Removing coralline with vinegar

[shovelrider]

Will straight distilled white vinegar damage rubber parts on Hydor Koralia if the pump is left in the vinegar for 24 hours?
I know it dissolves the coralline well, but does it weaken the rubber too?

 

[navila06]

I did this to my korilias with no damage to the unit

Will straight distilled white vinegar damage rubber parts on Hydor Koralia if the pump is left in the vinegar for 24 hours?
I know it dissolves the coralline well, but does it weaken the rubber too?

 

[Chameleon]

you will be fine...vinegar is only 5% acetic acid
calcium carbonate however will dissolve very fast in vinegar...

 

[navila06]

agreed, I doubt you will need to soak it for 24 hours

you will be fine...vinegar is only 5% acetic acid
calcium carbonate however will dissolve very fast in vinegar...

 

[shovelrider]

It is probably clean aleady but i wont be able to get back to my house to take it out of the solution until it has been in it for about 18 hours at least. Thats why I am worried about the rubber. I have done it before for only a few hours and it worked great.

 

[jmann124]

I soaked mine for nearly a day and a half. It won't hurt anything.

 

[shovelrider]

Everything is super clean now! My pumps look like new. Distilled white vinegar cleans like a champ.
Looking back, I should have taken before and after shots. Oh well, maybe next time.