heater exploded, it didn't permanently contaminate the tank did it?

[loyalty]

long story short, the cheapo wal mart heater i had in my cycling frag tank took a dump. it left a sheen of greasy oil on the surface of the water, and what looks like a pile of ash on the floor of the tank.

after a thorough cleaning, will the tank be ok? i'm just woried about that oil. this is an acrylic tank if it matters, and it's sitting in the tub soaking in vinegar and water.
TIA

 

[SRT80]

someone mentioned a problem with copper when a heater exploded. Someone selling rock awhile back. I dont know...

Steve

 

[Sk8r]

It'll be ok. If this happens in a loaded tank, run polyfilter and carbon, two items it's always good to have on hand. WHen you start this tank up, put a few inverts in to see that they're ok. I'm betting this situation did not sit for a couple of weeks before you found it, so the silicon will not have had time to absorb metals. Also, if there is copper, polyfilter will turn blue.

 

[rsteagall]

didn't know that about poly... but its good stuff to remember.

polyfilter isn't the same thing as poly-fill is it? ya know... the stuff you can buy at the fabric store? heh.. I probably just asked a dumb question.
:rollface:

 

[Sk8r]

Oh, no... Polyfilter, once called polypad, is a resin-coated fibrous mat that you put in the water column to yank metals and other items out of the water. It's under-used nowadays: it does, yes, pull trace minerals, but you can put those back. When you need polyfilter you NEED polyfilter, and there's no substitute: no skimmer can do what it can do, re saving your tank from your nephew's urge to see if your tv remote floats.

 

[pitbullpooch]

heres a link to the poly-filter.

http://www.marinedepot.com/md_viewItem.asp?idproduct=PB1111