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adidas
06-14-2005, 10:07 PM
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
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
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
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
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?

adidas
06-15-2005, 04:22 AM
what do you use to clean the outsides of your current tanks? a solution of vinegar and water? what ratio?

i just used about 25% vinager, did inside and outside