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12/04/2006, 11:00 AM
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toothbrush (stupid question)
Is it Ok to use a new toothbrush inside a reef tank?? I just wondered it they contain any negitive chemicals. I wanted to try to scrub some algae off the side of a clam that is attached to the rock work. Sorry for the duh question.
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12/04/2006, 11:05 AM
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I have with no problems
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#3
12/04/2006, 11:06 AM
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I use a toothbrush for all of my tanks. No problems for me either.
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12/04/2006, 11:15 AM
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I guess I just a little over cautious. I am having a hair algae die off and my tank is covered with slime (I have never had this happen). The hair algea looks like it's dissolving and is leaving a slime everywhere in my tank (sump, glass, corals, rocks). At least I think the slime is from the HA. This has not been a good month for my tank
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#7
12/04/2006, 11:40 AM
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I hope not for your sake (dinos). Do not ever brush or pull the HA off in the tank. Every little piece that is left floating will plant itself and grow.
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12/04/2006, 11:43 AM
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Wind and yank on the long stuff. Then your cleaning crew will eat the shorter stuff that remains. The long stuff seems to be tough and unappetizing to them.
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12/04/2006, 12:14 PM
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it is HA I promise. The long slime strands are coming right off the HA. I was going to use the toothbrush to remove some red string algae from the side of the clam. The HA was a little off topic. It does look like it dissolving and is sliming at the same time.
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#11
12/04/2006, 01:52 PM
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My sea hare made short work of my hair algae...but...it craps. A LOT!
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#13
12/04/2006, 02:51 PM
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Quote:
sorry no pics drill a small hole in the middle of the bristles removing a section of them on a tooth brush, large enough to insert a small piece of tubing in(use tubing larger than air tubing so it does not clog). Now when you doing a water change scrub the rocks with the brush and create suction to remove dirty water and the hairalgae through the center of the brush out the tube.
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#14
12/04/2006, 07:26 PM
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i use those cheap electric ones from that major brand toothbrush company.. waterproof, and works great.
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#15
12/04/2006, 08:37 PM
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no question is a stupid question. Especially in this hobby. I use three different tooth brushs and what i did was i took a lighter and heated up the necks on each one to bend them in diff directions. It works great.
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