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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: mufcglen on February 21, 2014, 06:34:57 pm

Title: Best way to clean tank?
Post by: mufcglen on February 21, 2014, 06:34:57 pm

My new tank has a small patch of green inside but it's on the far side of tank and it's baffled, wouldn't get a pressure washer in there to blast it so what's the best way of cleaning it and will it matter if it's going through the di anyway?

Title: Re: Best way to clean tank?
Post by: Mike #1 on February 21, 2014, 06:41:46 pm

Milton sterilising fluid let it soak a while then give a really really good rinse and i mean a really good flush out otherwise you will get probs . Mike

Title: Re: Best way to clean tank?
Post by: Simon Mess on February 21, 2014, 06:44:00 pm

I have been using my current tank for well over 3.5 years, never cleaned it, no green patches though!

Are you supposed to?

Title: Re: Best way to clean tank?
Post by: dannymack on February 21, 2014, 06:50:39 pm

Never cleaned my tank in 10 years same never had any green, got a few small black spots just wipe erm off with a damp cloth 👍

Title: Re: Best way to clean tank?
Post by: mufcglen on February 21, 2014, 07:08:07 pm

It's right on the far side of the tank, I think the guys had it in the sun laying about!
Do u add this Milton stuff to a full tank then leave it for abit?

Title: Re: Best way to clean tank?
Post by: Mike #1 on February 21, 2014, 07:57:36 pm

Just the right ratio to amount of water put in which if you tip tank up should not be to much , Milton is normally used for sterilising baby bottles etc it is a very very mild form of bleach i believe smells like bleach anyway. Mike

Title: Re: Best way to clean tank?
Post by: SeanK on February 21, 2014, 08:00:23 pm

I have a 650ltr upright tank which I rarely fill so there are a few green patches
along the top of the baffles.
Never cause any problems so don't worry to much about them.

Title: Re: Best way to clean tank?
Post by: mufcglen on February 21, 2014, 10:30:04 pm

Cool cheers guys, what about bleach could I not poor a wee bit of that in there than wash it out good?

Title: Re: Best way to clean tank?
Post by: Mike #1 on February 22, 2014, 07:03:10 am

May well do the trick  ;) . Mike

Title: Re: Best way to clean tank?
Post by: mikeyfaerosyth on February 22, 2014, 08:08:47 am

I used a couple of bottles of thin bleach and left to soak a while, then turned tank till all sides got a good soak then gave a good rinse.


Read somewere that any green or black stuff in tank can affect water and windows,

BUT does not show on tds meter so could be 000 but water is contaminated.

Title: Re: Best way to clean tank?
Post by: dazmond on February 22, 2014, 09:09:25 am

theres a bit of green algae in my tank(3 years old)but doesnt affect my tds.windows still come up nice and clean.

Title: Re: Best way to clean tank?
Post by: koopmaster on February 22, 2014, 09:30:19 am

I would agree with the algae messing with windows,  my 1000l tank went green this summer and I used it for a week before two customers said something.  I had to wash it out.  Although I didnt use anything I found out later that you should just fill up with water and chuck some bleach in..  and rinse WELLLLLL.

Title: Re: Best way to clean tank?
Post by: mufcglen on February 22, 2014, 05:33:08 pm

cheers guys im gonna give it a good cleaning in the next week!

Title: Re: Best way to clean tank?
Post by: Matt - aquatec on February 23, 2014, 07:19:13 am

Always best to keep clean and give a good rinse whenever you get chance...

I have used beer line cleaner before... Works a treat....

But plenty of rinsing.. I also run it through my whole system as well including transfer pump and hoses...

Cheers

Matt

Title: Re: Best way to clean tank?
Post by: dave f on February 23, 2014, 08:57:50 am

never cleaned mine .try dish washer tablets