What's the easy way to clean a tank..?

Ok i am helping Sean_pf clean his 150gal RR Aga. And have quite abit of old corline algae and other gunk and funk in it.. I heard of moratic acid (sp is off i a sure) will break the gunk down but wanna make sure thats the stuff to use or other tips and tricks that will help. Also without comprimising the silcone seals or the tank it self... So please feal free and drop me in a few ideas..


Thanks much....

 

Hi Salsalito
Vinegar and very hot water - allow the stuff to soak and it softens up a bit making less elbow grease required

Steve

 

That was one idea i had cooking in my head. I am all about ease of cleaning... Thanks a bunch..!

 

Well with 70 some views and only one reply.. Steve Wright your still on my Xmas card list..!! hahaah Thanks again..

 

If you want to "sterilize" the tank, give it a good cleaning with bleach and water.

 

OK..!! sounds great after the vinigear bomb will do that then flush the heck out of it.... Thanks much.!!

 

Amen

 

I used bleach and water to clean out a used tank that I bought. Works good...house smells like bleach for a while and you start to see all the pretty colors and butterflies if you dont get your head out of the tank for fresh air! Make sure you rinse, rinse, rinse afterwards.

I used it also to clean my acrylic sump that I got. A guy at the LFS went bizarke when he found out that I did that...said that it could hold onto the bleach and release it back into the water. That was the first I heard of it and I had no problem what-so-ever with my tank.

 

Everybody likes butterflies!

 

What Salisito is trying to find out is this.

The 150 that i got had old coloraine dried to the glass and both overflows and i am trying to get it to look brand new again to start over. I was looking to see of there is something that can be sorayed on it or soaked on it to just peal off the old coraline and gunk.

I will try taking my tank out on the porch and filling it with vinagar and water and go from there. I was trying to avoid scraping it but if i have to i have to.

Any other ideas would be great and for those that answered thank you very much.