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I have a tank thats been sitting in my office neglected since covid started. Without a doubt covered in algae, aiptasia, etc.
I plan to tear it down and bring it home and start it back up.
Whats the easiest way to clean and sterilize everything?
I was going to soak the rocks in bleach for a few days, then in fresh water for a few days, swap the water, a few more days then dry it out.
The sand I am just going to replace entirely.
The tank I was not 100% sure, I was thinking of running it with freshwater and vinegar in around a 13:1 solution? Its a fluval evo so i was just going to fill it up and add a gallon of distilled vinegar and let it run for a few days.
Will this cause any problems, I see some people use vinegar with no issues and others saying the vinegar caused stuff in their tank to break down?
Once the vinegar soak is over Id scrape anyhting i need to manually, rinse everything with fresh and let the fresh water cycle through for a day before emptying and getting everything set back up.
How does my game plan sound?
I plan to tear it down and bring it home and start it back up.
Whats the easiest way to clean and sterilize everything?
I was going to soak the rocks in bleach for a few days, then in fresh water for a few days, swap the water, a few more days then dry it out.
The sand I am just going to replace entirely.
The tank I was not 100% sure, I was thinking of running it with freshwater and vinegar in around a 13:1 solution? Its a fluval evo so i was just going to fill it up and add a gallon of distilled vinegar and let it run for a few days.
Will this cause any problems, I see some people use vinegar with no issues and others saying the vinegar caused stuff in their tank to break down?
Once the vinegar soak is over Id scrape anyhting i need to manually, rinse everything with fresh and let the fresh water cycle through for a day before emptying and getting everything set back up.
How does my game plan sound?