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08-26-2003, 09:12 PM
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when you clean up your gear
can you clean powerheads, skimmers etc with tap water? or do you have to clean it with DI or RO water? just wondering if i clean things with tap water, would harmful chemicals cause havoc to the tank.
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08-26-2003, 09:33 PM
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Re: when you clean up your gear
I clean everything but filter media in tapwater. Don't have a skimmer, but my powerheads and other filtration systems get a weekly break down and full cleaning in tapwater. I use a toothbrush (never used in the mouth) for powerhead parts and q-tips for impeller chambers, which get gummed up with crud and don't work to capacity when dirty.
Just make sure you remove as much water from the plastic parts before using in the tank again.
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08-26-2003, 09:39 PM
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tap water and vinager
Steve
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08-26-2003, 10:49 PM
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08-27-2003, 01:32 AM
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I use about an inch of vinegar in a gallon ice cream bucket. Fill about 3/4 full with warm water. My coralline and everything else covered stream pumps, come out the next morning looking like they were right out of the box.
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08-27-2003, 01:34 AM
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you add water to the vinager
 I use it strait and do a pump in about 35 min  Steve
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*everything said above is just my opinion, and may or may not reflect the views of this BBS, its Operators, and its Members. If cornered on any “opinion” I post I will totally deny having ever said this in a Court of Law…Unless I am the right one*Some strive to be perfect.... I just strive.
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