Boco help
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12/08/23 10:49 PM
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I am following your tan recipe . The strips give alkalinity and PH . Your instructions are for between 1 & 2 PH . This hot tub test bottle and strips show PH starting at 6.2 to 9.0 The color after I lip is a lighter color than 6.2 and above the 6.2 the colors get darker so I assume the PH is less than 6.2 but I do not see any way to tell what the lower number is ? The grid for alkalinity starts at 0 (olive green ) and gets a darker green from 40 thru 120 . The test strip shows for the alk is slightly darker green than the olive green for 0 .Appears that the alk is slightly more than 0 .Is this OK .
You can ride a fast horse slow but you can't ride a slow horse fast .
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Re: Boco help
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12/09/23 12:22 PM
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He’s probably out on the line and will answer when he has time he’s having fun and I’m doing chores
You can ride a fast horse slow but you can't ride a slow horse fast .
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Re: Boco help
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12/09/23 06:40 PM
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Am I supposed to test for PH or alkalinity?
You can ride a fast horse slow but you can't ride a slow horse fast .
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Re: Boco help
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12/09/23 07:36 PM
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Am I supposed to test for PH or alkalinity? I believe you are greatly confused as to what the PH scale is. You need to do some research on PH .
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Re: Boco help
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12/09/23 07:40 PM
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Am I supposed to test for PH or alkalinity? I believe you are greatly confused as to what the PH scale is. You need to do some research on PH . Why do you say that? The PH scale goes from 0-14, however, the test strips he bought for testing the PH in hotubs only test from 6.2-9.0. I don't think he sounds that confused, I think he just needs to order some different litmus paper.
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Re: Boco help
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12/09/23 07:46 PM
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I am following your tan recipe . The grid for alkalinity starts at 0 (olive green ) and gets a darker green from 40 thru 120 . This is why I think he is confused. The PH scale goes from 0 to 14. Plus he asks if he is testing for PH or alkalinity. That question makes no sense.
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Re: Boco help
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12/09/23 08:19 PM
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I am following your tan recipe . The grid for alkalinity starts at 0 (olive green ) and gets a darker green from 40 thru 120 . This is why I think he is confused. The PH scale goes from 0 to 14. Plus he asks if he is testing for PH or alkalinity. That question makes no sense. Sure it does. They are two different measures. PH is a measurement of the acidity of the solution. Alkalinity is a measurement of how likely the PH is to change. The range for testing for alkalinity is 0-100 and is measured in ppm.
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Re: Boco help
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12/09/23 10:23 PM
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I went to 5 places to buy this stuff ,4 places looked at me like I was from Mars the 5th place sells me some stuff for Yuppies laying in a outdoor bathtub .
You can ride a fast horse slow but you can't ride a slow horse fast .
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Re: Boco help
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12/09/23 11:38 PM
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F&T sells the litmus paper you need. It's in the tanning supply section.
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Re: Boco help
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12/10/23 01:33 AM
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Thanks ,now to get the oil Boco recommends .I already have the pelt in the pickle ,I hope it is OK as I do not know what the PH is but I will go ahead with the tan recipe as per the thread he posted .I ordered the litmus .
You can ride a fast horse slow but you can't ride a slow horse fast .
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Re: Boco help
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12/15/23 12:26 AM
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I got the test strips today .PH was 4 in the pickle and 6 in the tan . I do not know what the beaver pelt will be like ? Wait and see I am following the recipe .took it out of the tan this morning . Got the strips in the afternoon .
You can ride a fast horse slow but you can't ride a slow horse fast .
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Re: Boco help
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12/15/23 12:28 AM
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If Boco wasnt so good, It would be easier to pick on him......
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Re: Boco help
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12/15/23 12:47 AM
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I got the test strips today .PH was 4 in the pickle and 6 in the tan . I do not know what the beaver pelt will be like ? Wait and see I am following the recipe .took it out of the tan this morning . Got the strips in the afternoon . Your pickle should be between 1 and no higher than 2 Your tan should be 4 to 4.5 Looks like you need to adjust both with a little acidity. Did you leave some soap in the pelts,soap is alkali and will bugger up the ph.
Last edited by Boco; 12/15/23 12:49 AM.
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