lowering alkaline in DIY rock

bottyfish · 07/25/2008, 07:20 AM

Ive made some DIY rock,

Its been sitting in one of those waterfall pond things in my backyard for about two weeks now. The PH is still extremly high.

Ive been doing water changes every 2 days about 50%.

Is there anyway to speed up this process?

ACtually, Im more worried about being able to actually lower it than to speed up the process. Will I be sucessful?

Any tips or hints? I read that adding vinegar to the water will help lower it but the rock itself will still be spilling out alkaline and I'm thinking the vinegar itself is just lowering the water PH.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advanced.

mm949 · 07/25/2008, 07:50 AM

muriatic acid or vinegar works great
rock will leach for a month or two so several doses are required

bottyfish · 07/25/2008, 07:57 AM

should i just pour a whole liter of vinegar in there and let it sit in my pond with the freshwater for about a week?

MeuserReef · 07/25/2008, 09:52 AM

Everything you ever wanted to know about DIY live rock is in this thread:

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...3#post12963153

Insane Reefer will know your answer, Im 100% sure of it!

brian.julia07 · 07/25/2008, 10:08 AM

what kind of diy rock did you make?

bottyfish · 07/25/2008, 10:34 AM

the kind that you make with cement and sand and crushed coral

not the foam kind that I found on the DIY page

07/25/2008, 07:20 AM	#1
bottyfish Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 27	lowering alkaline in DIY rock Ive made some DIY rock, Its been sitting in one of those waterfall pond things in my backyard for about two weeks now. The PH is still extremly high. Ive been doing water changes every 2 days about 50%. Is there anyway to speed up this process? ACtually, Im more worried about being able to actually lower it than to speed up the process. Will I be sucessful? Any tips or hints? I read that adding vinegar to the water will help lower it but the rock itself will still be spilling out alkaline and I'm thinking the vinegar itself is just lowering the water PH. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advanced. __________________ Tank in progress

07/25/2008, 07:50 AM	#2
mm949 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: chicago Posts: 1,774	muriatic acid or vinegar works great rock will leach for a month or two so several doses are required __________________ 219"x30"x48" - 1350gl reef Current Tank Info: ...18ft of double sided goodness

07/25/2008, 07:57 AM	#3
bottyfish Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 27	should i just pour a whole liter of vinegar in there and let it sit in my pond with the freshwater for about a week? __________________ Tank in progress

07/25/2008, 09:52 AM	#4
MeuserReef Welcome to the next level Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 2,419	Everything you ever wanted to know about DIY live rock is in this thread: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...3#post12963153 Insane Reefer will know your answer, Im 100% sure of it! __________________ "Never be afraid to do something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark; professionals built the titanic." -Anonymous Current Tank Info: tankless

07/25/2008, 10:34 AM	#6
bottyfish Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 27	the kind that you make with cement and sand and crushed coral not the foam kind that I found on the DIY page __________________ Tank in progress

07/25/2008, 10:08 AM	#5
brian.julia07 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Missouri Posts: 127	what kind of diy rock did you make?