Cleaning a stored tank

ceige · 09-23-2006, 11:12 AM

Should I do anything special to clean a tank I have stored for a bit over two years? It was always indoors with climate controls in place. The tank is still in sweet shape.....

It is just dusty....but has some extremely old coralline algae left on spots....

JenC · 09-26-2006, 12:15 AM

I think you should be OK. Just take it out and spray it down with a hose. I also heard that if you had saltwater in a tank and drain it, store it for a while... (long while) that the salt could eat away at the glue on the sides. Leakage! not sure how true that is but if I were you I would check it. good luck

ceige · 09-26-2006, 09:28 AM

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Originally Posted by JenC

I heard that if you had saltwater in a tank and drain it, store it for a while... (long while) that the salt could eat away at the glue on the sides. Leakage! not sure how true that is but if I were you I would check it. good luck

Yeah this has been in the back of my mond. everything still looks brand new so I think I will be OK. I just need to drag it out to the yard and give it a good cleaning be fore I drill it.

Nice to see you on the boards again JenC....