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From: Peter W . Rowe
Date: Tue Jan 13 22:26:35 2004
 
     
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>        Hello, An effective and inexpensive pickle is swimming pool PH
>     reducer (-). I learned to use this in school. It is not nearly as
>     toxic or as costly as Sparex and works just as well, 

    Jeannette, Sparex is sodium bisulphate. 

    So are the swimming pool ph reducers.  A search of the orchid
    archives will show that I, and many others, prefer the ph reducers to
    the Sparex brand.  But it's because the pool chemical is apparently
    purer or cleaner,  doesn't foul up a pickle pot with brown waxy gunk,
    and is often cheaper as well.  But it IS the same chemical.  If Sparex
    is dangerous, then these other chemicals are identically so. 

    Citric acid, as you pointed out, also works as a pickle, though more
    slowly.  It is decidedly safer to use. 

Peter


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