Steam Clean Tank?

[shelleymccuk]

I have an acrylic Rena Aquacube which has been empty of fish for a few months. The goldfish I had all died over a period of a few years and I am now wanting to clean the tank thoroughly and fill it with fish again.
There is quite a lot of algae in there and I suspect that my fish died from whitespot. Would it be safe to use something like Milton to give it a thorough clean and then use a steam cleaner on it? Don't really want to scrape it as it is acrylic and could scratch. Am I right in thinking that a steam cleaner will kill any bacteria in there due to the high temperatures used?

 

[degsod]

I have an acrylic Rena Aquacube which has been empty of fish for a few months. The goldfish I had all died over a period of a few years and I am now wanting to clean the tank thoroughly and fill it with fish again.
There is quite a lot of algae in there and I suspect that my fish died from whitespot. Would it be safe to use something like Milton to give it a thorough clean and then use a steam cleaner on it? Don't really want to scrape it as it is acrylic and could scratch. Am I right in thinking that a steam cleaner will kill any bacteria in there due to the high temperatures used?

I would not use a steam cleaner on the tank, it might distort it. Milton should be fine or hydrogen peroxide or even a 10:1 water:bleach solution use the cheapest bleach as these dont have other things in. then rinse out the tank, fill with water and put double the amount of dechlorinator in and it should come out sparkling.

 

[shelleymccuk]

I have an acrylic Rena Aquacube which has been empty of fish for a few months. The goldfish I had all died over a period of a few years and I am now wanting to clean the tank thoroughly and fill it with fish again.
There is quite a lot of algae in there and I suspect that my fish died from whitespot. Would it be safe to use something like Milton to give it a thorough clean and then use a steam cleaner on it? Don't really want to scrape it as it is acrylic and could scratch. Am I right in thinking that a steam cleaner will kill any bacteria in there due to the high temperatures used?

I would not use a steam cleaner on the tank, it might distort it. Milton should be fine or hydrogen peroxide or even a 10:1 water:bleach solution use the cheapest bleach as these dont have other things in. then rinse out the tank, fill with water and put double the amount of dechlorinator in and it should come out sparkling.

Thanks for that. I was thinking about using the steam cleaner so that I could get to all the hard-to-reach areas at the back where all the filter media is kept, etc. The acrylic is very thick but if there's a chance of distortion I suppose I'd better not.....

 

[degsod]

I have an acrylic Rena Aquacube which has been empty of fish for a few months. The goldfish I had all died over a period of a few years and I am now wanting to clean the tank thoroughly and fill it with fish again.
There is quite a lot of algae in there and I suspect that my fish died from whitespot. Would it be safe to use something like Milton to give it a thorough clean and then use a steam cleaner on it? Don't really want to scrape it as it is acrylic and could scratch. Am I right in thinking that a steam cleaner will kill any bacteria in there due to the high temperatures used?

I would not use a steam cleaner on the tank, it might distort it. Milton should be fine or hydrogen peroxide or even a 10:1 water:bleach solution use the cheapest bleach as these dont have other things in. then rinse out the tank, fill with water and put double the amount of dechlorinator in and it should come out sparkling.

Thanks for that. I was thinking about using the steam cleaner so that I could get to all the hard-to-reach areas at the back where all the filter media is kept, etc. The acrylic is very thick but if there's a chance of distortion I suppose I'd better not.....

The bleach solution should remove the worst of it. Best not take the risk with steam cleaner

 

[xxBarneyxx]

Vinger can be used to remove any stubburn algae or calcium spots as well.