cleaning power heads
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Topic: cleaning power heads
Posted By: kody72
Subject: cleaning power heads
Date Posted: August 31 2010 at 9:04pm
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whats the best way to clean them i just picked up 2 tunzes 6100 and my wife wants them to be pretty lol. they are covered in coraline algae ------------- http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=60612&title=kody72-fishroom" rel="nofollow - KODY72 FISHROOM BUILD 281g DT 187g Rimless Frag ATI PM lighting SRO DSCR-300ext 8013908179 |
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Posted By: BobC63
Date Posted: August 31 2010 at 9:07pm
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A vinegar bath (50 /50 water and white vinegar) will lossen up and dissolve coralline deposits pronto
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Posted By: kody72
Date Posted: August 31 2010 at 9:11pm
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thats what i thought i couldn't remember the mixture ------------- http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=60612&title=kody72-fishroom" rel="nofollow - KODY72 FISHROOM BUILD 281g DT 187g Rimless Frag ATI PM lighting SRO DSCR-300ext 8013908179 |
Posted By: Mark Peterson
Date Posted: September 01 2010 at 10:20am
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I use straight vinegar. It works twice as fast. I have a gallon of White Vinegar in my fish stuff.
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Posted By: sterling18
Date Posted: September 01 2010 at 11:57am
I'm cheap so I filter the vinegar and reuse it for the next cleaning.
But I do rince and soak everything in fresh water for a day to get the stuff out.
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Mark Peterson wrote:Posted By: xlr8r
Date Posted: September 02 2010 at 3:08pm
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Can you do the same to Koralias? Will letting them soak a day hurt them? ------------- When you hear hoofbeats....Think of a zebra |
Posted By: Luckedout
Date Posted: September 02 2010 at 3:23pm
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It shouldn't bother the powerhead itself at all.
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Posted By: Aquaristnewbie
Date Posted: September 02 2010 at 3:54pm
I soak my korallias in straight vinegar every so often with no ill effects. I usually put them in the mixture morningish and pull them out later that day when I realize they are still soaking ------------- 150 gallon Reef Millcreek Utah |
Posted By: ksmart
Date Posted: September 02 2010 at 4:02pm
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Ive soaked my korallias in vinegar/water with no problems. ------------- |