how to clean brown algae from airstone?

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the title says it all----
my airstone is covered in brown algae.What should I do about it?

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You can either scrub it under the tap or buy a new airstone.

[Billy]

> wrote in message
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> the title says it all----
> my airstone is covered in brown algae.What should I do about it?
>

With as inexpensive as airstones are ( I pay $2.00US for a pack of
ten) it's just not worth the work. I have, on occasion, attempted to,
in the absence of a replacement handy, try to clean them. Most
airstones are rather cheap, and start to fall apart if scrubbed too
vigorously. You might try a bleach\vinegar solution and light
scrubbing if you're interested in being that thrifty.

Billy

[Elaine T]

Billy wrote:
> > wrote in message
> ups.com...
>
>>the title says it all----
>>my airstone is covered in brown algae.What should I do about it?
>>
>
>
> With as inexpensive as airstones are ( I pay $2.00US for a pack of
> ten) it's just not worth the work. I have, on occasion, attempted to,
> in the absence of a replacement handy, try to clean them. Most
> airstones are rather cheap, and start to fall apart if scrubbed too
> vigorously. You might try a bleach\vinegar solution and light
> scrubbing if you're interested in being that thrifty.
>
> Billy
>
>
Vinegar works pretty well. Someone posted about hooking them up to a
bicycle tire pump and blowing the crud out a bit back.

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