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adidas 06-14-2005 10:07 PM

what to clean a tank with?
 
What sshould i use to clean out my tank so it is like newagain. was thinking vinager and water? any suggestions?

thx guys

Beverly 06-14-2005 10:20 PM

What sized tank? What kind of stuff needs to be cleaned off?

christyf5 06-14-2005 10:21 PM

Vinegar and water gets the job done for me :biggrin:

adidas 06-14-2005 10:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Beverly
What sized tank? What kind of stuff needs to be cleaned off?

120... drained it, and need to clean it up for when it sells, inside and out.

adidas 06-14-2005 10:38 PM

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Originally Posted by christyf5
Vinegar and water gets the job done for me :biggrin:

cool, what ratio should i use of vinager/water? :biggrin:

christyf5 06-15-2005 12:51 AM

Depending on what you need to remove from the tank you can probably get away with a 15-25% solution of vinegar and water. If you are trying to remove coralline algae, I use a 50% solution, mostly because I am impatient :wink:

adidas 06-15-2005 01:04 AM

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Originally Posted by christyf5
Depending on what you need to remove from the tank you can probably get away with a 15-25% solution of vinegar and water. If you are trying to remove coralline algae, I use a 50% solution, mostly because I am impatient :wink:

oh there is no algae, just salt creep and a bit of crud on the bottom. :cool:

Beverly 06-15-2005 02:48 AM

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Originally Posted by adidas
oh there is no algae, just salt creep and a bit of crud on the bottom.

I'd just use tapwater if there is no algae. I'd also carefully scrape the sides and bottom with a razor blade to clean it real nice.

adidas 06-15-2005 03:16 AM

fortunately no scraping needed, this tank is still practically new just had some rock in it. just cleaned it inside and out with vinager. looks like the day i bought it :)

robzilla 06-15-2005 04:21 AM

what do you use to clean the outsides of your current tanks? a solution of vinegar and water? what ratio?


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