Pressure washer for my reef tank

av8 · 10/01/2018, 05:08 PM

I'm curious if anyone has ever tried finding or DIY'ing a very small volume but high pressure washer to clean the rocks in their tanks. Think waterpic. I've though of modifying a Waterpic. Imagine having a two foot tube with a high pressure jet on the end that you surgically clean the rocks, avoiding your corals.

Thoughts?

iammrhappy · 10/01/2018, 05:12 PM

What you need to do is to get a maxi jet 1200 and some how hook 1/4 in RO hosing to the pump.

Attach the RO hosing to some clear plastic tubing. 1/4 in plastic tube.

Toss the pump in your display tank, then point the tube towards your rock.

There you go..... Diy pressure washer.

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billdogg · 10/01/2018, 05:22 PM

I’m not sure a MJ would have enough pressure to really deep clean the rocks once you reduce it down enough. I may have to experiment!

iammrhappy · 10/01/2018, 05:28 PM

Try it out.

I have mine on 1/2 in and it blows all the junk away

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av8 · 10/01/2018, 08:36 PM

I use Maxi jet 1200's as my wave makers, controlled by my antique basic stamp microcontroller. I'm looking for a much smaller, higher pressure (think water jet cutting) spray nozzle, like a newer high pressure power washer. There fore the water pic reference....

iammrhappy · 10/01/2018, 09:05 PM

Attach the RO hosing to a glass pippette tip. Its pushing a large amount of water through the tiny azz hole. Are you trying to cut rock?

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iammrhappy · 10/01/2018, 09:05 PM

Try a bigger pump. Red dragon or something

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10/01/2018, 05:08 PM	#1
av8 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: southern Illinois Posts: 52	Pressure washer for my reef tank I'm curious if anyone has ever tried finding or DIY'ing a very small volume but high pressure washer to clean the rocks in their tanks. Think waterpic. I've though of modifying a Waterpic. Imagine having a two foot tube with a high pressure jet on the end that you surgically clean the rocks, avoiding your corals. Thoughts?

10/01/2018, 05:12 PM	#2
iammrhappy Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: 90703 Posts: 812	What you need to do is to get a maxi jet 1200 and some how hook 1/4 in RO hosing to the pump. Attach the RO hosing to some clear plastic tubing. 1/4 in plastic tube. Toss the pump in your display tank, then point the tube towards your rock. There you go..... Diy pressure washer. Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk __________________ 225 gallon Lee Mar Pizza >

10/01/2018, 05:22 PM	#3
billdogg Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Grove City, Ohio Posts: 10,806	I’m not sure a MJ would have enough pressure to really deep clean the rocks once you reduce it down enough. I may have to experiment! __________________ I'll try to be nice if you try to be smarter! I can't help that I grow older, but you can't make me grow up! Current Tank Info: 120 mixed reef with 40b sump, RO 150 skimmer, AI Sol Blue x 2, and a 60g Frag Tank with 100g rubbermaid sump. 2 x Kessil A360w lights, BM curve 5 skimmer

10/01/2018, 05:28 PM	#4
iammrhappy Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: 90703 Posts: 812	Try it out. I have mine on 1/2 in and it blows all the junk away Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk __________________ 225 gallon Lee Mar Pizza >

10/01/2018, 09:05 PM	#6
iammrhappy Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: 90703 Posts: 812	Attach the RO hosing to a glass pippette tip. Its pushing a large amount of water through the tiny azz hole. Are you trying to cut rock? Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk __________________ 225 gallon Lee Mar Pizza >

10/01/2018, 08:36 PM	#5
av8 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: southern Illinois Posts: 52	I use Maxi jet 1200's as my wave makers, controlled by my antique basic stamp microcontroller. I'm looking for a much smaller, higher pressure (think water jet cutting) spray nozzle, like a newer high pressure power washer. There fore the water pic reference....