Cleaning siphon vacuum

[fishychick]

Just wondering if you guys clean your siphon vacuum and the tube. I rinse mine out and hang it up, but I'm not sure it ever really dries out. They have water spots, are starting to turn a little yellow and maybe have some mold inside the tube. Is there a way to clean them? Or do they have to just be replaced every once in a while? Thanks!
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[Mebbid]

1 cup bleach to 10 cups of water will clean it out. TBH I just ignore it.

 

[lunch]

I take mine outside, spin them round a few times, loop the tube inside the syphon and throw them in the garage

 

[Mebbid]

I take mine outside, spin them round a few times, loop the tube inside the syphon and throw them in the garage

That gets expensive when you have something like a python

 

[Hunter73]

I don't even rinse mine when I'm done. I coil it up and use Velcro straps to contain it. Then I hang it up on the wall. I use it every Friday.


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[evil Nick]

I have a laundry tub sink I do most of my stuff in.

I have a siphon that hooks to the faucet for my larger 30 gallon and a small regular siphon I use in both.
I have found the small siphon is actually more powerful and can suck up TONS of small trumpet snail where the large one cant.

Anyway since I use it in both tanks and do my cleanings the same day I will rinse the small one under piping HOT tap water between uses.
Personally I feel its enough and the chlorinated hot tap water kills most if not all things.

 

[fishychick]

1 cup bleach to 10 cups of water will clean it out. TBH I just ignore it.

If I decide to go the bleach route once in a while, will that then transfer bleach into my tank? Or will a good rinsing take care of that? I don't need them to be super clean or anything, but the mold bothers me and I'm currently trying to figure out what could be causing some deaths in one of my tanks. So I'm looking at everything and trying to be super careful. Thanks everyone for your responses!

 

[fishychick]

I have a laundry tub sink I do most of my stuff in.

I have a siphon that hooks to the faucet for my larger 30 gallon and a small regular siphon I use in both.
I have found the small siphon is actually more powerful and can suck up TONS of small trumpet snail where the large one cant.

Anyway since I use it in both tanks and do my cleanings the same day I will rinse the small one under piping HOT tap water between uses.
Personally I feel its enough and the chlorinated hot tap water kills most if not all things.

Thanks! Yeah I was wondering if the chlorine in the water might help.

 

[Mebbid]

If I decide to go the bleach route once in a while, will that then transfer bleach into my tank? Or will a good rinsing take care of that? I don't need them to be super clean or anything, but the mold bothers me and I'm currently trying to figure out what could be causing some deaths in one of my tanks. So I'm looking at everything and trying to be super careful. Thanks everyone for your responses!

Bleach breaks down very quickly when exposed to elements. Just give it a good rinsing.

 

[fishychick]

Bleach breaks down very quickly when exposed to elements. Just give it a good rinsing.

I'll try it.
Thanks Mebbid!

 

[lunch]

That gets expensive when you have something like a python

How is that expensive? I put them in the garage and use them next saturday, i say them cos i have 1 for each of my tanks, i try not to share anything between my tanks.

 

[Mebbid]

How is that expensive? I put them in the garage and use them next saturday, i say them cos i have 1 for each of my tanks, i try not to share anything between my tanks.

Haha i read that as garbage

 

[RackinRocky]

Me too, lol!

 

[Reefer James]

44g trash can on wheels works for my job... ball valve on the tube helps regulate speed of flow...