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Re: Scale

My water quality people said there is an acid that will work on SiO2, but
because glass is silica also you end up eating the glass....
MTF
----- Original Message -----
From: "Wright Huntley" <jwwiii at pacbell_net>
To: <killietalk at aka_org>
Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2002 9:43 PM
Subject: Re: Scale


>
>
> Sandy1238 at aol_com wrote:
> >
> > Hi All,
> > I have a bad case of water scaling on some tanks. I need a safe way to
get
> > rid of it if there is short of buying new tanks.
>
> Easy if it is just CaCO3 (lime) deposits. You can use any strong acid to
> soften it so the stuff can be scrubbed off (maybe after some gentle
> scraping). I have used pool acid (HCl, aka "Muriatic") but prefer a
product
> available at most hardware stores called "CLR" which I believe stands for
> calcium, lime and rust remover. It is tough on skin or eyes, too, so wear
> proper protection as warned on the label.
>
> Some aquaria get actually etched by strong alkalis, as in salt-water
tanks,
> or redeposit SiO2 from condensation (cover glass, usually). Those kinds of
> frosting will not be helped by acid washing. If it doesn't "fizz" you
> probably need to replace it.
>
> Wright
>
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