower, then the pH is dropping.
No, “alkalinity” is confusingly another term for water hardness or buffer capacity in English (for historical reasons I guess?).
I meant Total Alkalinity as a buffer, either way the water is out of balance causing any chlorine (if any) to be ineffective and letting Alagae grow.
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