green stuff!! help

BOBBY BOLIVIA · 10-05-2008, 09:13 AM

I just got this tank, and it has green circles of some sort of algae growth, should i scrape/clean this off before i fill it it with water and livestock? if so what should i use to clean it with?

Killerdrgn · 10-05-2008, 09:15 AM

Yeah you should clean out the tank before you add water and livestock. You could clean it with vinegar and if the tank is glass scrape it off with a razor blade. Then rinse the tank very well, preferrably in RO-DI water.

NYreefNoob · 10-05-2008, 09:17 AM

use vinegar and warm water, clean the tank good before re-using

BOBBY BOLIVIA · 10-05-2008, 09:29 AM

thank you guys, will do., also my tank has 4 drilled holes inside the overflow box, can anybody tell me how to set up the plumbing for the tank?

LeslieS · 10-05-2008, 01:35 PM

For plumbing I would find someone with a similar tank and go and look at how they set it up. There is a lot to explain in a thread.

muntai · 10-05-2008, 07:48 PM

basically, the 4 holes r for input n output (2 smaller holes for water coming in to tank, 2 larger for water draining down to a sump).

BOBBY BOLIVIA · 10-05-2008, 10:04 PM

thanx everyone

10-05-2008, 09:13 AM	#1
BOBBY BOLIVIA Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: new jersey Posts: 76 Reefer Ratings: (6) Friends: (4)	green stuff!! help I just got this tank, and it has green circles of some sort of algae growth, should i scrape/clean this off before i fill it it with water and livestock? if so what should i use to clean it with?

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10-05-2008, 09:15 AM	#2
Killerdrgn Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Forest Hills Posts: 1,400 Reefer Ratings: (10) Friends: (5)	Yeah you should clean out the tank before you add water and livestock. You could clean it with vinegar and if the tank is glass scrape it off with a razor blade. Then rinse the tank very well, preferrably in RO-DI water.

10-05-2008, 09:29 AM	#4
BOBBY BOLIVIA Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: new jersey Posts: 76 Reefer Ratings: (6) Friends: (4)	thank you guys, will do., also my tank has 4 drilled holes inside the overflow box, can anybody tell me how to set up the plumbing for the tank?

10-05-2008, 01:35 PM	#5
LeslieS Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Manhattan Posts: 1,918 Reefer Ratings: (9) Friends: (11)	For plumbing I would find someone with a similar tank and go and look at how they set it up. There is a lot to explain in a thread.

10-05-2008, 07:48 PM	#6
muntai CEO Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: queens Posts: 173 Reefer Ratings: (0) Friends: (0)	basically, the 4 holes r for input n output (2 smaller holes for water coming in to tank, 2 larger for water draining down to a sump).

10-05-2008, 10:04 PM	#7
BOBBY BOLIVIA Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: new jersey Posts: 76 Reefer Ratings: (6) Friends: (4)	thanx everyone