I’m over thinking this, right???

[ryshark]

Yesterday I cleaned out a saltwater mixing brute with citric acid. I used the pump to circulate water and clean the mixing pump itself and the heater too. Within 30-minutes everything was totally clean.
I dumped the acid mixture of about 5-cups citric acid to 15 gallons of water and then thoroughly hosed out the brute and hosed off the pump and heater while they were in the bottom of the brute.
Then I dumped 2-gallons of RODI water into the brute swished it around, dumped that and left everything to dry.
Today, I put 8-gallons of new RODI in the brute to start heating some water and plugged in the pump and heater.
I then realized that I didn’t run / plug in the pump in fresh water after being in citric acid solution, I just rinsed it.
So there could be some critic acid in the middle of the pump and now in my fresh RODI.
I think this should be fine, right?
I have sensitive acros.
Thanks.

 

[Saltyreef]

I think it will be perfectly fine.

 

[lelandmarine]

Agree

 

[ryshark]

Now that I had a few minutes to look into this further, I found a few threads on R2R, which show this is not an issue. Even if there is some citric acid inside my pump still which gets in my tank, it would act as a carbon dosing source. And considering it couldn't be much acid in there and my tank is 120 gallons, probably minimal carbon dose, if anything.

 

[arking_mark]

Now that I had a few minutes to look into this further, I found a few threads on R2R, which show this is not an issue. Even if there is some citric acid inside my pump still which gets in my tank, it would act as a carbon dosing source. And considering it couldn't be much acid in there and my tank is 120 gallons, probably minimal carbon dose, if anything.

Yep. Citric acid dosed to tank is a form of carbon dosing. Although vinegar and vodka seem to be the preferred carbon. Not sure why.

 

[zukihara]

 

[Fennel]

Yesterday I cleaned out a saltwater mixing brute with citric acid. I used the pump to circulate water and clean the mixing pump itself and the heater too. Within 30-minutes everything was totally clean.
I dumped the acid mixture of about 5-cups citric acid to 15 gallons of water and then thoroughly hosed out the brute and hosed off the pump and heater while they were in the bottom of the brute.
Then I dumped 2-gallons of RODI water into the brute swished it around, dumped that and left everything to dry.
Today, I put 8-gallons of new RODI in the brute to start heating some water and plugged in the pump and heater.
I then realized that I didn’t run / plug in the pump in fresh water after being in citric acid solution, I just rinsed it.
So there could be some critic acid in the middle of the pump and now in my fresh RODI.
I think this should be fine, right?
I have sensitive acros.
Thanks.

Idk. Nothing good happens fast in reef keeping. Vitamin c is citric acid. Do across need vitamin c?

 

[Fennel]

Yep. Citric acid dosed to tank is a form of carbon dosing. Although vinegar and vodka seem to be the preferred carbon. Not sure why.

The amusement doesn't cease with this dry rock curing.. vinegar and baking soda mixed is caustic, vinegar can eat metal, vodka is not something I need to ever buy again, hmmm... so instead.. Canning supplies work great, calicum chloride, citric acid, and just seem so much safer..