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08-11-2009, 06:50 PM
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Muriatic acid isn't so dangerous... Gloves, safety glasses and some due care and attention are about all you need when handling the full strength stuff...
1/4 cup into a gallon of water does a REALLY good job at cleaning up the calcium/coraline quickly. I used to use pure vinegar all the time - got a little pricey, now I just use small amounts of muriatic acid - and get the job done way cheaper/faster.
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08-11-2009, 07:05 PM
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Where would you get Muriatic acid? I have and old skimmer Viniger is not cutting it.
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08-11-2009, 07:08 PM
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08-11-2009, 07:13 PM
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Like Rona or HD?
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08-11-2009, 07:19 PM
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I will try looking in Rone some time this week. If I finded it, I let everyone Know.
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08-11-2009, 08:02 PM
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Muriatic acid (AKA hydrochloric acid) IS dangerous by definition:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muriatic_acid#Safety I still clearly recall the big lecture regarding hydrochloric acid safety we got at a chem lab back at university - full face shields and everything - because of its tendency to easily become a corrosive mist. IME there's nothing in our hobby that an overnight soak in full strength undiluted vinegar can't deal with along with a little elbow grease. Like I said, you can reuse the vinegar over and over again. I've been using the same $4 gallon jug of white Costco vinegar for over a year now. Just don't put in on your fish and chips.  IMO the risks of muriatic acid are not worth the benefits over that of vinegar.
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