Pressure washer for my reef tank

[av8]

I'm curious if anyone has ever tried finding or DIY'ing a very small volume but high pressure washer to clean the rocks in their tanks. Think waterpic. I've though of modifying a Waterpic. Imagine having a two foot tube with a high pressure jet on the end that you surgically clean the rocks, avoiding your corals.

Thoughts?

[iammrhappy]

What you need to do is to get a maxi jet 1200 and some how hook 1/4 in RO hosing to the pump.

Attach the RO hosing to some clear plastic tubing. 1/4 in plastic tube.

Toss the pump in your display tank, then point the tube towards your rock.


There you go..... Diy pressure washer.

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[billdogg]

I’m not sure a MJ would have enough pressure to really deep clean the rocks once you reduce it down enough. I may have to experiment!

[iammrhappy]

Try it out.

I have mine on 1/2 in and it blows all the junk away

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[av8]

I use Maxi jet 1200's as my wave makers, controlled by my antique basic stamp microcontroller. I'm looking for a much smaller, higher pressure (think water jet cutting) spray nozzle, like a newer high pressure power washer. There fore the water pic reference....

[iammrhappy]

Attach the RO hosing to a glass pippette tip. Its pushing a large amount of water through the tiny azz hole. Are you trying to cut rock?

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[iammrhappy]

Try a bigger pump. Red dragon or something

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