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Do I need to clean the new 20 gallon I got at Petsmart yesterday? And how?

Anyone?

Take it outside, rinse it out about five times, than get a squirt bottle with a 5% bleach/water solution and spray a few times and rinse extremely well (like six or seven times) and then put it in the sun to dry a few times. That is like if you are paranoid, though I would at least get a clean cloth and rinse it several times first....

All I did when I first got both of my tanks is wipe them down with dilluted white vinegar (like 30/70 vinegar/warm water). Then I rinsed them twice with straight water. I used a sponge for everything, although a clean rag would probably do to.

He he, I just rinsed mine out in the bathtub a few times.

Yeah like David Said just do a quick rinse and then dump it out and refill it with the regular water you are going to use' or spray it with the hose