Rusty stand?

[Corpus Callosum]

Towards the end of my 40 breeder's lifetime, some water from the sump splashed on the bottom of the metal stand. It looks to be just as strong as when I got it, but the outer layer of the bottom is covered in a bit of rust.

Is this stand still safe to use? The tank will not have more than an inch of water in it, I'm setting up a rainforest exhibit for some poison dart frogs, mostly plants and fiber/foam it won't weigh that much.

Thanks in advance.

 

[shyland83]

I wouldn't even think twice about it. you might want to scrape off any loose rust just so you know for sure how rusted it is, but if it's just surface rust i wouldn't even worry about it.

 

[bobbbm]

Takes a long time for something to rust thru... just scrape it down like Shy said and throw some rusoleum on it

 

[Corpus Callosum]

Yeah, its just rusting on the outside, the inner steel/structure itself is rock solid. A lot of the rust went away from just wiping down with a towel, but some would need to be scraped off.

Anyway, the tank with only an inch of water is going to be a fraction of what it used to weigh, so I'm not worried.. just wanted to figure out a way to clean it somehow. Thanks for the help, I'll get back to cleaning the coralline from the old tank.

 

[jnfallon]

I use a wire brush attached to a drill - they sell them everywhere.

Quick going over then rustoleum paint.

Wear glasses when using the brush though, metal shards in the cornea is no fun.