Cleaning Glass Diffuser?

[cydaph]

Hi Guys...how do you clean your co2 glass diffuser? Any solution that I need to use? Thanks

[|squee|]

Good old bleach and water plus lots of dechlorinator.

Soak the diffuser in a bleach solution till the ceramic disc is white, then soak the diffuser in a dechlorinator solution till there's no bleach smell left when you bring it up to your nose.

[BFG]

I've read online that bleach can be neutralised by placing it where there is sunlight for a few hours.

[blue33]

Dont use bleach. There's a simple method without removing the co2 tube also. Just soak them in Seachem Excel, dont need to remove the co2 tube, leave them outside in a cup with excel for about 5mins, when you place them back in the tank, you'll see them gone in 2-3 days, cos they die. The Seachem excel can recycle back and put it into the tank, nothing goes to waste.

[cydaph]

Thanks for the advice bro. I'll try the excell method first.

[007spong]

I've read online that bleach can be neutralised by placing it where there is sunlight for a few hours.

bleach is a base with a ph of around 12...so just throw in some vinegar to neutralize it...but there might be ionized stuff left...sec 3 chemistry i guess?

[bossteck]

When I was still using glass diffuser, I used a 1:1 bleach / water solution to nuke those algae. A good 10 minutes soak, followed by flushing with water, then soak in water with plenty of anti-chlorine.

But I like Adrian's suggestion of using Excel, particularly the 'nothing goes to waste' part.

[bossteck]

When I was still using glass diffuser, I used a 1:1 bleach / water solution to nuke those algae. A good 10 minutes soak, followed by flushing with water, then soak in water with plenty of anti-chlorine.

But I like Adrian's suggestion of using Excel, particularly the 'nothing goes to waste' part.