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Post by babygeige on Mar 10, 2010 23:16:09 GMT -5
Is it normal for the intake/output hoses for the canister filters to get really gross? In just a few weeks, the hoses for my Rena are brown and yucky. They were like that on the tank I adopted the angel, cory, and pleco out of, but I just thought that was because the tank hadn't been maintained.
It is kind of annoying me. Is there an easy way to clean them without removing them from their fittings?
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Post by Carl on Mar 11, 2010 9:55:48 GMT -5
Unfortunately the answers is yes.
The only method that has worked for me is a long bottle brush. I usually attached another wire or bent coat wire to reach all the way through the tubing.
Maybe others may have some ideas, but this is my method.
Carl
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Post by babygeige on Mar 13, 2010 16:28:05 GMT -5
I was afraid of that. Well, I guess it's good that there's nothing wrong, but cleaning them is going to be a pain in the butt!
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Post by angelminx on Jun 18, 2014 3:57:06 GMT -5
Like I just mentioned in a previous thread, I can't get the hoses off my XP2 (like I could with the first one), so they are all yucky, too. With my previous one I was able to remove them and use a Flexi-Brush, going in from each end, to clean them out. It's still a little awkward, but not too bad. I'm not sure how well it will work when the hoses are longer. Most recently I had the filter underneath and to the right-hand side of the tank (55 gallons), with the hoses/tubes both going in on the same side. (The intake was "in" the right-hand corner with the output to the left, with the power jet nozzle pointing towards the left side of the tank.) Does this make for good circulation? Is there a better way? My aquarium sits against the corner on the left side, with a "night stand" in front of it (actually an unused 10 gallon aquarium stand) on the adjoining wall, so it's hard to do anything (canister filter-wise) on that side of the tank. Although, I could probably move the "night stand" out of the way when I have to work in that area if I needed to. It was just simpler (but still awkward) to have it closer to the left.
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Post by devonjohnsgard on Jun 18, 2014 7:40:48 GMT -5
Most recently I had the filter underneath and to the right-hand side of the tank (55 gallons), with the hoses/tubes both going in on the same side. (The intake was "in" the right-hand corner with the output to the left, with the power jet nozzle pointing towards the left side of the tank.) Does this make for good circulation? I have my filter on the right side (TMC sand filter), with the intake from a pump on the right side and the outtake on the left side of the tank. I thought this would be the best circulation.
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