Cleaning old refugium

babyduke · 12/15/2011, 10:03 AM

It's got water deposits and dried fan worms. I apologize for this silly question but before I start scrubbing it, is dried up fan worm good for anything?

billdogg · 12/15/2011, 12:24 PM

use vinegar and a plastic putty knife. rinse well when done, and use.

aleonn · 12/15/2011, 01:45 PM

The dried fan worm won't regenerate or anything. I'd clean them all out.

Dustin1300 · 12/15/2011, 06:58 PM

I'd do water/vinegar 1:1 and just plug the powerhead in.

Palting · 12/15/2011, 11:17 PM

The dried fan worm will disintegrate, not good for anything.

babyduke · 12/16/2011, 09:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dustin1300

I'd do water/vinegar 1:1 and just plug the powerhead in.

Great idea.

Thanks everyone!

Danzig · 12/16/2011, 01:37 PM

Lol why would it be good for anything?

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12/15/2011, 10:03 AM	#1
babyduke Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 210	Cleaning old refugium It's got water deposits and dried fan worms. I apologize for this silly question but before I start scrubbing it, is dried up fan worm good for anything?

12/15/2011, 12:24 PM	#2
billdogg Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Grove City, Ohio Posts: 10,806	use vinegar and a plastic putty knife. rinse well when done, and use. __________________ I'll try to be nice if you try to be smarter! I can't help that I grow older, but you can't make me grow up! Current Tank Info: 120 mixed reef with 40b sump, RO 150 skimmer, AI Sol Blue x 2, and a 60g Frag Tank with 100g rubbermaid sump. 2 x Kessil A360w lights, BM curve 5 skimmer

12/15/2011, 06:58 PM	#4
Dustin1300 Reefaholic Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Carmel, IN Posts: 5,135	I'd do water/vinegar 1:1 and just plug the powerhead in. __________________ INDMAS President Check out my tank in the Large Tank Forums, "A Reefaholic's 1000+ Gallon Mixed Reef System Build"! Current Tank Info: 600 Gallon DT, 140 Gallon Grow Out Tank, 125 Gallon Sump, 90 Gallon Fuge, 200 Gallon Fish QT, 15 Gallon Frag QT

12/15/2011, 11:17 PM	#5
Palting Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Ohio Posts: 6,912	The dried fan worm will disintegrate, not good for anything. __________________ Anything I post is just an opinion. One of many in this hobby. Believe and follow at your own risk of rapid and complete annihilation of all life in your tank :) Current Tank Info: Incept 3/2010, 150 RR, 50g sump, 20g fuge, 150w 15K MH x3, T5 actinics x8, moonlight LED x6, 1400gph return, Koralia 1400 x4, 300 g skimmer, 4 tangs, 2 mandarins, 2 perc, 6 line, 3 cardinals, 2 firefish, SPS, LPS, zoas, palys, shrooms, clam

12/16/2011, 01:37 PM	#7
Danzig Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 694	Lol why would it be good for anything? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ Keep our planet clean "PH s/b 7.9-8.3, salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp abt 80. Alk and cal will not rise if mg is low."

12/15/2011, 01:45 PM	#3
aleonn Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 4,041	The dried fan worm won't regenerate or anything. I'd clean them all out.

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