Cleaning!

[Europhyllia]

What's the best way to get coralline algae off of:
pumps
acrylic tanks
plastic pieces
dry glass

vinegar -straight or diluted?
hydrogen peroxide?

[BSJF]

I always use vinegar. It comes right off if you soak it. I use about 50% strength on the smaller stuff (cause I'm always in a hurry and don't like to wait), and poor full strength on sides of the tank, then soak in more diluted. On glass tanks I use a razorblade to speed the process, but I wouldn't on acrylic.

[Europhyllia]

there anything that can be damaged by vinegar? or safe for all?

[Kristy]

+1 for vinegar about 50% strength

The only thing I've ever seen hurt by soaking in vinegar were those little rubber suction cups. It seems like it makes them brittle and curled up.

[Europhyllia]

Oh that's no good!

but good to know to keep anything rubber away... hm now most pumps have the impeller stuck in a little rubber piece too...

[Big_Pun]

I like pure muratic acid that's all nick at the shop uses. just do it outside fumes are bad. I just pour directly on it, did a glass tank and a biocube back plastic wall with no probs. works in min just rinse off really well