The best cleaning method for used tanks

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  1. Gexx

    Gexx Giant Squid

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    heart stopped. thats a lot of tanks. i think the vinegar method is better myself. sounds safer anyways.
     
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  2. bama

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    looks like you might be making a trip to sams or costco to buy a few 5 gallon jugs.. wow.. I dont know what I would do personally.. whats your plan for these tanks?
     
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  3. coloradoReef

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    Some will be fish only and some will be reef...

    This is my problem...I dont know how much vinegar to get
     
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  4. Telgar

    Telgar Snowflake Eel

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    time to call costco and order a pallet of vinager

    at a 10 to 1 ratio your looking at 170 gallons
     
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  5. coloradoReef

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    HMMM... so how effective would it be if we did 1 system at a time (375 gal), then used that same water to do the next, etc. 6x total. I'm assuming that the effectivness would decrease with each system???
     
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  6. NUGIO

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    thats what i was going to suggest.recycle the water/vinegar. add another gallon after each 370 g
     
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  7. Telgar

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    thats a good question, I would assume your correct, but I have no way to test that parameter :p
     
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  8. mikejrice

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    Do you really think those tanks need cleaning? From the looks of them when I saw them they were pretty spotless. Any algae should be dead from when they were dry or from having FW in them for so long.

    Your one system at a time idea is a good one though.
     
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  9. patrick824

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    i was going to say recycle as well. its going to be nasty, but will still do the trick if you add some fresh vinegar now and then
     
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  10. Otty

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    Straight bleach will clean the best. Make sure you get up under the rim of tank as that is a place most people forget to clean. Just rinse the tank good and set in sunlight for a bit and all the bleach residue will be gone. Will disinfect better then vinegar.
     
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