Cleaning Old Tank

[currans]

Hello, Ive brought a second hand 5ft tank which is a little grubby, My mate said use some salt water and gave me a scraper blade . Should I use salt water if so what type of salt . Im definetly not taking a scraper blade to it .

 

[SamUK]

the scraper will be fine.


well, aslong as its glass then it wont do any damage.

 

[currans]

the scraper will be fine.


well, aslong as its glass then it wont do any damage

I was worried it might scratch the glass?

 

[sparklefuzz]

Have you tried a normal plastic scourer? I got a tank second hand yesterday and it was green and grubby, lfs advised against an algae pad / scraper and recommended a plastic scourer which I picked up from the supermarket for 49p and it worked wonders. Might be worth a try.

 

[BigC]

Buy a pack of the cheap kitchen sponges with a scouring pad on one side for about £1. Then buy a bag of cooking salt and a bottle of distilled vinegar and coupled with lashings of warm water thats all you need in you quest to clean your old aquarium
Regards
BigC

 

[currans]

Thanks all

 

[toxik]

Kitchen sponges are a no no! They sometimes have soap and anitbacterial stuff in there. I would personaly just use vinegar and good ol' elbow grease and a razor.

 

[Boxermom]

Oxyclean or a bleach solution is great.

 

[OohFeeshy]

Sponge scourers are fine, just don't get the 'anti-bacterial' ones. A toothbrush is also handy for hard to read places.