Duck tape

[starzfish]

Hi, I just picked up a used HOB filter for like 1 dollar. The old owner fixed some cracks on the tube with duck tape but I know that the chemicals in the duck tape are bad for the fish. Is there a way to wash the tape chemicals off and just use super glue?
edit: I have a sponge internal filter that I plan to use for my 5 gal. I just wanted to buy the HOB filter as backup since it was so cheap.

Thanks everyone!

 

[Circus]

Vinegar might help get the residue off, with a soak.

 

[starzfish]

Vinegar might help get the residue off, with a soak.

@Circus , so I just get a bucket/bowl fill it with vinegar and soak the filter? Or just the intake tube? For how long?

 

[WhistlingBadger]

I don't know if vinegar will work. Warm water followed by rubbing alcohol will.

How to Remove Duct Tape Residue from Any Surface - Bob Vila

(this is probably obvious, but don't use WD-40 on anything that will touch fish water)

 

[starzfish]

its tape on the outside of the tube. Does that matter?

 

[Circus]

Rubbing alcohol would work better, lol. Vinegar is just my go to for cleaning just about everything, since it is aquarium safe.

 

[starzfish]

what do I do with the rubbing alcohol? do I rub? soak? rinse?

 

[Uberhoust]

I use duct tape to hold black cardboard against the back of my aquariums. I use rubbing alcohol, such as @WhistlingBadger badger suggests, on a thoroughly rinsed blue non-scratch Scotch scrubbing pad to remove the glue residue. It does take a bit of effort but once it starts coming off it comes off pretty easily. I find a scrub pad helps because the alcohol just softens the residual glue but doesn't dissolve it. I always rinse or wash the scrub pads to remove any thing they might have added to them during the manufacturing and packaging.

 

[WhistlingBadger]

what do I do with the rubbing alcohol? do I rub? soak? rinse?

Read the directions in the link I attached above. It's pretty easy, and since rubbing alcohol evaporates quickly, you can just give it a rinse in warm water, let it dry, and it's ready to go.

 

[starzfish]

Upon closer inspection, there is glue residue???