What is the routine for cleaning an Eheim External?

[Whitebeam]

I feel really dumb asking such a basic question, but the pipes of my (relatively) new Eheim look like they need cleaning and I'm sure that there is a right and a wrong way to do this.

I have the Eheim brush-on-a-thick-nylon-monofilament. What is the correct way to use this? If it makes any difference, my intake pipe is the green shepherd's crook that came with the filter; my outlet is the grey installation kit feeding a full length spray bar.

As a final touch, should I use the pump to flush some water through the pipes and into a bucket to dump? I don't want to get filter/pipe gunk into the tank after all that?

Peter

 

[Mitch]

i would just remove the pipes away from the tank and into a bucket or bath the get scrubbing with the brush if bit gets stuck in the tubes or you want to flush them out use a tap or a submersible pump for ease but you could use the filter

 

[Dolly Sprint 16v]

Hi

The best way to clean external piping is to remove them from the filter unit and place them into the kitchen sink or bath and flush / clean using tap water - if you pipes are long go for the bath. As for the eheim brush with the nlyon cord - feed the cord into the pipe until it come out of the other end - then pull the cord and the brush part will clean the pipes as you pull it through, you may have to do this a couple of time depending on how dirty your pipes are.

NB. Dont forget to clean out the bath after.

Regards
paul.