Quote Originally Posted by Marillionfan
Also do we use Borax to increase ph or do we use Baking Soda mwsmiths calc says that Borax is used as an algeacide and not for increased ph but I had read that the Baking Soda is for alk increse.
Might want to read that section there a bit closer.

First, yes, you can use borax to raise your pH, and it's the recommended way to do it around these parts. I don't have any fomulas to calculate how much pH increase you would get from using borax, that's why there's no pH calcs there. However, I did have calcs to figure out how much borax to use as a algaecide (ala pro team supreme) so that's why that section looks like that.

I don't suggest using baking soda for pH increase; you're confusing that (I think) with Soda Ash, which can be used for pH increase, but will also raise your pH quite a bit too.

Hope that clears it up a bit, if not, ask again, and i'll help nudge you on to the right track!

Michael