II'm going to be setting up a Tetra Fauna viquarium tank set up in hopefully the next 2 weeks or so, as I acquire all of the needed features, accessories, etc for it. This will be my first one, being used for a semi-aquatic/mostly aquatic snake, but most likelt my new Mud Snake I'm about to obtain througha a pal with a 1.1 pair. Has anyone every set one up for a snake particularly? What do you find the most effective way to reach your ideal ph and other balances in the water? Can products such as *Seachem Neutral Regulator 250gram* & *Seachem Acid Buffer 300gram* be used safely with aquatic type reptiles such as Mud's or Black Swamp Snakes to condition, regulate, and maintain a specific ph or at least somewhat an ideal you are trying to attain?  Can sphagnum moss be used as effectively as peat moss to control the ph of your viqarium or other aquatic reptile set up? In summary, do you know about any of this, these products, and what would you recommend from personal experience? From what I've read the Seachem products can be used with any species of freshwater fish or amphibians, could this include reptiles?

Seachem Neutral Regulator™ adjusts pH to neutral (pH 7.0) from either a low or high pH and maintains it there. It softens water by precipitating calcium and magnesium while removing any chlorine, chloramine, or ammonia. The use of Neutral Regulator™ makes other conditioning unnecessary. To lower pH below 7.0 use Neutral Regulator™ with Acid Regulator™ (or Discus Buffer™). To raise pH above 7.0 use with Alkaline Regulator™. All of these products will enhance and stabilize the freshwater aquarium environment. In addition to Neutral Regulator’s™ superior buffering capacity, it will remove chlorine and chloramine, bind ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate, stimulate slime coat production, and buffer the pH to 7.0.

Acid Buffer™ is a non-phosphate buffer to lower pH and buffer with Alkaline Buffer™. Both buffers are designed for the planted aquarium or for very hard water where phosphate buffers may pose an algae or cloudiness problem. Acid Buffer™ lowers pH and buffers between 5.0 and 8.0 when used with Alkaline Buffer™. As Acid Buffer™ lowers pH it converts carbonate alkalinity (KH) into available CO2. It may also be used to safely lower pH in marine water. What distinguishes Alklaine Buffer™ from other buffers is that it does not contain phosphates. This makes it ideal for the planted aquarium, where excess phosphate could contribute to undesirable algae growth. 

If you want to hear more specifically and get an idea of how I'm going to set up my viquarium in my 55 G tank, check out my soon to be posted blog on "My new viqiarium set-up". Thanks. =] Bwlow is a sample photo of a viqiarium set-up similar to what I plan to do with mine since it has land on both sides, and some nice plants, and is a 55 gallon too for a nice example in size. Though I'm not getting over-zealous with decorative plants =p.