PH+ Using Pool Products in fish tanKs?

[Kodiak]

I saw a nice 5Kg container of Sodium Bicarbonate at the pool store
yesterday.
I'm wondering if I can safely use pool store bought products like this in my
fish tank.
I'm worried they may have other additives in there, but the label only
mentions
Sodium Bicarbonate. Has anyone had a bad experience using pool products?
I seem to remember Ingrid mentioning in one post that you could use
Potassium Permanganate from the local
pool store, not sure it applies for all products, but they do have all kinds
of products there for cheap.

Also, what is the difference between using Sodium Bicarbonate (Arm and
Hammer)
and Sodium Carbonate to raise Alkhalinity or PH ? Which is better?

....Kodiak

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it is also used to "absorb" odors in frigs so my impulse would be dont get it in
large amounts, get the smaller boxes for human use that may be purer and not sitting
next to who knows what at the pool store.
NaHCO3 is a buffer system and in the presence of acid breaks down to H2O and CO2 ...
this is what you want to use.
Na2CO3 ... and not sure of the breakdown ..look it up.
INgrid

"Kodiak" > wrote:

>I saw a nice 5Kg container of Sodium Bicarbonate at the pool store
>yesterday.
>I'm wondering if I can safely use pool store bought products like this in my
>fish tank.
>I'm worried they may have other additives in there, but the label only
>mentions
>Sodium Bicarbonate. Has anyone had a bad experience using pool products?
>I seem to remember Ingrid mentioning in one post that you could use
>Potassium Permanganate from the local
>pool store, not sure it applies for all products, but they do have all kinds
>of products there for cheap.
>
>Also, what is the difference between using Sodium Bicarbonate (Arm and
>Hammer)
>and Sodium Carbonate to raise Alkhalinity or PH ? Which is better?
>
>...Kodiak
>



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[Magic menagerie]

You want to be careful before adding the sodium, as it will also increase your
"free" ammonia levels...
Besides making your fridge small nice, it also can give you belchies if you eat
it...
; ) (can you picture a tank full of sweet smelling, belching fish? LOL!)

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huh? NaCl does not change the pH of water. Ingrid

(Magic menagerie) wrote:

>You want to be careful before adding the sodium, as it will also increase your
>"free" ammonia levels...
>Besides making your fridge small nice, it also can give you belchies if you eat
>it...
> ; ) (can you picture a tank full of sweet smelling, belching fish? LOL!)



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compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the
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