lol, what are you referring to?don't touch that gun for god sakes.-
you'll shoot your head off! LOL
lol, what are you referring to?don't touch that gun for god sakes.-
you'll shoot your head off! LOL
What does being nude have to do with it? lol.Well im going to Autozone to get some. Im nude.
Good info. I also run into problems when I spray with a bleach and water mix. Always get a little on me and it is not good for the cloth.I imagine imnude has the right idea. While I totally applaud using sulfuric as a cheap pH-down, the bit of advice I'd append is this: Don't wear clothes about which you care when handling this stuff. Even when I try to be super careful, I always get a drop or three on my clothes, which are cotton. No problems show until laundry day ... and after the wash I have holes eaten into my clothes. So go nude ... or wear old stuff that's been relegated to work clothes duty. Jmo...
I'd keep a shaker of bicarb handy as well. cn
Sulfuric acid from the auto shop has never failed me. Hell, I use gallons of muriatic acid to maintain my kids large pool and hot tub for PH lowering.
It is built into the pool software program I use. I plug in the test strip numbers and it tells me everything I need to do to correct.
My friend used vinegar for about a week once. He got globs of stuff in his res that looked like clay. JIt went away when he went back to PH down.Can someone tell me, distilled white vinegar, any reason to not use it for ph down? ive used it for about a year, 1 teaspoon per gal lowers 7.5 to 6.5. this part im sure of, but as simple and cheap as it is, is there some evil dark side that i dont know about?
where or how would one obtain battery acid?My friend used vinegar for about a week once. He got globs of stuff in his res that looked like clay. JIt went away when he went back to PH down.
Battery acid is pure sulfuric acid and RO water, there are no additives, and as the OP says, it is used by commercial hydroponic greenhouses because it is so clean and cheap. I have been using it for a few years now.
The local automotive parts store.where or how would one obtain battery acid?
thanx alotthe local automotive parts store.
They sell battery acid in Auto parts stores. They keep it behind the counter, so you have to ask for it. It is super cheap. I buy a quart of it for $4 - $5. I have been using the same quart for 2-3 years now. Just made up another gallon of it two days ago, one cup of the acid in one gallon of distilled water.where or how would one obtain battery acid?
Sure there is. Sulfuric acid is way more concentrated, and it actually works. It is super stable. Didn't I show pictures of me literally washing my hands in 30% sulfuric acid in this thread? It is bad for your eyes, and drinking it is probably a no no. However - it isn't going to hurt you otherwise. I literally left it on there a minute and it didn't hurt my skin any. It feels kind of itchy, but it stops once you wash it off with water. It is the as dangerous as bleach is. That is to say that it isn't dangerous to someone who has a brain.Use lemon juice. Theres no way you can argue that sulfuric acid would be preferred to lemon juice, for any reason.
For the record, peeing on your hand will make it feel itchy too. Stop drinking so much.Sure there is. Sulfuric acid is way more concentrated, and it actually works. It is super stable. Didn't I show pictures of me literally washing my hands in 30% sulfuric acid in this thread? It is bad for your eyes, and drinking it is probably a no no. However - it isn't going to hurt you otherwise. I literally left it on there a minute and it didn't hurt my skin any. It feels kind of itchy, but it stops once you wash it off with water. It is the as dangerous as bleach is. That is to say that it isn't dangerous to someone who has a brain.
Here is the post where I poured it on my hand.Abud, its 33% sulfuric acid, and then water. Its no different than if you bought concentrated PH down at 33%. I used to grow blueberries, that is why I started using it in my hydroponics setups.
Abud, you dont know anything about it, so why give people advice?
Here is some pictures of me pouring it on my hand, this is 33% sulfuric acid.
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Its hard to take pictures and pour it at the same time, but you get the idea. What do these pictures prove? Sulfuric acid isn't going to melt your hand off. I left it on for a full minute, and it didn't even start burning yet. Nothing like proof to prove a point.