Vinegar + Water to clean Pumps?

[SmileyFace1995]

i was told that vinegar + water would help to clean the pumps, but i wasnt told the ratio so ISO answer

-thanx

 

[lvsuckerfish]

I use alot of vinger to clean equipment i never knew of a ratio I just rinse (let it run) in clean rodi after I use the vinger water solution. hope that helps

 

[DBM Reef]

sorry i didnt get back to ya smiley but My answer is
about the same as suckerfish's i use the pour / ya that
should be enough method LOL

 

[spllbnd2]

I just pour a bottle of vinegar into a bucket and let my pumps sit in there while I clean the glass, change media and sandbed. Maybe after about an hour or so I pull them pumps and powerheads out of the vinegar and rinse clean.

Vinegar cleans off coraline really nicely too.

 

[tcblightning]

Vinegar is cheap...why worry about ratios...dont do math just drowned it and rinse it off))) I'm sure it doesn't take a 100 percent ratio to kill stuff but why sweat the numbers...go 100 and dont worry about it.

 

[mfinn]

I don't dilute it.
as said above just pour it in a bucket and drop the pump in, sometimes overnight.

 

[returnofsid]

White Vinegar is cheap. Use lots!! I typically don't dilute it either, if cleaning a pump, power head or other small equipment, and let it sit in a bucket overnight. If I'm cleaning a tank, I pour in a gallon of vinegar, fill the tank up with water, and let it sit for a couple days.

 

[thatguy559]

when i clean my pump i put them in a bucket with a whole jug of vinegar and top of with water then i let the pumps run in the bucket. for a hour or so

 

[Sculpin]

When cleaning out my Artica chiller, the chiller's website recommended a 3 to 1 ratio of water to vinegar.

http://www.jbjlighting.com/pdfs/Arctica_troubleshooting.pdf

I agree with the other posts about going 100% for pumps that you can submerge, but with the chiller I don't know if maybe it's harder to rinse out, or if you need more liquid to maintain a consistent volume running through the system?

 

[lvsuckerfish]

I guess I shoud of posted for pumps I use Hot water and alot of vinegar. not sure if it helps but seems to take hold of all the calcium deposits faster to remove.

 

[NC2WA]

I do not believe there is a ratio for cleaning pumps, however I did find this ratio for cleaning QT tank (which is 1:10 in tap water):

http://www.reeffrontiers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28991

 

[Cameloter]

Vinegar at Costco is incredibly cheap. 2 gallons for about $3 if I remember correctly. Another member says he uses muriatic acid. Any experience? It certainly is more caustic and requires dilution.

I do not believe there is a ratio for cleaning pumps, however I did find this ratio for cleaning QT tank (which is 1:10 in tap water):

http://www.reeffrontiers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28991