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Unread 02/17/2020, 01:24 PM   #1
jimandjen
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Acid wash

I want to acid wash all my live rock. I bought some muriatic acid that is used to lower ph in swimming pools but don’t know it’s concentration. My question is this;
What ratio of muriatic acid to water is going to cook off all pests and for how long should I keep the live rock submerged for. Also how do I bring the ph back up so the treated rock doesn’t cause low ph of new or current tank setup.


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Unread 02/17/2020, 02:03 PM   #2
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There's a big write up of this on an American reef site. Essentially, "use a 30% concentration muriatic acid at a 10:1 gallon ratio with water."

I also did this and worked very well. I've since thought that using a hose was a bad idea because of the rock re-absorbing things... But you'd need a lot of RO to avoid this...

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Unread 02/17/2020, 02:25 PM   #3
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See the first response from dkeller_nc here..
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=2518491

talks about dilution, safe handling and remaining acid neutralization all in one short/sweet post..
Only thing not covered is a quick "add acid to water not other way around" reminder..


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