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Posted by Yukon on February 20, 2010, 1:32 pm
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> > I recently purchased a used 65 gal reef tank.
> > I am planning to reuse it but it has been in storage for
> > almost a year in a "dirty" condition.
> > I wanted to know what is the best way to remove the old pink / purple
> > algae from the aquarium before setting it back up.
> > I am a little leery about doing too much scraping with a razor blade fo=
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> > fear of scratching the glass.
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> Razor is fine if you soak the tank for a day or two in water with
> some vinegear in it. You can also use the aquarium grade scaper
> which is probably made from a softer steel to not scratch glass.
> The more vinegear the better. Do it in a garage or open air to not
> brethe in too much of the vinegear.
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> When the stuff is still dry (before you soak it in vinegear water)
> you my want to try poke on the glass in the middle in hope the
> algae will pop/peel off without scraping. You might want to
> pry off as many loose pieces as possible before you soak it...
I did exactly like you say above to a tank last year. It worked fine
and is now up and running.
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> I am planning to reuse it but it has been in storage for
> almost a year in a "dirty" condition.
> I wanted to know what is the best way to remove the old pink / purple
> algae from the aquarium before setting it back up.
> I am a little leery about doing too much scraping with a razor blade for
> fear of scratching the glass.