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...For some reason after my last water change the PH read low. I ignored it and the next morning it was 8+. Maybe just a bad reading.
good theory, but does this apply to bromine.
For what it's worth, we have used Bromine in our Beachcomber since new 3 years ago. The Dealer told us that Bromine will bring the ph down over time and we have found this to be true. We find that we have to use ph-up monthly to raise the ph and then it will gradually fall.
Sounds like bromine's pH is comparable to dichlor's pH
Bromine actually has a pH of about 2.
...The bottle says to add an ounce at a time and keep rechecking every half hour until it gets to the acceptable level. After nearly a bottle with very slow results...