Brown stuff inside hose

**crsfrenzy** · 26th Jan 2011, 18:19

How to remove the brown things inside the hose connecting to my canister filter?

**vinz** · 26th Jan 2011, 18:41

1. Detach from filter and tank. Attach to tap and blast the tap. OR,

2. I bought an ADA hose cleaner many years ago from NA in Thomson. Consist of a short brush head attached to a thick (about 1mm?) nylon cable. String the cable through the hose, then pull the brush head through from the other end.

**crsfrenzy** · 26th Jan 2011, 18:54

Ohh ok Thanks

**griffinkid** · 27th Jan 2011, 08:27

I bought a set of cleaning brush from Polyart and used that to pull through the eden501 tubings and rainbar
too works fine

**Keigo1982** · 27th Jan 2011, 10:55

Is there a need to remove those brown things? I suppose it is beneficial to the tank.....

**eviltrain** · 27th Jan 2011, 11:03

too much of it will slows down the flow rate. other people might see it as dirty. hee hee

**Jimmy** · 27th Jan 2011, 13:45

i just change new piping if i cant stand the dirtiness.

**crsfrenzy** · 27th Jan 2011, 22:31

lol ok, i will still prefer cleaning it like what griffinkid say

**jamesneo** · 30th Jan 2011, 11:39

I'm using what i learn from NS. The 5 piece rods method

**Bondi** · 30th Jan 2011, 22:18

I stuff those sponge into it and run water from the tap.

**PKB** · 31st Jan 2011, 12:24

Use some filter wool, fit it into the the hose (Slightly tight fit) and use pressure water from your tap to push the wool through the hose.
All the brown stuff will be push out.

**blk115** · 2nd Feb 2011, 12:10

from what i see, it's actually dried brown algae. i do constantly clean my piping as i cannot stand the side of them.

**fish11** · 3rd Feb 2011, 21:49

Originally Posted by Keigo1982

Is there a need to remove those brown things? I suppose it is beneficial to the tank.....

Better to remove. First looks nicer and second thing is when u turn on your filter, those brown things will not get blown into your tank. Very unsightly.