cleaning

What is the safest and recommended way to clean MP40s and Vectra pumps? Which solution is best and least likely to destroy the integrity of the plastics, housings, etc.?

Hi guys Been wondering if you use any specific method to clean dead algae from the rocks after an algae bloom war has been successfully won without tearing everything apart. I just had a start of cyano outbreak combined with hair (or dino), film and bubble algae all at the same time. Took a...

Hey, I have to clean a bit of caked on calcium that is being quite stubborn both inside and outside of my tank. I've heard that you can use barkeeper's friend as long as you rinse thoroughly before adding water to the tank. What is the general consensus here at R2R?

I am shortly tearing down a tank that has been running 3 years, to convert it to Triton with a new sump etc. Its a 350-litre tank and the intention is to fill the tank with fresh water and vinegar, run it with all pumps, skimmer etc for a few days to clean and sterilize it. What ratio of...

I have a 120 glass aquarium that has been sitting in my garage since the day I drained it and move to a 180. It has old, stuck on Coralline algae deposits, calcium deposits and who knows what else. I was going to use vinegar to try to get it off, but I had to get some muriatic acid for my pool...

It dawned on me today, as I was doing some preventative maintenance in my sump, that your glass can be spotless on the inside of the aquarium but if the outside is dirty, its all for naught. Unfortunately he outside of your aquarium is seemingly an extremely overlooked topic - but as i looked...

I'm constantly getting asked how I keep my tank so clean. I figured I would make a quick video focusing on the sand bed and how I keep it spotless. I use to "stir" it with the end of my Eheim tongs, but this method is even easier and less invasive around the corals. NOTE: If you currently...