Scienceman Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 I know I have brought this up before but I would really like to know how often others have to dismantle and clean out the intake / outlet tubing? Does everybody have this or is it selective? For the first 16 months of my display tank, did not touch them once, then all of a sudden a long, fine light brown bacteria grows so fast I have to clean every ~2 weeks as the flow drops dramatically. (dont think it is algae as it grows in tubing without light) It seems that my current conditions are exactly what this growth needs so perhaps if I change the water conditions (temp, hardness, salts etc) I might be able to slow it down a little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spedwards Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 I've always gotten into the cleaning when the water flow has reduced significantly. On my 2213 with 12-16mm hose that was generally every couple of months, on my 2217 with 16-22mm hose I never had to clean it out after 4 or so years of use. The smaller filter was on a heavily planted community tank which probably contributed to it getting gunked up quickly, along with the smaller diameter hose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
novafishy Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 I cleaned mine whenever i noticed a drop in flow rate. I use a flexible metal tubing with different sized brushes on the two ends. It works a charm! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10050460 Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 try to find a pole that is smaller in diameter than your tubing so you can put in the tube to scrap the brown guey stuff off! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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