clean up korallia's???

[re-fin-away]

I am buying some vortechs and I want to know the best way to clean coraline algae off the korallias.

 

[twelvejewelz]

Give them a soak in vinegar and water mixture for a few hours and scrub them off and you'll be good to go.

 

[flare1185]

soak in vinegar turn then on n let them hang out til u see its clean then just rinse in regular water should take a few days white vinegar is fine

 

[re-fin-away]

How much vinegar would you add to a gallon of water?

 

[sedor]

I just pour in a healthy amount, no real measurement but don't skimp on it. If I had to put a number on it maybe 1 cup vinegar to every 4 cups water, but you can definitely do more if you want.

 

[aleonn]

I have two Koralias, and do a vinegar soak (about 1 part vinegar and 4 parts water), one at a time every 6 weeks or so.

 

[re-fin-away]

Do you have to rinse it with RO water after you clean it then?

 

[TheH]

It's a good idea to rinse with RO and manually remove any remaining coraline (which should come off easily).

 

[Chris27]

Just go with a healthy pour into the gallon of water - let them run overnight in there and they will be nice and clean by morning. Rinse them off with some fresh water and you're good to go. Don't worry about remaining vinegar, it's not harmful to a reef tank.

 

[re-fin-away]

sounds good thanks guys.

 

[GhostCon1]

I just fill up the sink with enough vinegar to cover the Koralia and let it run for about 2-4 hours.

 

[aleonn]

Wow never considered running my Koralias while soaked in the vinegar. Nice idea!

 

[thewire]

+ 1 on vinegar..

 

[johnwonus]

Vinegar is the way to go. I soak mine overnight and scrape of the softenend coraline with my finger or a stiff brush. Works every time.