Poll: Test Tube Cleaning.

[marine qa]

How does everyone clean their test tubes?

 

[broomer5]

ummmm .. is this a trick question ?
with a test tube brush and water

 

[orby]

yes, all the time. I can't afford to waste a test because i got a bad reading from not cleaning it. Those things are expensive.

 

[nm reef]

I just rinse with tap water and allow to dry.......

 

[salttrigger]

Me too!! Rinse with tap water.

 

[wingsnfins]

I empty the colored solution, rinse well with tap water, and the caps, then repeatedly fill about halfway with tap water and put the caps on and shake them vigorously. I do this several times to each tube and cap. then I dry the outside and inside with a clean paper towel, and put them all back into the test kit box.

 

[krustytheclownfish]

Rinse very well with tap water, wipe them off, and then let them air dry the rest of the way.
Although I did read someplace that your not supposed to do this with a copper test tube because the copper can stick around in the test tube and lead to false readings after that. What do you think?
[ June 18, 2001: Message edited by: KrustytheClownFish ]

 

[marine qa]

I rinse them with hot water and let the air dry also. The reason I asked is that those chemicals are really foul and I couldn't tell if I was getting the tubes clean enough before putting them in the tank.