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==Reducing KH== | ==Reducing KH== | ||
− | KH | + | The ions that make up KH can be removed by boiling the water. Boiling may also reduce GH slightly. |
− | + | KH is also reduced by the action of nitrifying bacteria and by water surface agitation. | |
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+ | <nowiki>*</nowiki>This is wrong, Boiling water causes the water to evaporate leaving behind the minerals. You now have less water with the same amount of minerals. | ||
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+ | * Yes, I too think it is wrong. What the author meant to say is that if you boil the water and 'catch' the steam you won't have the minerals - in other words, distillation. The water in the pot, that is warmed, will get progressively more concentrated with minerals. You can prove it to yourself by boiling water until it has all evaporated. You will be left with mineral salts in your pot. | ||
==KH Calculator== | ==KH Calculator== | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
− | + | This water parameter is often ignored by many aquarists. But too low a KH can cause [[pH shock]] disease and death in aquatic animals. | |