How do you remove the black crud from hoses

Soak it in a 5 gallon bucket of 'clean it' solution. Basically a form
of powdered bleach... this stuff will eat it all out of the inside of
the hose.

I had one that was almost completely black, let it soak for about 4
hours, then ran fresh water to 'rinse' out the residue... now as clear
as when I bought the tubing.

ThatPetplace has 'clean it' by AQT. (Aquatronics) for about $2.50 or
$3.00 for an 8oz bottle of the dry powder... couple tablespoons in a 5
gallon bucket works wonders on algae covered plants and any other
plastic items you may need cleaned.

Be warned though, this IS a bleach, a VERY active bleach. It will eat
right through your clothes or any cloth items it comes into contact
with.. and you should NOT use it without plastic gloves to protect
your skin.


On 16 Dec 2003 09:43:32 GMT, (Bob K.) wrote:

Long plastic hose, was once clear.. Now the inside is
covered with black (I assume) algae crud ..

I've tried running things through to wipe it off, it doesn't
work. Running sand back and forth takes out some,
but it's tedious and doesn't get it all.

Bob