Best brush to clean live rocks?

[Aquarist007]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12558375#post12558375 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by CoreyK
Are we talking about scrubbing/dusting LR as a part of regular maintenance? Is this an important thing to do?

once a week take the turkey baster and lightly baste the rockwork and surface of the substrate--done on a regular basis this gets organics, phosphates and nitrates back up into the water column where they can be filtered off.
No accumulated food--no algae--no need to take the rock out and scrub it:smokin:

 

[jkrentz2515]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12558500#post12558500 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by capn_hylinur
once a week take the turkey baster and lightly baste the rockwork and surface of the substrate--done on a regular basis this gets organics, phosphates and nitrates back up into the water column where they can be filtered off.
No accumulated food--no algae--no need to take the rock out and scrub it:smokin:

This is what I do and then every 2 weeks I baste the rock and then do a water change at the same time. This way I take a little work load off of the skimmer.

 

[bandh0526]

Yeah, I'm realizing how much I don't know about this hobby.
I am a newbie tho'

Scrubbing the rocks? I guess I need to read up on this stuff a little more!!!

 

[bandh0526]

Yeah, I'm realizing how much I don't know about this hobby.
I am a newbie tho'

Scrubbing the rocks? I guess I need to read up on this stuff a little more!!!

 

[justsomeguy]

I also use a toothbrush

 

[tmz]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12558751#post12558751 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by brandonandholly
Yeah, I'm realizing how much I don't know about this hobby.
I am a newbie tho'

Scrubbing the rocks? I guess I need to read up on this stuff a little more!!!

Me too. That's part of why I like it. The amount of learning that you can do is virtually endless.
Unfortunately, thanks to cap'n all I learned from this thread was how to play "music" on a turkey baster.:lol: :lol: Well at least it's something. American idol here I come.

 

[Aquarist007]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12558645#post12558645 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jkrentz2515
This is what I do and then every 2 weeks I baste the rock and then do a water change at the same time. This way I take a little work load off of the skimmer.

to really take the load off the skimmer, I run a filter sock for 24 hours after I baste the live rock and substrate. Protein skimmers do remove some nitrates and phosphates but not near as much as they do organics--so when you put them back into the water column the filter sock helps

 

[Aquarist007]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12560199#post12560199 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by tmz
Me too. That's part of why I like it. The amount of learning that you can do is virtually endless.
Unfortunately, thanks to cap'n all I learned from this thread was how to play "music" on a turkey baster.:lol: :lol: Well at least it's something. American idol here I come.

ah ha so far it has been a one way street here---I learned a tremdous amount from Tmz but I doubt it has been reciprocal.

good to hear I have finally contributed to his knowledge base:lol: :rollface: :lol:

 

[John Rambo]

Invention

Invention

Made my own tool out of the siphon for vacuuming the bottom. I installed a battery operated rotating toothbrush inside the vacume tube. While doing a water change it turn on the tooth brush to clean green algae off live rock while the water sucks it out so it dont go all over my tank.

 

[outy]

dish brush, works

 

[davocean]

Pretty old post, but I have to suggest sonic scrubber, like an electric toothbrush that is battery powered, water proof, comes w/ multiple head choices.

 

[duncanpate1]

Denture brush here!


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[homer1475]

+1 for the toothbrush.

I also use on occasions a stiff nylon bristle brush.

 

[Timfish]

+1 on the toothbrush.