Rusty razors - can't be good, right?

[ScoobyJ]

Hello,

So during last night's maintenance I decided to switch out my razor blade on my scraper. When I opened the scraper up to remove the blade, the whole inside was rusted!

This can't be good to have rust leak into a tank, right?

I guess I should start thoroughly clean/dry my scrappers before they start oxidizing and rusting... Do you all do this?

I have 2 razor style scrapers, one on a stick and one with a magnet (which I leave in the back of the tank, but now reconsidering)

How do you maintain your maintenance (tank cleaning) equipment?

Thanks!
J.

 

[reefwiser]

First, don't leave scrabers in your tank. When finished scraping wash off with water and let dry.
Always check your equipment for rust when cleaning. Powerheads and pumps are known to rust.

 

[Trestlew]

+1 to what reefwiser said. I see a lot of pictures where people leave their scrapers in their tank. I always take it out and rinse with fresh water and then let it dry before putting it away.

 

[ca1ore]

Not that big of a deal really. I used to use single edge blades and dropped more than a few behind the rocks by accident. Never seemed to have any impact.

 

[reefwiser]

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[ScoobyJ]

Thank you all for the response. I'll read through that question of the day.

Cheers!

 

[Water Dog]

Not a big deal... just ask us Vortech owners!