Muriatic acid distribution methods

[chem geek]

If you use the procedure to lower the TA substantially, then your rate of pH rise will drop a lot as well. Read the HowTo on Lowering Your Alkalinity. There is no avoiding the amount of acid you need to add to lower the TA. You can use the "Effect of adding chemicals" section near the bottom of The Pool Calculator to calculate how much acid it will ultimately take to lower the TA, though this isn't added all at once (i.e. follow the HowTo procedure).

It takes around 25-1/2 fluid ounces of full-strength Muriatic Acid (31.45% Hydrochloric acid) to lower the TA by 10 ppm in 10,000 gallons.

[PBLsQuad450]

I have checked out CO2 before. No real access for me to reasonable size tanks. Beer making? I think they were like 6lb. tanks or something odd. You need much more. Much, much more in your case specifically. Just a maintenance thing and you will need 2 20lb. tanks minimum, the 2nd so you can change out and re-fill etc.. With trying to lower your alk I would think these little jobs are just too small a tank, at least from I have read. OBTW, I live in Jersey. If I can't get large scale containers of compressed gas, toxic liquids or solids or other major corrosives and the like, I would think no one else can, because we manufacture so darn much of it right here in the garden state. Just my .02 anyway.

[ageorge]

Thanks, and thanks again.

Looks like I'll need to buy about 6 more gallons of muriatic for the TA problem. Hopefully I can keep the pH rise problem to a minimum once that is solved...

Andy