Help!

xxaquanutxx · 08/04/2006, 05:38 PM

Hey all.. a friend has recently given me his 90 gallon full set up. I am in the process of moving out of the country so I asked my mom if I could keep the empty tank and parts at her house.

While I was away my moms landlord had the house tented for termites.

Is this going to affect the tank in any way? It is an acrylic tank with rounded edges and the sump is acrylic as well. Would the acrylic have absorbed the gas and will it be harmful to the inhabitants when I set it up?

Thanks for any help!

bertoni · 08/04/2006, 05:49 PM

I would clean the tank well with some vinegar and perhaps some diluted bleach (separate passes), rinsing well between and after carefully, and call that good enough.

xxaquanutxx · 08/04/2006, 06:59 PM

thanks!! got any tips for taking out scratches on the acrylic?

PatMayo · 08/04/2006, 11:18 PM

You can buy polish that will help take those out.

Regards,

Pat

mfp4073 · 08/05/2006, 12:22 AM

I think that most of that poison has a pretty short halflife. Meaning it becomes inert after a short period. They used to use poisons that would kill for years...problem was it would get into everything, the ground, then the worms/bugs, then the birds, then the kritters. There is a word for it that is escaping me now. Bioaccumulation? Anyway, most of the modern stuff doesnt last long. Heck at the restraunt I work at part time they come in and spray/dust with stuff that has a 6 hour halflife.

Now I dont know profanity removed about saltwater, but I am pretty sure a good cleaning will take care of anything you got on it.

itz frank · 08/05/2006, 02:21 AM

clean and go.

picnic · 08/05/2006, 03:06 AM

I use toothpaste and a dremel with a polish wheel to buff scratches out of acrylic as long as they arent deep.

xxaquanutxx · 08/05/2006, 09:24 AM

Thanks for all the input.. I should have mentioned that the scratches are in the inside of the tank.. would the same still apply?

bertoni · 08/05/2006, 01:17 PM

They can still be polished. I use the Micro-Mesh abrasive papers. The acrylic polishing kits for tanks are based on them, but they can be bought in bulk more cheaply.

picnic · 08/06/2006, 01:50 AM

id go toothpaste then just wash it out and its inexpensive )the toothpaste atleast)

08/04/2006, 05:38 PM	#1
xxaquanutxx Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands Posts: 1,075	Help! Hey all.. a friend has recently given me his 90 gallon full set up. I am in the process of moving out of the country so I asked my mom if I could keep the empty tank and parts at her house. While I was away my moms landlord had the house tented for termites. Is this going to affect the tank in any way? It is an acrylic tank with rounded edges and the sump is acrylic as well. Would the acrylic have absorbed the gas and will it be harmful to the inhabitants when I set it up? Thanks for any help! __________________ Fish Girl Signing off! Current Tank Info: Starting it all over from scratch! 1- 10G amazon tank, 1-10G planted goldfish tank...Working on: 2- 5.5G Nano, 1-2G Hex Nano, 1-10G Nano, 1-65G Predator tank.... Future project in January: 1-65G Reef, 1-55G Reef, 1-55G split cichlid/Shablunkin tank.

08/04/2006, 05:49 PM	#2
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	I would clean the tank well with some vinegar and perhaps some diluted bleach (separate passes), rinsing well between and after carefully, and call that good enough. __________________ Jonathan Bertoni

08/04/2006, 06:59 PM	#3
xxaquanutxx Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands Posts: 1,075	thanks!! got any tips for taking out scratches on the acrylic? __________________ Fish Girl Signing off! Current Tank Info: Starting it all over from scratch! 1- 10G amazon tank, 1-10G planted goldfish tank...Working on: 2- 5.5G Nano, 1-2G Hex Nano, 1-10G Nano, 1-65G Predator tank.... Future project in January: 1-65G Reef, 1-55G Reef, 1-55G split cichlid/Shablunkin tank.

08/04/2006, 11:18 PM	#4
PatMayo Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Seattle Posts: 2,843	You can buy polish that will help take those out. Regards, Pat __________________ 90 AGA Megaflow (Setup 1-24-06) 120 Lbs. Liverock EuroReef RS 100 Skimmer 2 X 150 MH 2 X 96 watt PC Actinic 2 Clarki Clowns (31 months old) 1 Niger Trigger (Owned 6 months) 2 Tunze 6055 PH Current Tank Info: 90 AGA Megaflow To Be Mixed Reef

08/05/2006, 12:22 AM	#5
mfp4073 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Winter Park, FL Posts: 1,506	I think that most of that poison has a pretty short halflife. Meaning it becomes inert after a short period. They used to use poisons that would kill for years...problem was it would get into everything, the ground, then the worms/bugs, then the birds, then the kritters. There is a word for it that is escaping me now. Bioaccumulation? Anyway, most of the modern stuff doesnt last long. Heck at the restraunt I work at part time they come in and spray/dust with stuff that has a 6 hour halflife. Now I dont know profanity removed about saltwater, but I am pretty sure a good cleaning will take care of anything you got on it. __________________ Bristle worms are evil and need to be eradicated, at night they creep out of the tank and charge internet porn to your credit cards....ask me how I know. Anyone else notice that anthelia smells like fresh cut water chestnuts? ....they call me chad Current Tank Info: 1 crashed 75 gal..it was really beautiful while it lasted. Last edited by bertoni; 08/05/2006 at 01:16 PM.

08/05/2006, 02:21 AM	#6
itz frank Gives Bad Advice. Join Date: May 2006 Location: Ft Lauderdale, FL Posts: 2,168	clean and go.

08/05/2006, 03:06 AM	#7
picnic Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Surrey,B.C.,Canada Posts: 119	I use toothpaste and a dremel with a polish wheel to buff scratches out of acrylic as long as they arent deep. __________________ I hate fish that do the Houdini on ya!!! Current Tank Info: 33gal salt,29gal fresh,10 salt

08/05/2006, 09:24 AM	#8
xxaquanutxx Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands Posts: 1,075	Thanks for all the input.. I should have mentioned that the scratches are in the inside of the tank.. would the same still apply? __________________ Fish Girl Signing off! Current Tank Info: Starting it all over from scratch! 1- 10G amazon tank, 1-10G planted goldfish tank...Working on: 2- 5.5G Nano, 1-2G Hex Nano, 1-10G Nano, 1-65G Predator tank.... Future project in January: 1-65G Reef, 1-55G Reef, 1-55G split cichlid/Shablunkin tank.

08/05/2006, 01:17 PM	#9
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	They can still be polished. I use the Micro-Mesh abrasive papers. The acrylic polishing kits for tanks are based on them, but they can be bought in bulk more cheaply. __________________ Jonathan Bertoni

08/06/2006, 01:50 AM	#10
picnic Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Surrey,B.C.,Canada Posts: 119	id go toothpaste then just wash it out and its inexpensive )the toothpaste atleast) __________________ I hate fish that do the Houdini on ya!!! Current Tank Info: 33gal salt,29gal fresh,10 salt