cleaning c02 line?

rainshadow · 02-23-2013, 11:27 PM

A dumb question, but I didn't have any luck w/ a search. I had some yeast gunk get into the Co2 line during my last batch of DIY yeast (not into the aquarium, just the line--I got a little ambitious about jazzing up the mix ;-) ). But now my new batch isn't flowing at all, and I think maybe it's hanging up on the gunk. So my question is, how can I safely clean the line w/o introducing anything I wouldn't want in my tank?

Thanks!!

puopg · 02-24-2013, 01:17 AM

Remove the line, set up a siphon just like when you drain the tank and let it run for a while. If its stuck really well, make a bleach solution and soak it for a while. Then use dechlor and rinse that crap really well till you cant smell bleach. H202 might work as well. Not sure, i dont use DIY.

koiboi · 02-24-2013, 01:25 AM

Or, for $1.99, go get some new airline tubing.

GMYukonon24s · 02-24-2013, 01:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by koiboi

Or, for $1.99, go get some new airline tubing.

+1 I agree

rainshadow · 02-27-2013, 12:03 AM

Hm. Good point. My problem is not so much that I'm cheap as that I'm way out in West Marin and the nearest place is probly an hour away. Plus I hate to throw stuff out if this keeps happening (note to self--scale back the yeast experiments!) Sigh.

reconmarui · 02-27-2013, 03:09 AM

Are you using that standard clear stuff or silicone?

02-23-2013, 11:27 PM	#1
rainshadow Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Forest Knolls, CA Posts: 13	cleaning c02 line? A dumb question, but I didn't have any luck w/ a search. I had some yeast gunk get into the Co2 line during my last batch of DIY yeast (not into the aquarium, just the line--I got a little ambitious about jazzing up the mix ;-) ). But now my new batch isn't flowing at all, and I think maybe it's hanging up on the gunk. So my question is, how can I safely clean the line w/o introducing anything I wouldn't want in my tank? Thanks!!

02-27-2013, 03:09 AM	#6
reconmarui Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: USA Posts: 58	cleaning c02 line? Are you using that standard clear stuff or silicone?

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02-24-2013, 01:17 AM	#2
puopg Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 573	Remove the line, set up a siphon just like when you drain the tank and let it run for a while. If its stuck really well, make a bleach solution and soak it for a while. Then use dechlor and rinse that crap really well till you cant smell bleach. H202 might work as well. Not sure, i dont use DIY.

02-24-2013, 01:25 AM	#3
koiboi Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Mesa, Arizona, USA, Earth Posts: 59	Or, for $1.99, go get some new airline tubing.

02-27-2013, 12:03 AM	#5
rainshadow Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Forest Knolls, CA Posts: 13	Hm. Good point. My problem is not so much that I'm cheap as that I'm way out in West Marin and the nearest place is probly an hour away. Plus I hate to throw stuff out if this keeps happening (note to self--scale back the yeast experiments!) Sigh.