Best thing to clean the inside of a tank

[reefs4life]

Hi everyone....tomorrow I will be taking my long awaited 220G to my new house so I can finally set it up. Before I bring it down to the basement though, I'd like to clean it out since it was previously used. I wanted know what the best thing to clean the inside of a tank is. Thanks in advance, Fortunato

 

[jcolon2]

As far as scraping algae, someone else on this site gave me a tip..use an old credit card or gift card. As for cleaning, vinegar?

 

[KathyC]

White vinegar & lots of water. Rinse well, air dry.
If there is anything really stuck on in there the vinegar will soften it up. Don't scrape the glass if it is dry, make sure it is wet!

 

[reefs4life]

Nah it's not scraping algae anymore, it's been in storage for about 10 months, the majority of the stuff on the glass is dry so I think it should come off fairly easily I just wanna scrub is with something so I get a sense of it being clean instead of just spaying it down with water. This might be a stupid question, but you a power wash work if I tone it down a little or would that break the glass? LOL

 

[NYreefNoob]

power wash still might cause problems or peel sealant, hand wash it as stated with vinegar, also do you still need to borrow a skimmer ?

 

[jcolon2]

Don't powerwash. Like NYREEFBOOB stated, hand scrub it.

 

[KathyC]

You can use a Scotchbrite pad..as long as it's a glass tank Just be sure it is wet when you do it.

 

[j900]

Kathy you should put this in the next raffle

You can use a Scotchbrite pad..as long as it's a glass tank Just be sure it is wet when you do it.

 

[reefs4life]

Thanks guys, I guess I'll buy got get some vinegar today and spray it down today so tomorrow everything is nice and soft to clean off.

also do you still need to borrow a skimmer ?

No Rick I won't need to borrow a skimmer anymore, thanks for asking though. I'm going to try to transfer everything in one day

 

[NYreefNoob]

got a das ex 2 that only has 1 working pump if ya need it in the end lmk

 

[SevTT]

Just use lots of white vinegar and a nylon-bristle scrub brush. A final, finishing polish can be given with a microfiber cloth, or sufficient numbers of paper towels and elbow grease.

 

[CHEMCHEF]

FYI. Most, if not all sponges are impregnated with some kind of Soap/Antibactirial. So mold does not grow in in packaging. I think this is a bad idea, to use any kind of synthetic sponge.
I would use the green sccrubbies that have no sponge attached.

You can use a Scotchbrite pad..as long as it's a glass tank Just be sure it is wet when you do it.

 

[DrHarryLopez]

i ran a gallon of vinegar in 220 G of fw. cleaned off my tank easily