Help Removing Hose Barb from Poly Tank?

[Blue_Runner]

Got the fuel pickup removed. G said we needed a pipe wrench....did the trick. No anti-siphon valve. What looked like two pine needles came out of the pickup tube tho. I've only got like 10 gallons in it right now. I thinking pump it out?

The pickup tube is just a flexible rubber tube crimped on the elbow at the top. At the end there is a copper piece crimped on. The copper piece has a spring in it. The top of the spring is bent over across is the middle of the passage, I'm assuming to keep big stuff out? Anybody seen this? The rubber tube shows no signs of wear from ethanol. Everything looks good. Better than I expected.