Used Tank Cleaning?

[mchartier]

I bought a tank off another member that was leaving the hobby, and I am finally getting it ready to be setup. I have been cleaning it out with vinegar. I am having a problem getting the rest of the coraline off the overflow, would it be okay to leave some on there?

Also I was thinking of running diluted vinegar through the system for a day or two, would that be ok?

I was thinking I have the 70 Gal stock tank for the sump, 30Gal fuge and the 90 Gal tank so I was gonnal put in about 1 Gal of vinegar to the water that and run the system for a day or two then start flushing out the system with freshwater, a few times, of the next couple of days.

 

[Behrmon]

Is it just on the O/F that you have coraline left? If so it's fine to leave it.

 

[mchartier]

Yes it is just the overflow. I scraped the tank down to get the little bit that was left off and have been washing it down with vinegar.

 

[afboundguy]

Wouldn't worry about it on the overflow... I've stuck old powerheads back in the tank when I've been in a pinch that have had coraline still on them and it was fine...

 

[stingythingy45]

Leave it.
I left it on my overflow in my 90 and it just stays white for a while.
Eventually coralline will overgrow it.

 

[Dtilton]

Matt-

I don't know who you bought that tank from, but that guy is a loser for not doing a better job of cleaning it for you....

Oh wait- that's me!

Just checking on your progress.... I figured you'd have fish in it by now!

Look forward to seeing more updates....

-Danny

 

[mchartier]

Danny you did a great job cleaning it.

I am working on plumbing and electrical working now. I did not want to set it up with the sump in the stand and then have to redo things when I had the basement sump.

I finished cleaning and removing the baffles on the sump I got from you and re-siliconed (little overzealous with the razor blade), to use as a fuge only.