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Man made pumice

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I'm curious as to whether anyone has done a ph test on artificial pumice?
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The reason that I ask is that I did a ph test and it came up very alkaline 8.5 to 9. This could present problems.
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Post by dan.e »

dunno but I have put this stuff in my mix this year so I would love to know also
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