The Miracle Tank

[alimac122]

What’s the best method to clean powerheads? Mine have GHA and I can tell its slowing things down.

 

[Why-Me]

What’s the best method to clean powerheads? Mine have GHA and I can tell its slowing things down.

I use warm water and citric acid.
Soak for 5-10 minutes max and scrub gently should just fall right off and be clean as a whistle!
Or if no citric acid just use warm water and old toothbrush or something to scrub.

 

[fishguy242]

good morning all...

 

[User1]

I use warm water and citric acid.
Soak for 5-10 minutes max and scrub gently should just fall right off and be clean as a whistle!
Or if no citric acid just use warm water and old toothbrush or something to scrub.

This is what I did this morning with my gyre's. It was a couple months and I could see that they are making more noise and falling off. Removed them, took apart, and sure enough a lot of green gunk. Warm water bath and a tooth brush with a pinch of elbow grease. Clean with the exception of the built up coralline algae.

I use my snail population also as a reference. Once the gyres become the hang out or party zone I know it is time to clean

 

[alimac122]

Here I was. Wanting to buy new powerheads... thinking I needed more flow...

and now after a quick warm water bath I just had to turn them down to 50-70% power

 

[alimac122]

Spam because things are moving around so nicely now that there’s flow

 

[brett_schn]

Is t5s being Hot a myth?
Mine are in a passively cooled fixture and barely noticed them.
I’m starting to feel that them being hot is to add to selling point of leds

 

[brett_schn]

Spam because things are moving around so nicely now that there’s flow

Beautiful!

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

You guys are crazy bunch, no wonder we like coming here...... hahaha

 

[brett_schn]

I need to get a sump soon but im probably going to buy more corals to sell and Trade for my sump. My goal is to be able to pay for some if not most of the hobby

 

[Scratch08]

@Fin ...what in the H3ll did we do to deserve this???;Bored

 

[fishguy242]

lot of days in between,hopefully this cold front will change things

 

[Fin]

@Fin ...what in the H3ll did we do to deserve this???;Bored

Yeah, I know.

Positives:
A - It won’t blow down my fence or patio cover.
B - I have already met my hurricane deductible for 2020

 

[Erin O]

Last horse show of the year. I had a pretty good haul, if I do say so myself! I'm pretty proud of myself ;Happy

 

[Fin]

Last horse show of the year. I had a pretty good haul, if I do say so myself! I'm pretty proud of myself ;Happy

Congratulations! Nice haul!

 

[Erin O]

Congratulations! Nice haul!

Thanks! ;Happy

 

[sfin52]

Last horse show of the year. I had a pretty good haul, if I do say so myself! I'm pretty proud of myself ;Happy

Well done

 

[Erin O]

Well done

Thank you!

 

[vetteguy53081]

 

[Brew12]

That is brilliant!