cleaning second hand tank

"Mudbunny" wrote in message
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"NetMax" wrote in message
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Thanks for the great advice Marcel. I've created a Maintenance page,
and
included your advice in the 'cleaning hard water deposits' section.
http://www.2cah.com/netmax/basics/ma...nce.shtml#hard
cheers

Cool. Do you want the MSDSs (Material Safety Data Sheets) for the
acids?? They are what is normally given with any chemicals that you
buy from a chemical supply store. They tell you all of the physical
and chemical properties, as well as the various health hazards and
dangers. If you post a list of the chemicals that are commonly used in
care and cleaning of aquaria, I can do some research over the long
weekend and send you links/files.

Marcel

Yup, I know MSDS. Occasionally truly useful standards are developed ;~).
Vinegar and bleach are really the only things normally used. CLR,
sulphamic acid, and muriatic acid (hydrochloric acid?) are somewhat
unusual to use. I'd be curious to see the MSDS for vinegar, bleach and
maybe CLR, but the reports themselves are usually too long & detailed for
a web site inclusion, so I'm not sure how much could be included.
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