Duke Posted March 14, 2007 Report Share Posted March 14, 2007 How often do you all claen youe return / CA / Skimmer pumps and when you do how do you do it? Mine are coming up 12 months in a few months for my new tank... I like the idea of doing nothing but I'm sure there is a better option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reef Posted March 14, 2007 Report Share Posted March 14, 2007 I try to clean my skimmer pump and return pump once a year, you can place them in some mild acid to remove calcium build up. Good practice to diarise to do it once a year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lduncan Posted March 14, 2007 Report Share Posted March 14, 2007 We'll i've just completely cleaned all my streams and skimmer about a month ago. The skimmer is the first time since I got it a few years ago. The streams I clean every 6 months or so. One in particular seems to get calcium build-up on the rotor which eventually stops it rotating, the alarm goes off etc. Some people play around with vinegar and soak things overnight. I go for the big boys acid - conc. hydrochloric acid (also known as spirit of salts or muriatic acid) Dilute it a bit, and it dissolves the deposits straight away in front of your eyes. It's a relatively safe strong acid too, but precautions should be taken. You shouldn't soak rubber gaskets overnight in this though. Layton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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