Winded in Aquarium

[WillB]

So the other day I purchased a new tank from a guy on my local reef keeping Facebook group. Nice tank. Low iron glass. And it didn’t break the bank. One thing I’m concerned about is that while inspecting it, I asked about a couple hard water stains on the glass and before I could say anything more he had sprayed the whole inside and gave it a good rub down “that’ll take care of it” and it did but now I’m worried about the windex! What steps should I take before adding water/rock/fish/corals to the tank?

 

[Crabs McJones]

So the other day I purchased a new tank from a guy on my local reef keeping Facebook group. Nice tank. Low iron glass. And it didn’t break the bank. One thing I’m concerned about is that while inspecting it, I asked about a couple hard water stains on the glass and before I could say anything more he had sprayed the whole inside and gave it a good rub down “that’ll take care of it” and it did but now I’m worried about the windex! What steps should I take before adding water/rock/fish/corals to the tank?

Rinse it out very good with ro/di water and you should be fine

 

[WillB]

Thanks a lot. That’s what I thought but from reading online I guess people had had trouble with it. I guess they just didn’t rinse enough

 

[Anthony Kochevar]

It would have been better if he had used vinegar. As long as you wash it thoroughly, It should be fine. I would wash with diluted vinegar and water and rinse with straight water well.

 

[Greybeard]

Windex is mostly water, alcohol, and ammonia... no big deal, but it does contain small amounts of perfume and surfactants.

I might wipe it down with a vinegar solution... let it dry completely.

New tank? If you do it anything like I do, you'll have it full of tap water and drained at least once while you're doing the plumbing and setup

 

[WillB]

I’ll wash that windex out good with a little soap and water [emoji6]

 

[WillB]

In all seriousness I’m so excited and nervous for drilling my first tank! I’ve been playing around with the idea of having a return pipe in each corner of the tank but I don’t know how I’d hide the plumbing