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bertoni · 10/10/2016, 07:10 PM

Lye added to fat will create soap, so I'm not surprised that you saw some issues. I've done that experiment with olive oil.

I would rinse the rock very well, and let the skimmer get out the soap, or maybe give it an acid bath, if that didn't work.

10/10/2016, 07:10 PM	#608
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	Lye added to fat will create soap, so I'm not surprised that you saw some issues. I've done that experiment with olive oil. I would rinse the rock very well, and let the skimmer get out the soap, or maybe give it an acid bath, if that didn't work. __________________ Jonathan Bertoni