How to clean out everything?

[pcon]

Hey Guys,

So I'm tearing down my tank and in the process of cleaning everything. My question is, how the HECK do you clean out everything? For example, I have a Remora protein skimmer, and I cannot reach the bottom of it. Some of the tubing too, I have stuff in there that I just cannot clean out. I have a tube cleaner, scrubbing brushes, cleaning them in hot water. I am just out of ideas. Any suggestions?

[timwu12]

vinegar plus water

[99sf]

+1: You can clean out some of the organic material by creating a strong vinegar / water solution in a Rubbermaid container and soaking the equipment overnight. Then, your scrub brushes will be more effective.

[pcon]

Thanks guys, I'll give that a shot.

[sdtaco]

Warm water + vinegar... I just filled up a sing of hot water and dumped about half a vinegar bottle, let sit for a few then easily scrub off.