Vinegar solution

Talked to a LFS owner and suggested this method.

Seaclone skimmer (i know) flow has decreased slowly over the past week or so. pump is dirty.....

What is the proper mixture of water and vinegar, what was your method and what have your results been?

Thanks in advance..nick

 

I have just poored vinager in a bowl and soaked pumps.power heads or whatever else I needed to clean.

 

Also I have put in a spray bottle and sprayed it on an overflow box and then rinsed with a hose to remove algae

 

Me to.. I usually dont do any measuring.. I just rinse really well..

 

Thanks for the quick reply...lfs owner said he would run his pumps in the bucket etc... do you just soak or run the pump? Nick

 

I take mine apart and scrub with an old tooth brush. Cleans up very nice

 

we usually just soak.. But im sure you could do either way. As long as it gets inside of the pump to brake down the build up..

 

same here. I soak all my pumps and power heads in straight vinegar.

 

Straight vinegar works very well.

 

i think he knows about the vinegar, but wants to know if you should actually run the pumps/powerheads in the process of soaking. Correct me if im wrong.