Cleaning of Wave Pumps

[PristineReef]

I've had 2 eflux 2100 go bad on me in less than 2 years. Used vinegar soaks but only cleaned when I noticed flow drop and lots of coraline algae on it. Now gonna use Citric Acid.

 

[JGT]

I have gyres and use citric acid about every 6 months. Soak them in it for a couple of hours and coralline comes off like butta.

 

[LeftyReefer]

I use citric acid and they come out looking brand new. love the stuff.

I typically wait until I noticed reduced flow, typically 2-3 months between cleanings.

 

[Waters]

I actually clean mine weekly with citric acid. Fortunately i have spare parts for both my Wavs and my MP40s so I swap out covers/bases and wetsides each week. I am a big believer in keeping equipment clean

 

[doubleshot00]

Monthly with citric acid. Nero5's

 

[PristineReef]

What ratio of citric acid to water do you guys do?

 

[Waters]

I don't even really measure.....if I had to guess, somewhere around 1/2 cup to a gallon of water and let soak overnight.

 

[Reefer_kano]

What brand of citric acid could I get?
All I find is some powder from Walmart

 

[Waters]

What brand of citric acid could I get?
All I find is some powder from Walmart

I always buy the stuff from BRS but I would think any pure citric acid should be fine.

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[homer1475]

Since I have muriatic acid on hand to lower the ALK in NSW, I use that in place of citric acid.

I used to use citric acid, one day when I ran out, I remembered reading about people using muriatic acid to clean pumps. Started using that, and found diluted acid works much better, and faster.

 

[Reefer_kano]

Since I have muriatic acid on hand to lower the ALK in NSW, I use that in place of citric acid.

I used to use citric acid, one day when I ran out, I remembered reading about people using muriatic acid to clean pumps. Started using that, and found diluted acid works much better, and faster

Thank you
Did you go half and half when diluting it?

 

[homer1475]

Thank you
Did you go half and half when diluting it?

Not sure on exact ratio. I use a 2G bucket, a few cups of acid, and the rest water. I have never measured it, but I would say it's somewhere around 1 to 3 ratio.

 

[Reefer_kano]

Not sure on exact ratio. I use a 2G bucket, a few cups of acid, and the rest water. I have never measured it, but I would say it's somewhere around 1 to 3 ratio.

Ok great, ill pick up some

Once done, did you just rinsed it with RO and placed it back in the tank?

 

[homer1475]

Rinsed in TAP, same as cleaning, but RO/DI would be fine too.