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Manwithnofish · 02-08-2008, 10:54 AM

These rocks came out of a local mountain river. I pretty sure they are sandstone. My water is well water, so I don't see why my pH is going to change.

Let's just assume they do fizz. Is the problem that the rocks (those that fizz) increase the carbonates (hardness) or do they affect the pH or both. In either case, if I put the rocks in a 5 gal bucket of well water for a few weeks, I should be able to measure any changes by measuring before and after. If they don't affect the water within a month, it won't matter because the water gets changed that often anyway.

It just seems that taking actual measures for pH and KH / GH, would be better than trying to determine if the vinegar is fizzin way down in the tiny little pours that I can't possibly see. I'm not argueing about whether or not they would be bad. I'm just looking for a better test.

02-08-2008, 10:54 AM	#7
Manwithnofish Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 62	These rocks came out of a local mountain river. I pretty sure they are sandstone. My water is well water, so I don't see why my pH is going to change. Let's just assume they do fizz. Is the problem that the rocks (those that fizz) increase the carbonates (hardness) or do they affect the pH or both. In either case, if I put the rocks in a 5 gal bucket of well water for a few weeks, I should be able to measure any changes by measuring before and after. If they don't affect the water within a month, it won't matter because the water gets changed that often anyway. It just seems that taking actual measures for pH and KH / GH, would be better than trying to determine if the vinegar is fizzin way down in the tiny little pours that I can't possibly see. I'm not argueing about whether or not they would be bad. I'm just looking for a better test. Last edited by Manwithnofish; 02-10-2008 at 05:55 AM.