Unbelievable find!! Need advise

[d.grcich]

Working 12 hour shifts and when I got off at 3am found this on the way home at the end of a driveway. Good thing it was dark when I was taking another mans trash. Cop stopped and spotlighted me in the middle of figuring out how to squeeze both tank and stand in a Dodge intrepid. He left probably thinking I had enough problems if I was going through garbage at 3am . 55 gallon with stand in great shape. Holds water!! Looks like I am going to start that Zoanthid propagation tank I have been wanting to do. Going to Menards to get supplies when they open and will post pics of Prop set up.

And yes my basement floor is really painted in poka dots---no I did not do it just moving in hence the boxes of stuff in the background.

Anyone know of a good way to clean a tank well? It is pretty clean but I do not want to take any chances of something foul that water and a wash rag might not get. Little afraid to use bleach or soaps.

 

[ficklefins]

Nice find, I don't think I could pass it up myself. You can clean the tank with some water and vinegar. 10parts water : 1part vinegar give or take.

 

[JGoslee]

Great find! I also use vinager and water to clean tanks. Works great.

 

[epidemic]

I would fill it with RO water, let it sit for a few days and test Cu.

 

[d.grcich]

I did not think about that--- will fill and test. Good call. Ran and got the vinegar, Thanks guys!

 

[fishes2889]

good luck with the build....

Steve

 

[weimers75]

If you can find it at the LFS, put some Cuprisorb in the filter, it will pull copper out of the water, including precipitated copper.

http://www.seachem.com/products/product_pages/CupriSorb.html

 

[jessiesgrrl]

Shoot, even it if has copper, sell the tank used and use the money to buy some frags!!!


Laurie

 

[mfief]

That is the cheapest 55 gal tank I have heard of. It isn't much better than free 99