how does ph down work?

freshenstien

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I obviously understand that ph down lowers my water ph but how does a couple drops disperse within 5 gallons of water so all the waters ph is lowered?
 

budulyk

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i suppose it could get more scientiffic molecules n all that shit but on the hole lower ph = more acidic higher than 7 alkaline 7 ph neutral thats why some people use vinegar for ph down in organics acidic like cider vinegar n stuff :D
 

freshenstien

Active Member
i suppose it could get more scientiffic molecules n all that shit but on the hole lower ph = more acidic higher than 7 alkaline 7 ph neutral thats why some people use vinegar for ph down in organics acidic like cider vinegar n stuff :D
I never thought of vinegar as a substitute for ph down. Thanks for the extra information!
 

Porky101

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pH = possible hydrogen.

Lowering pH requires adding something that takes up or has a shortage of hydrogen atoms. So something like Nitric Acid is short on hydrogen atoms....

atleast that is how I understand it.
 

brimck325

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phosphoric acid works great....food grade 85%......thanks for the lesson porky, i looked up the phos. acid n it has 3 H atoms...
 

atrumblood

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The pH scale has to do with the ratio between H+ and OH-
H+ is the Hydrogen ion
OH- is the Hydroxide ion

The more H+ in solution, the more acidic it is.
The more OH- in solution, the more basic it is.
If the ratio of H+ to OH- is the same, then the solution is considered neutral.
 
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