This afternoon, my parents dropped off an (empty) fish tank and a stand they were no longer using. The tank is quite large and is about 36 inches wide, 17.5 inches deep, and just over 29 inches tall, (around 65 gallons I think)? I plan on using it for another bioactive for my crested geckos, but I need to clean it and redo the lid first.
How would you recommend cleaning (and fully disinfecting) the tank? It has gunk, dirt, watermarks, etc all over it.
I've asked my sister, and she told me that perhaps I could start off by soaking it in hot water, and maybe a small amount of bleach for a few minutes. After the bleach and water have been dumped out, take a razor blade and scrape it all off. Once I have scraped it off, soak it in hot water (without bleach) and let it sit for a few minutes. Then dump it, and let it air dry.
Do you think that this would be a good idea to do this process? How would you go about cleaning a tank like this? I want to make sure that everything is properly sanitized before I start the bioactive project on this tank.
(I apologize for asking so many questions, I've only bought/received brand new tanks, never second-hand ones. I just want to make sure that it will be cleaned out well, and safe for my cresties).
Thank you in advance!!
How would you recommend cleaning (and fully disinfecting) the tank? It has gunk, dirt, watermarks, etc all over it.
I've asked my sister, and she told me that perhaps I could start off by soaking it in hot water, and maybe a small amount of bleach for a few minutes. After the bleach and water have been dumped out, take a razor blade and scrape it all off. Once I have scraped it off, soak it in hot water (without bleach) and let it sit for a few minutes. Then dump it, and let it air dry.
Do you think that this would be a good idea to do this process? How would you go about cleaning a tank like this? I want to make sure that everything is properly sanitized before I start the bioactive project on this tank.
(I apologize for asking so many questions, I've only bought/received brand new tanks, never second-hand ones. I just want to make sure that it will be cleaned out well, and safe for my cresties).
Thank you in advance!!

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