Sticky blue "stuff"

Victoria M · Oct 17, 2018

I ran some bleach in my Brutte container with an Eheim 1262 pump. It appears the bleach "melted" the prefilter sponge and put blue sticky residue on the container and the hose. A vinegar soak did not help at all. Any suggestions?

dbl · Oct 17, 2018

Hate to say it, but a new Brute container would be my suggestion if you can't get it removed. I'd also suggest using vinager for most of your maintenance cleaning. It works great for most things and is a little more "reef safe" in case of cross-contamination. Just my $.02 anyway.

wesman42 · Oct 17, 2018

I'd personally find out what the material is that the sponge was made out of. It could very well NOT be an issue considering it was used as a sponge.

Victoria M · Oct 17, 2018

dbl said:
Hate to say it, but a new Brute container would be my suggestion if you can't get it removed. I'd also suggest using vinager for most of your maintenance cleaning. It works great for most things and is a little more "reef safe" in case of cross-contamination. Just my $.02 anyway.

Thank you. I was afraid that might be the only solution. I use vinegar most of the time, but I was sterilizing the Brute and hose.

wesman42 said:
I'd personally find out what the material is that the sponge was made out of. It could very well NOT be an issue considering it was used as a sponge.

Thank you. It is sticky and sticks to whatever touches it. yuck. ;Vomit

Randy Holmes-Farley · Oct 20, 2018

What is the container used to hold, normally?

Victoria M · Oct 20, 2018

Randy Holmes-Farley said:
What is the container used to hold, normally?

I mix my salt water up in this container.

Randy Holmes-Farley · Oct 21, 2018

Victoria M said:
I mix my salt water up in this container.

If cost is a concern with getting a new one, GAC sitting on the bottom and stirred up when you mix it will likely eliminate most concerns.

Victoria M · Oct 21, 2018

Randy Holmes-Farley said:
If cost is a concern with getting a new one, GAC sitting on the bottom and stirred up when you mix it will likely eliminate most concerns.

Thanks Randy. The stickiness of it is my biggest concern. If it touches you it is sooo hard to get off. I will try to wipe it off with muriatic acid or straight bleach today and if it does not come off I will just get a new container. My guess is that the acid won't work because it is some sort of plastic.