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Old 10-19-2005, 06:55 AM
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Limestone would help buffer your FW tank because it will actually dissolve rapidly in FW at a more neutral PH... in SW we want our PH high enough to support calcification... conditions not condusive to dissolving limestone. The only reason you will get dissolving with aragonite sand is because the PH is lower in the deeper layers.
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