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Old 03-08-2005, 03:06 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Hey Everybody,
I have some purple coralline algae that has grown in the PVC pipes on my PM skimmer, and no amount of running a brush through them will touch it! What is a good way to clean this out? anybody? I tried vinegar but that did'nt touch it either!
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White vinegar should work, but you may need to soak it so a while if possible :-)

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Old 03-13-2005, 06:31 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Thanks John I will try that!
How long you think will work and whats the regimen after to clean out the vinegar just rinse rinse rinse?
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