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12/24/2013, 11:53 AM
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Cleaning PowerHeads ... Vinegar not enough!
There are many posts that recommend running the powerheads in either white vinegar or some diluted muriatic acid ... That does remove hard build-ups but, how do you remove the thick algae build-up. Feels almost like moss, and despite prolonged stay in vinegar, it does not come off. I've used an old toothbrush in the past, but that's good for simple shares/. Good luck cleaning a koralia PH with a toothbrush.
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12/24/2013, 01:39 PM
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If it's green throw it in peroxide for ten mins. It will kill everything, rinse in water, then move to the vinegar bath. That's what I did on my last cleaning but that's because I had some bubble algae on one of my pumps. Thankfully I can't find any bubble algae in the rest of the tank
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12/24/2013, 01:41 PM
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I peroxide first to kill algae, then I vinegar them for a while to clean them! Scrub scrub scrub...
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12/24/2013, 01:47 PM
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Thanks Guys ... is there a way to avoid the scrubbing? I' thinking of something (chemical?) that will eat up the algae ... Will stock up on peroxide and vinegar in the mean time.
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12/24/2013, 01:55 PM
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I'm yet to find the replacement for elbow grease. Maybe just clean them more often
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12/24/2013, 03:43 PM
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12/24/2013, 09:19 PM
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12/24/2013, 09:22 PM
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Vinegar soak for a few hours and it almost falls off with an old toothbrush. That's how I do it.
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12/25/2013, 02:06 AM
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MAGI-KLEAN will take it all off with no scrubbing in less than an hour.
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produc...m?pcatid=23664 |
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