pH Balance Kit

Archive for December, 2009

I drink a lot of green tea and grey tea. Is it as bad as coffee? And is there something bad about drinking specifically green tea? I’ve heard myths about it making you infertile.

Green tea is making the news everyday about the wonderful health benefits it contains. It is important that if you are really concerned about your health, drinking loose leaf tea will give you the maximum health benefits.Tea bought in a store in tea bags is a low grade product.
BTW, if you add milk to your tea you loose the health benefit.

You must also consider what you put into your tea. Drinking green tea will not make you infertile.

i have been drinking energy drinks for years now but something very odd happened, a few minutes ago i went to the bathroom and my urine was green like a lime green (im 100% serious) now i have drank energy drinks all day today and pissed and it had just been clear, is this safe or normal? should i consult my doctor? for some extra insight ive drank 2 Rockstars and a Beaver Buzz Green Tea today, has anyone else had a similar experience?

I’ve never drank energy drinks, but I have peed green–It happened after eating a lot of vegetables that were a very dark shade of green (asparagus and spinach to name two). It most likely was due to the colorants I’m assuming are in the "Beaver Buzz Green Tea" and quite possibly the "Rockstars" (not sure what color those are).

Peeing pale or clear is normal when you drink a lot of liquids–The more you drink, the less color your urine will have.

Recommended or not? Is this a good way to dilute the chemicals in the water so they don’t become too harsh on the fish, yet remain effective enough to balance the ph, nitrites, and ammonia levels? I would like to just add chems, kinda of intravenously thru the filter behind the media. And does this effect my bio wheel permanently? Can the bio wheel regenerate bacteria anyway and remain effective?

NOT recommended.

Adjusting pH is not only un-necessary, it’s also a lot more technical than it may seem. There are only 2 situations that I would advise it. African Cichlids, they prefer hard water and a high pH, easy enough to achieve, just add some cichlids salt (calcium, magnesium and sodium). The other is if you have hard water and need it soft and low pH, maybe for breeding Discus. But adding chemicals wont fix that. You can bring the pH down, but the hardness and total dissolved solids are actually higher. In that case you need to actually Remove something from the water, best way to do that is a Reverse Osmosis filter.

As for Nitrite and Ammonia, thats the main reason you have a filter, chemical fixes for that are only band-aids at best. You need to get your filter cycled and let those nice bacteria grow on the bio-wheel. They will happily ‘eat’ the ammonia that the fish are producing. They will leave nitrate, and you get rid of with regular water changes.

So really, the only chemical you should need to add to the tank is Water Conditioner, in case there is any chlorine residue in the tap water.

Ian

22. Which statement is NOT true about the elements fluorine, chlorine, and iodine? (1 point)
They are all halogens.
They react easily with metals.
They are similar to noble gases.
They are all nonmetals.
23. Which of the following Group 1A elements is the most reactive? (1 point)
Cs (cesium)
Li (lithium)
K (potassium)
Na (sodium)
24. Typically, atoms gain or lose electrons to achieve _____. (1 point)
an exchange of energy
ionization
a stable electron configuration
vaporization

26. When two atoms of the same nonmetal react, they often form a(an) _____. (1 point)
ionic bond
polyatomic ion
diatomic molecule
polar molecule
27. Alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, and aluminum all form ions with positive charges equal to the _____. (1 point)
atomic number
group number
period
atomic mass
28. Which of the following does NOT state what the arrow means in a chemical equation? (1 point)
forms
produces
conserves
yields
29. Methane, CH4, burns in oxygen gas to form water and carbon dioxide. What is the correct balanced chemical equation for this reaction? (1 point)
CH4 + O ? H2O + CO2
CH4 + 4O ? 2H2O + CO2
CH4 + O2 ? H2O + CO2
CH4 + 2O2 ? 2H2O + CO2
30. Which of the following takes place during a redox reaction? (1 point)
Electrons are gained only.
Electrons are lost only.
Electrons are both gained and lost.
Electrons are neither gained nor lost.
31. In terms of energy, how would you classify the following chemical reaction?

2Cu + O2 ? 2CuO + 315 kJ (1 point)
endothermic
exothermic
both endothermic and exothermic
neither endothermic nor exothermic
32. The equation 2NO2 ? N2O4 shows a system _____. (1 point)
in chemical equilibrium
in physical equilibrium
that does not reach equilibrium
that does not change
33. A salt is dissolved in water, which has a boiling point of 100°C. The boiling point of the solution will be _____. (1 point)
greater than 100°C
less than 100°C
exactly equal to 100°C
exactly equal to 0°C
34. In an exothermic reaction, the amount of energy required to break the attractions among the solute particles and among the solvent particles is _____. (1 point)
greater than the energy released as attractions form between solute and solvent particles
less than the energy released as attractions form between solute and solvent particles
equal to the energy released as attractions form between solute and solvent particles
equal to the heat of solution
35. One way to determine the degree of saturation of a solid-liquid solution is to drop a crystal of the solute into the solution. If the crystal sits at the bottom of the container, the solution is _____. (1 point)
saturated
unsaturated
supersaturated
concentrated
36. Ammonia, NH3, can be classified as a base because in a chemical reaction with an acid, ammonia will _____. (1 point)
produce hydroxide ions in solution
produce hydronium ions in solution
donate a proton and become NH2–
accept a proton and become NH4+
37. A small amount of acid is added to a buffer solution. The pH of the solution will _____. (1 point)
increase
decrease
stay about the same
become neutral

An opportunity to learn is a terrible thing to waste.

hai
iam started to drink green tea withou milk at morning with empty stomach. i wouldlike to know advantage and any disadvantage of it. so please tell me clearly

if u have develop taste for it it is good but it will have no effect on ur body
no advantage or disadvantage seen