Seachem products perplexing

[asylumdown]

Originally Posted by Myka

Reef Buffer is sodium carbonate and will raise pH. Reef Builder is sodium bicarbonate and won't raise pH. I would pick the latter.

Am i nuts for thinking Reef Buffer has borate in it as well? I seem to remember reef buffer raising both pH and the tank's total alkalinity, but giving most of the bump via borate alkalinity, and not carbonate alkalinity. Ask me to cite my sources with confidence and I'm afraid I'd have a hard time, though I think it might have come with some of the information on the Seachem 'Reef Status' alkalinity test kit.

[Myka]

Originally Posted by asylumdown

Am i nuts for thinking Reef Buffer has borate in it as well? I seem to remember reef buffer raising both pH and the tank's total alkalinity, but giving most of the bump via borate alkalinity, and not carbonate alkalinity. Ask me to cite my sources with confidence and I'm afraid I'd have a hard time, though I think it might have come with some of the information on the Seachem 'Reef Status' alkalinity test kit.

That's possible. I have used SeaChem Reef Buffer in the past with good results long term. I prefer Kent Turbo Calcium to any of the SeaChem calcium products.