Thought it would be a good idea to share some tips that we have all found, some won't be new to any of us and some might just surprise. Please add to the list in your replys, and your comments on some of the tips we all post.
1. Vinegar: the best solution I have found yet to help with the cleaning of my saltwater gear. I buy it by the gallon (Just plain white) and put the gallon in an old salt bucket and add maybe 1/3 gallon of water. Then I take my powerheads and put them in the bucket and leave them for about an hour and I have them powered on for about the last 15-20 min. This really allows me to use a new toothbrush to clean off the coraline....the vinegar makes it come off quickly. Before reinstalling into the tank I dip in another bucket of RO/DI and turn the pumps on for a minute to clear it all out.
2. MAGNAVORE Magnet cleaner: I used to have a mag-float cleaner for the glass front of my system but seemed to require quite a bit of effor to keep the front of the 125 (6 ft long) clean. The MAGNAVORE is very strong and really cleans the glass. Bit on the pricey side, but really does the job.
3. Brush sets: Long time ago I bought a set of brushes that allow me to clean out the tubes, overflow, skimmer parts. Great bang for the buck and was only $4.99.
4. Toothbrush: a must have tool. Buy a new, never used toothbrush to use in your saltwater system. Great to brush cyano off the rocks and detritus (can direct the flow from a PH as well) or to clean PHs and the overflow.
Just thought I would get this started, HTH.
1. Vinegar: the best solution I have found yet to help with the cleaning of my saltwater gear. I buy it by the gallon (Just plain white) and put the gallon in an old salt bucket and add maybe 1/3 gallon of water. Then I take my powerheads and put them in the bucket and leave them for about an hour and I have them powered on for about the last 15-20 min. This really allows me to use a new toothbrush to clean off the coraline....the vinegar makes it come off quickly. Before reinstalling into the tank I dip in another bucket of RO/DI and turn the pumps on for a minute to clear it all out.
2. MAGNAVORE Magnet cleaner: I used to have a mag-float cleaner for the glass front of my system but seemed to require quite a bit of effor to keep the front of the 125 (6 ft long) clean. The MAGNAVORE is very strong and really cleans the glass. Bit on the pricey side, but really does the job.
3. Brush sets: Long time ago I bought a set of brushes that allow me to clean out the tubes, overflow, skimmer parts. Great bang for the buck and was only $4.99.
4. Toothbrush: a must have tool. Buy a new, never used toothbrush to use in your saltwater system. Great to brush cyano off the rocks and detritus (can direct the flow from a PH as well) or to clean PHs and the overflow.
Just thought I would get this started, HTH.
