quikrete cement color

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... soak it in water for a few days drain the water out and repeat until the ph stablizes...
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Actually I was a victim of the slave trade in the swimming pool industry. When a pool is resurfaced, the surface coating is between 1/8 and 1/4 inch thick. Pools average between 12,000 and 18,000 gallons. Note the ratio of water to cement product. It takes about a year for the pH to stabilize :nilly:
And that is with the addition of muriatic acid on a weekly basis. Muriatic acid is a 30% Ba of Hydrochloric Acid.

I am not saying to use muriatic acid in a fish tank (totally wrong thing to do). Vinegar is probably the wrong thing to do too. The best plan of attack is to try the salt thing and if there is continued pH fluctuation, then do the water changing thing.
 
LOL don't we all. I've used this stuff in ponds before and it works well. In the next 2 to 3 years my wife and I will be setting up the ranch and building a large block and pannel aquarium attached to the house so I pay a lot of attention to things like this.
 
made this background with Quikwall and black color fish didnt die

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lemcc;851589; said:
made this background with Quikwall and black color fish didnt die
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That looks really nice! Did you treat the concrete in any way? What has your pH readings been since adding it? (oh, and before too)
 
response from quikrete: when asked about using mason mix with acrylic fortifier and cement color for a "fish pond".

As long as the concrete/repair material has a chance to cure fully which require 28 days prior to exposure to the fish, there will be no problems.
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I used quickcrete concrete and ALL my fish DIED.. Naaaah.. J/K.. Really they didn't.. I cured the concrete for 3 weeks. I used solar salt, about 4 cups worth for each application. The salt leaches the concrete of the hardness. I would soak the salt and tank background and run three powerheads pointing towards the wall. This is very important. After two days I drain tank, refill, put back in 4 cups of salt and repeat process.

You know it's safe when the pH in your tank doesn't raise. My overnite baseline pH was 7.2. Tank water overnite pH was 8.0, higher than my pH scale. After I cured it, my water stayed at 7.2 rock solid.

I know have had discus in this tank fsince August of last year and they are thriving.
 
the sealer is being researched the rep is contacting corporate and I will have answer shortly upon my contact with quickcrete they recommended after total cure multiple flush and fills.... and I went above the rep for that he is a idiot
 
greyhoundfan;852800; said:
...I know have had discus in this tank fsince August of last year and they are thriving.
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Thanks for the details on salt curing.

When I saw the picture of the discus', I knew you had something good to say :thumbsup:
 
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