cleaning powerheads
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Lifes A Beach
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straight white vinegar for an hour or so, brush off, then into fresh water to rinse...it'll look like new!
Till it's clean. You'll probably need to scrub. I've seen most softer stuff soften up enough to easily brush off in an hour. The harder stuff like coralline or any coral that have grown on it (I've got pocillaporas on my powerheads) will take heavy duty scraping. Some coralline will actually just slide off if you rub it.
I wouldn't do the straight vinegar. There was a thread last week in the chemistry forum about it, but apparently the chemistry forum clears out any threads after like 40 threads or something, so it's gone now
I wouldn't do the straight vinegar. There was a thread last week in the chemistry forum about it, but apparently the chemistry forum clears out any threads after like 40 threads or something, so it's gone now
Lifes A Beach
Premium Member
100% vinegar for 1-2 hours and everything softens up so all you need is a toothbrush to get it off your powerheads. My Maxijets are 4-5 years old and I've been doing these cleanings since I've had them and no problems. I figure the saltwater that they sit in day after day is probably more harsh on them then a little vinegar! I take them apart as much as I can and let them sit (I don't run them). I rinse in freshwater, put them back together, let them run a minute or two in freshwater, then let them sit a while in the freshwater and change the water occasionally.
