Seasonally cleaning your pumps and powerheads will increase their efficiency and longevity.  Removing the gunk and algae growth from your equipment will help it perform at its peak, and its quick and easy.

Let’s get started!
You’ll need a small container to hold your pump or powerhead, water, and citric acid.  Yep, that’s all.

First, pre-mix 8 oz. of citric acid powder with 1 gallon of water to create the cleaning solution. Then submerge your pumps, powerheads, or whatever you want to clean in the solution.  After 8-24 hours, remove the pumps from the solution and rinse them well in clean water before returning the to your aquarium or sump.  You may need a soft brush to clean some of the gunk, but most everything will be dissolved by now.

That’s it, it’s that easy. Keep your pumps clean and working their best.

You can get your citric acid here.