I need some help

[ziggy2]

I just received a year old 120ga tank. It is very dirty. (to me anyway) What would be the best solution to use to clean the tank? I have a magnum 350, an under gravel filter with two powerheads and a whisper trickle that all need to be cleaned also. Any help would be appreciated.

Some day this will be my show tank for my Discus, but I can tell, it is going to be a long way off.

 

[mercury904]

i clean my water marks with a razor blade,and buff it with a grinder and newspaper,some say vinegar would work on watermarks,sometimes i replace the whole front panel with a new one

 

[Dr Joe]

Vinegar, and let it soak. Turn the tank on it's side and put paper towels on the glass to help hold vinegar there.

You can soak the accessories in a tub.

CLR http://www.jelmar.com/CLRbasic.asp soak and rinse, rinse, rinse.

Use either of these outside and watch you don't damage the lawn or stain the driveway.

If it's glass the razor blade will help but can cause scatches and always use a blade holder (widget type).

Dr Joe

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[ziggy2]

I was wondering about CLR. It looks like this tank had some real hard water in it. The spots on the back of the tank look more like dirt or bacteria. I put a warm wash rag on it last night and it will come off. I just want to make sure I kill it if it is bacteria.

 

[guppy]

White vinegar is my vote on the best way to go, if bacteria are a concern use hydrogen peroxide to wash things down.

 

[Dr Joe]

And if your still concerned, when you test fill it outside load it up with dissolved salt (4 tbls/g) (just rinse well after).

 

[piranhalova666]

and i prolly wouldnt use the undergravel. unless u wanna

 

[ziggy2]

The vinegar goes in tonight. I got a lot of it clean last night. I will let you know how it goes.

 

[Mocha Jive]

Vinegar definitely.

 

[ziggy2]

The vinager did the trick on the tank. The only problem I have now are the plastic tubes for the power heads. If I lived somewhere populated I could get them from about anywhere. I need to find two new ones. I'm not going to waste anymore time trying to get them clean. Where can I buy some?