Muratic Acid
- Thread starter ReefCheif
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Ace hardware has it. It is hydrochloric acid. It is very safe for your reef if you have some residue left over, but not so much if you get it on you, so just be careful. Most pool/spa places will likely have it.
A gallon is like $8 and it goes a lot farther than vinegar. Once diluted with water, it becomes completely benign - you can add it directly to your tank if you need to lower the PH (all kalk users should have some on hand for emergencies). I just glug in some to a brute really scientifically and soak stuff in it and then pour it into the rocks around my house. I don't know for sure, but I think that a gallon of Muratic would be equivalent to 8-10 gallons of vinegar.
Unlike vinegar, it will not add carbon source to your tank if you don't rinse well enough.
A gallon is like $8 and it goes a lot farther than vinegar. Once diluted with water, it becomes completely benign - you can add it directly to your tank if you need to lower the PH (all kalk users should have some on hand for emergencies). I just glug in some to a brute really scientifically and soak stuff in it and then pour it into the rocks around my house. I don't know for sure, but I think that a gallon of Muratic would be equivalent to 8-10 gallons of vinegar.
Unlike vinegar, it will not add carbon source to your tank if you don't rinse well enough.
1:4 is what I use for vinegar. 1:20 is more like it for Muratic... or stronger for really stubborn stuff. I have used it 1:2 for a minute or two on really clogged up pumps and then I dilute it down further for an overnight bath.
You can clean anything in it that you would have in vinegar. Just rinse it off and you good.
Keep it off your skin and stuff.
You can clean anything in it that you would have in vinegar. Just rinse it off and you good.
Keep it off your skin and stuff.
I use a 10:1 concentration of water:acid to clean rocks. Brown nasty rock comes out white after a 10-15 minute dip. I find it works better if I add half of the intended dose to the water, wait 5 min, then add the rest. Otherwise it bubbles over pretty fast and seems less effective, but I suppose a larger bin would solve that problem 
