| Marine Buffer
Marine Buffer™ will safely raise marine pH to 8.3. It will not
raise pH above 8.3 even if inadvertently overdosed. Marine Buffer™ is
a blended product and is not just sodium bicarbonate or sodium carbonate,
commonly sold as a substitute. Such products can raise pH to dangerous
levels if not used properly. Marine Buffer™ contains sodium, magnesium,
calcium, strontium, and potassium salts of carbonate, bicarbonate, chloride,
sulfate, and borate.
Why It's Different
Total Alkalinity is a measurement of three main ions: carbonate,
bicarbonate, and borate. In saltwater, bicarbonate drives the pH
toward 7.8, carbonate drives pH toward 9.1, and borate toward 9.5
or more. Because of the chemistry of buffering systems, the closer
you get the pH to the pK of a buffering system, the harder it is
for the pH to shift. So, if you blend a buffer so that the combined product
drives the pH toward 8.3, then the more you use, the more stable the pH
becomes. That is the principle behind Marine Buffer |
