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03-16-2008, 01:57 AM
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| | Spanish Shawl Nudibranch
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Chennai, India Age: 38
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|  Good or Bad - Cleaning LR with a toothbrush
Just a quick question , if anyone can advice - I'm thinking of lightly / superficially cleaning my LR with a soft toothbrush. There is nothing growing on it as of now except coralline. A few pieces I cleaned earlier, showed up with beautiful colors which were hidden under all the useless algae. Let me know please.  _________ 90 gallon Reef tank. LR 176lbs, Two percula Clowns, two Blue Damsels, One Tomato clown, One regal Blue Tang Skimmer, RO, 2X150 MH at 14K, 4powerheads,2 dolphin 2300gph each, 2 canister filters, Undergravel filter http://aquariumwaters.blogspot.com/ | 
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03-16-2008, 03:07 AM
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| | Feather Duster
Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Williamsville, NY
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Go for it! A light scrubbing to remove nuisance algae will not harm anything.
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03-16-2008, 05:15 AM
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| | Ritteri Anemone
Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: South Florida
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I've used a bathtub scrubber brush in the past with no ill effects. I was sure to keep the rock in a bath of salt water while I cleaned. It cuts down on the mess. I did it during a water change, so I had lots of tank water for this purpose, that got thrown out after use.
One thing, if you're going to use a toothbrush, just don't use whitening toothpaste, it will bleach out the coralline! 
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90G. Kent Phos Reactor running carbon and PhosBan, Coral Life 225 Skimmer, Typhoon 5 Stage RO/DI, 20 Gal Sump/Refugium with Chaetomorpha lit opposite daylight cycle. Coralife 2x150MH+2x96W PC Actinics, Ecotech Vortech propeller pump, Hydor Koralia #3. | |
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03-16-2008, 06:36 AM
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| | Spanish Shawl Nudibranch
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Chennai, India Age: 38
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I love the advice on the toothpaste buddy! I'd never have known!  ANd yeah, I'm planning the same...prior to water change...wash with water which is going to be thrown out of the tank. | |
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03-16-2008, 07:39 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Miami Age: 39
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Nothing wrong with a brush, as long as its a new and clean one. Keep us posted. _________ 9YR OLD 90G 30G w/d Mag18 150G skimmer 692w MH,yel&kole tang,foxface,midas&convict blenny,B&G chromies,Blk/yel fin chromie blackcap,nemo,neon goby,6line; Blastomussa Merleti,Acan ,BUBBLE,Torch,LTA, Goniopora(2), Acropora(2),Brain, Moon, assort zoas, yel& G star polyps, R&G open brain, P&B ricordia, montiporas, cup&candy corals, enias,B/G mush,flower ane(2), cherry red mussa, dusters,cleaning crew  | |
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03-16-2008, 07:48 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Meriden, Connecticut Age: 43
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I use a toothbrush as well for cleaning purposes like my teeth! hhhahahaha
I use the toothbrush to clean my teeth after I finish cleaning the tank with it!!!!
NOT, just joshin'Toothbrush works great for reef tanks and cleaning, especially hard to reach areas. _________ 125gal.w/Mag9.5 return(dual megaflow)>Mag7 pump Aqua Cev180skimmer.Wave2k Hamilton Reefstar(2)250watthqi(mh)pend.a Yellow, Naso Tang Red Lip Blenny Percula Clown Demoiselles Niger Trigger F. Wrasses Ceriantharia Orn.Shrimp and Stars Hermits Queen Conch asst. snails> Stars Zoos shrooms Montipora Brains Gorgonians Favia Turbinaria(large+small polyp) Acropora Xenia Tridacna (CroceaMaximaSquamosa) Leathers <35+75gal.reef tank as well> 
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03-21-2008, 11:01 AM
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| | Plankton
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: canada
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| scrubbing LR
Nope won't hurt a darn thing,if there's no corals attached.My wife..bless her heart..once sat and scrubbed a 100 lbs.of LR with a toothbrush.We had a bad outbreak of hair algae and tore the tank down,it turned out great. | |
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03-22-2008, 03:59 AM
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| | Teardrop Maxima Clam
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Quebec City
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Ive done it before and will do it again . No Probs | |
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03-22-2008, 10:29 AM
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| | Fire Squid
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: ohio Age: 32
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I've used a toothbrush....
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5.5 gal, 72w of pcs, 2 leds, rio nano skimmer, 40 gal hob filter, 50w visi-therm heater, 5pds lr, 1 inch live sand bed, 1 australian black perc clown ,1 porcelain crab, , 1 pep shrimp, 1 lge turbo , 3 cerith, 1 astrea, 1 nassaruis snails, neon grn bali slimer acro, purple acro, millipora's, feather duster, monti's, duncans, grn polyps, shrooms, zoa's, blue clove polyps, purple death pallys and grn star plyps. | |
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