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Old 12-19-2008, 06:20 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Default Re: Using Litmus Paper Strips to Test PH

If you really mean litmus paper, blue and or red, you will not be able to tell much.

If you mean pH paper, with a range of 1 to 14, you will not be able to tell much.

If you mean pH paper, with a range of 6.0 to 8.0 you will have a crude approximation, but the color differences are still very hard to discern.

Your best bet is bromothymol blue with a known kH solution and a drop checker.

http://www.greenleafaquariums.com/co...-checkers.html

Or a decent pH test kit such as a hach phenol red:
http://www.hach.com/hc/search.product.details.invoker/VendorProductCode=1251900/View=PRODUCT_OVERVIEW/NewLinkLabel=pH+Test+Kit%2C+Color+Cube%2C+6.5-8.5+pH%2C+50+tests/SESSIONID|Amt4TWpJNU56TTVORGN5TkRFMUptZDFaWE4wV2to RlZnPT1CRg==|
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