You
are correct that they will start to have beneficial bacteria on them but you
should not be concerned about it. In comparision to your main filtration (live
rock etc.) it is a non-event. Wash them in the sink.
-----Original Message-----
From: Gene Murphy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, June 22, 2001 12:03 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: the best way?Hey AllOn my recently set up 55 reef, I installed 2 Zoo Med Power Sweeps...one at each end of the tank, timed( after much effort) to hit in the middle of the tank for another little burst of wave action. I really like them, but when I first set them up, I used them without the adapter sponges that fit around the intake pipe...and as they are very sensitive to any dirt sand particles or even some Nori that get sucks up ...they tend to clog easily, so I put the sponge sleeves on the intake pipe. Now my question is this. stupid probably...but here goes...as these sponges are becoming pretty well coated with food particles, fish pooh...and such...they need to be cleaned...but do I just slip them off, scrub them off in fresh water...or do they contain now some beneficial fauna and/or bacteria...that should be rinsed off in the main tank itself and then put reinstalled. I mean are they becoming mini nitrate factories...or is there to much water movement through them , thus making them not likely to become anaerobic (sp)...hum...any help would greatly be appreciated here.TIARespectfullyGeno
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