Calcium crud on the used skimmer I just bought

At Lowes/Home Depot it is used for cleaning bricks and swimming pools . It
is just HCl

Kevin


"Billy" wrote in message
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"Marc Levenson" wrote in message
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If you use muriatic acid, mix it with water. 1g to 10g water, mixed very
well before adding to the container and skimmer. It will eat away at any
calcium deposits, and it may affect the rubber seals in your pumps so
don't leave it running overnight with that stuff.


Marc, where do you get the muriatic acid?

"Kevin & Donna Sanders, M.D." wrote in message
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At Lowes/Home Depot it is used for cleaning bricks and swimming
pools . It is just HCl


TY.

I buy it at the supermarket (Kroger's, to be specific). It is usually
near the Pool Supply stuff (I know, crazy... but they have it).

Home Depot sells it too, 2g in a sealed box.

Marc


Billy wrote:
"Marc Levenson" wrote in message
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If you use muriatic acid, mix it with water. 1g to 10g water,
mixed very well before adding to the container and skimmer. It
will eat away at any calcium deposits, and it may affect the rubber
seals in your pumps so don't leave it running overnight with that
stuff.



Marc, where do you get the muriatic acid?



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I would use ordinary vinigar it works wonders for me. Just soak everthing
in it.
"bacala" wrote in message
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I bought a big used custom Euroreef skimmer. It's 2 years old and is a 12"
diameter X 33" high model and uses two Sedra 9000 pumps, this thing should
skim the heck out of the new 240 Gallon reef I'm setting up. Only problem
is the bottom and insides of the skimmer body as well as the entire outside
(and possibly the insides) of both pumps are completely encrusted with
small calcium bodies that I assume are from tiny feather duster worms. The
inside bottom of the skimmer is also completely covered in them and even
has some of the large feather duster shells stuck to it. These things are
stuck on there like mortar. I can probably scrape some of it off (with
great difficulty) but I can't really get to the bottom of the skimmer, (arm
too big, won't reach) and I'm also worried about the internal parts of the
pumps. Does anyone know something I can soak the pumps and the skimmer in
that will dissolve/break up the calcium deposits without damaging the
skimmer or pumps and that can be rinsed away and not leave any residue that
might be able to get into the system and poison/contaminate it when I start
setting it up in a couple of weeks? Thanks in advance for all your replies!