How do you clean the inside of your siphons? How do you dry the inside after a water change?
One of my small gravel vacs grew a small amount of black mold in it, from not drying out. To clean it out I tied a piece of paper towel to some fishing line. I pushed the fishing line through the siphon. Then I wetted the towel with a bleach and water solution. The towel was then pulled through a couple of times. I rinsed the siphon with some more of the bleach solution and then rinsed it out with regular water.
The biggest problem is keeping the inside dry. I tried hanging the siphon from a clothes line in my basement, but that wouldn't completely dry it out.
So, how do you do it? I would imagine that with a python, this would be an even bigger problem.
One of my small gravel vacs grew a small amount of black mold in it, from not drying out. To clean it out I tied a piece of paper towel to some fishing line. I pushed the fishing line through the siphon. Then I wetted the towel with a bleach and water solution. The towel was then pulled through a couple of times. I rinsed the siphon with some more of the bleach solution and then rinsed it out with regular water.
The biggest problem is keeping the inside dry. I tried hanging the siphon from a clothes line in my basement, but that wouldn't completely dry it out.
So, how do you do it? I would imagine that with a python, this would be an even bigger problem.
