cleaning with vinegar

[jamest0o0]

So I was going to clean off a lot of my old equipment and I heard vinegar worked great to get the crusty stuff off. Do I soak it in just pure vinegar? Or do I scrub it?

[sdc19982002]

If its heavy crusted Id use it straight. You can do 50/50 but it isnt neccesary.Vinegar in residual quantities will not harm your tank, although I would rinse the best you can.

[jamest0o0]

Thanks, should I leave it soaking in it, or just scrub it using the vinegar?

[wshfulthkn]

soak depending on the crusty factor. If you just want to clean then scrub will work.

[jamest0o0]

Alright I think I will soak everything, There is some extreme crust lol

[gsxr750]

i believe that its 5:1 ratio...5 cups of water and 1 cup of white vinegar and make sure its distilled. if theres hard spots to get off yea sure scrub it

[kevin2000]

Soaking is the way to go .. the stronger the solution the shorter the soak.

[snodine]

Vinegar worked on this tank. Smelled real good too!

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Looks a little better now.

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[crvz]

Pumps and other hardware I like to actual run in the vinegar solution, but soaking will work well too.