cleaning reef plugs of hair aglea

[berns]

hi, any of you guys know a good way to clean up reef plugs that were once/are covered in hair type algea all dried up before re-using them, would a bleech or vinigar soak do it without poisoning future corals glued to them?

 

[vetteman]

I'd just use a brush and tap water..... what are the plugs made from?

 

[berns]

hi, i dunno probably cement/sand i wanted all trace of algea spores removed/killed off etc so was thinking a solution dip/soak of some sort may be a good way.

 

[ryno212]

you can try using the vin. and water with a toothbrush and if you want boil them in tap water to kill any left over spores

 

[AmyC]

I ordered some zoas from an internet store and they arrive COVERED in hair algae. In fact, I couldn't see the zoas through the algae. The good thing about this was that my yellow tang had a feast. I don't know if they, yellow tangs, all have such a taste for hair algae, but if you have a big enough tank a yellow tang might provide you with a perfect solution to the problem.

 

[berns]

you can try using the vin. and water with a toothbrush and if you want boil them in tap water to kill any left over spores

good idea ryno tooth brush and boiling ill try that thx

my prop too shallow for tang Amyc