That's what I've been doing. ) Many people claim that baking soda will
bring it down, and I was wondering if anyone here had experienced that
phenomenon. Perhaps it is another wishful thinking myth? ~ jan

On Thu, 20 May 2004 15:30:39 GMT, wrote:

you bring it down with HCl, not baking soda. Ingrid

~ jan JJsPond.us wrote:
If anyone out there has experience with bringing down a pH with baking
soda, I'd like to know just how much does one needs to add? I've used up to
2 pounds in 1,000 gallons and didn't see the 9+ pH budge. Testor goes to
9.5 so I had the range to know just how high it was. ~ jan


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