kriskristofferzen Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Hello, Just got a shipment of the BRS pukani rock. I don't feel like disposing of the waste products and don't feel like dealing with killing a bunch of grass if the bucket I would use would overflow. What other "cleansing" alternatives are there out there aside from muriatic acid for this type of rock? Thanks! Link to comment
gus6464 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Hello, Just got a shipment of the BRS pukani rock. I don't feel like disposing of the waste products and don't feel like dealing with killing a bunch of grass if the bucket I would use would overflow. What other "cleansing" alternatives are there out there aside from muriatic acid for this type of rock? Thanks! Why would you kill the grass? Just dump a bunch of baking soda into the container after you are done with it and it will neutralize the acid. After that it won't do anything. Link to comment
kriskristofferzen Posted April 10, 2015 Author Share Posted April 10, 2015 So the waste product does not need to be discarded? I thought it needed to be taken to a local waste area or a pool supply store? A bunch of baking soda? What is the ratio? Link to comment
gus6464 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 So the waste product does not need to be discarded? I thought it needed to be taken to a local waste area or a pool supply store? A bunch of baking soda? What is the ratio? I just keep dumping baking soda until it stops bubbling. After that the liquid is nothing but disgusting looking water. I dumped the stuff directly in my back yard. I didn't dump it on a grass patch directly but a dirt patch. It hasn't kept it from anything growing in the spot. Link to comment
Circle_City_Bill Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 The product of neutralization is NaCl. Add sodium bicarbonate until the fizzing ceases. Link to comment
AZDesertRat Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Distilled white vinegar is an acid that does not need to be diluted or neutralized and works quite well. Link to comment
kriskristofferzen Posted April 10, 2015 Author Share Posted April 10, 2015 AZ you just soak in overnight and change out water/vinegar once or twice then RO/DI soak a day or two? Link to comment
gus6464 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Muriatic acid basically melts the rock so make sure that is actually what you want to do. Although I don't see why you want to do either with the BRS dry pukani rock. I would just wash it and maybe run a brush to it and drop it in. Link to comment
kriskristofferzen Posted April 10, 2015 Author Share Posted April 10, 2015 Well i decided on magic acid or something to that effect, much less noxious than M.A. and "safer". Still wearing the PPE will prob only go with a further diluted wash than the 10:1 water:acid bath i've seen. Ill post results. thanks for responses. Link to comment
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