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    Posted: August 31 2010 at 9:04pm
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
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A vinegar bath (50 /50 water and white vinegar) will lossen up and dissolve coralline deposits pronto
 
Make suer you rinse thoroughly with fresh water after you are done
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thats what i thought i couldn't remember the mixture
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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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Originally posted by Mark Peterson Mark Peterson wrote:

I use straight vinegar. It works twice as fast. I have a gallon of White Vinegar in my fish stuff.
Same here.
 
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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Can you do the same to Koralias? Will letting them soak a day hurt them?
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It shouldn't bother the powerhead itself at all. 
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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 soakingLOL
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Ive soaked my korallias in vinegar/water with no problems.






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