YHSublime May 27, 2014 Share May 27, 2014 To clean your power heads and other equipment every few months. These are 2 jb-40s. You couldn't tell from the water and vinegar.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallreef May 28, 2014 Share May 28, 2014 Great shot!lol.... And reminder... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkey18 May 28, 2014 Share May 28, 2014 wow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howaboutme May 28, 2014 Share May 28, 2014 My wp-25 lost a lot of power after about 1.5 months. I cleaned it w/ vinegar and it's all good. I will be doing this regularly. Good advice! Shocked you didn't notice any slowdown..or did you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YHSublime May 28, 2014 Author Share May 28, 2014 My wp-25 lost a lot of power after about 1.5 months. I cleaned it w/ vinegar and it's all good. I will be doing this regularly. Good advice! Shocked you didn't notice any slowdown..or did you? No slow down, impellers and shafts were fairly clean. Outside casing, not so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s2nhle May 28, 2014 Share May 28, 2014 Thank for the reminder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Origami May 28, 2014 Share May 28, 2014 WHERE'S the pump!!?? It looks like the acid's eaten it away. Man, those must have been dirty. I like to disassemble mine when cleaning them. I also like to spin the impeller on the shaft a little - if possible, to run the pump in the cleaning solution - to make sure that I clean out any build up inside that may slow the impeller down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YHSublime May 28, 2014 Author Share May 28, 2014 WHERE'S the pump!!?? It looks like the acid's eaten it away. Man, those must have been dirty. I like to disassemble mine when cleaning them. I also like to spin the impeller on the shaft a little - if possible, to run the pump in the cleaning solution - to make sure that I clean out any build up inside that may slow the impeller down. It was bad. I guess it's been 6 months... Almost. I did take them apart and scrubbed with a toothbrush. They are clean as a whistle now! The impeller just had a slime coat, the outside coraline. Inside hole for the shaft was very slimy as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanM May 28, 2014 Share May 28, 2014 (edited) I should really do that with my Tunzes and my CS1. Hmm. Edited May 28, 2014 by AlanM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion May 28, 2014 Share May 28, 2014 I should really do that with my Tunzes and my CS1. Hmm. According to Avast a hot vinegar bath every 6 months for the Cs1 is recommended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YHSublime May 28, 2014 Author Share May 28, 2014 I should really do that with my Tunzes and my CS1. Hmm. According to Avast a hot vinegar bath every 6 months for the Cs1 is recommended. Yeah, my skimmer is next. Just trying to work it all out before we start having visitors next week! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueTricia May 28, 2014 Share May 28, 2014 According to Avast a hot vinegar bath every 6 months for the Cs1 is recommended. Hot vinegar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sen5241b May 28, 2014 Share May 28, 2014 I have 2 pumps. I swap in one and atek one out and soak it over night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanM May 28, 2014 Share May 28, 2014 According to Avast a hot vinegar bath every 6 months for the Cs1 is recommended. Sounds stinky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howaboutme May 28, 2014 Share May 28, 2014 No slow down, impellers and shafts were fairly clean. Outside casing, not so much. It was bad. I guess it's been 6 months... Almost. I did take them apart and scrubbed with a toothbrush. They are clean as a whistle now! The impeller just had a slime coat, the outside coraline. Inside hole for the shaft was very slimy as well. My bet is that it slowed down but since you have at least 3 other high powered phs in your tank, you probably didn't notice the difference. My impeller had that slime coat too but otherwise looked clean except for the outside and it slowed down enough to be noticed. I only have that 1 ph so it's easier to notice. That picture is sure nasty though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmerek2 May 28, 2014 Share May 28, 2014 Thanks for reminder doing it now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulcosta May 28, 2014 Share May 28, 2014 Thanks for reminder doing it now +1!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion May 29, 2014 Share May 29, 2014 Hot vinegar? The spicy kind. Hot tap water with a lot of vinegar. Run the skimmer for about an hour, and rinse it all with fresh water when done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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