cleaning LR?

Have/do you ever take out your LR and clean it up?

 

not normal but yes, take it out gently and shake it in a bucket of saltwater, or if your confident in your skimmer and flow rate shake it in the tank

 

bingo, but i dont like to do it in the tank...if there is some type of evil algae then you can use a toothbrush

 

I use a turkey Baster to blast stuff out of holes and a toothbrush to brush away anything that doesn't look like of should be there

 

I'm thinking I'll yank some of it out, and shake it in clean H2O...it's looking pretty dirty

 

if you have a extra power head plugg it in and use it like a fan "but in the water" and blast the debris away....

 

boy what i mess, i wish i would have grabbed the camera.....i couldnt see anything in the tank when I took the LR out....yikes!!

clean and clear now.....guess i didnt realize that i wasnt keep up with cleaning the rock...

 

I just did the turkey baster method- blew off all the rock, made a big storm in the tank! I then did a partial water change, and let the skimmer take care of the rest. So far, so good.

 

yea i think the best way is periodic turkey baster method....i let it go way too long

 

you don't want to do that fresh water will kill anything living in the rock thats why it is best to use tank water. unless that is what you are aiming for.
it also could start a mini cycle.