Robb in Austin Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 Howdy all, I use a ~18g Robbermaid container for mixing new SW. With all the GHA/cyano/red slime issues I'm having I was thinking I should clean my container, just to ensure it is not contributing to the problem. I figured I could use a small amount of bleach and some water as a soak and then a lot of rinsing(like BFS had me do to my RODI canisters when I changed the filters.) Anyone have other thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mcallahan Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 Back in the late 80's when I had my first SW tank, everyone used coral skeletons as LR. However, the pride then was to have the cleanest, WHITEST rock you could have so people would bleach their LR/Coral to make them whiter. I'd bleach the corals skeletons once a month. To remove the bleach, I'd soak it in a bucket of water mixed in with "Fritz Guard" which is still available today. 20 min soak would remove the bleach. Then I'd rinse it - a lot. Bleach is a nasty substance. 1 Tbsp in a bath tub of water will knock out nearly anything on your skin. So don't use much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rjohn Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 I use salt to scrub with. It will remove nearly anything as it is fairly abrasive but it will rinse completely clean. I use table salt - not the iodized kind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+dapettit Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 You can use white vinegar as well. I use this on everything thing. If you use bleach, rinse, rinse, rinse, rinse, rinse, rinse, rinse, rinse, then repeat. Let dry throughly before reusing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 You can use white vinegar as well. I use this on everything thing. If you use bleach, rinse, rinse, rinse, rinse, rinse, rinse, rinse, rinse, then repeat. Let dry throughly before reusing. Yep - we use baking soda as the main abrasive, and a bit of vinegar with it on the tough parts. Scrub with a paper towel. Works great, removes even the toughest stains from glass and plastic trim without scratching. And it washes clean away. (Use a bit more baking soda on it if you detect any remaining vinegar smell. If you do choose to use bleach, use small amounts of it, be sure you get the kind that does not have detergent in it, and use a chlorine remover product rather liberally in the rinse cycle. -Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+dapettit Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 I forgot. Like Paul said above. Also it should be regular bleach meaning unscented. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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