Re: Sterilizing tank

[Mike & Diane Wise <apistowise@bewellnet.com>]

I doubt that regular vinegar will be strong enough to react with carbonates
unless some of the rock is ground to powder. You will only need a few drops of
the stronger acids put on a tiny area of the rock to check for carbonates, not
enough to really damage it. If you put the rock in a bucket of water over night
the small amount of concentrated acid will be diluted to nil.

Mike Wise

Eric Martina wrote:

> I am going to test my rocks and gravel tomorrow to see if they are causing
> the buffering. I am concerned about using muriatic acid, since if I test a
> specific rock and find it is not the problem I would like to put it back in
> the tank. And I am worried that I won't be able to rinse all of the acid
> off. Would vinegar be safer? Will it even work? Thanks!
>
> Eric
>
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