[Zbrafish] Re: tank cleaning (Padnos.Beth@epamail.epa.gov)

[Heather S McAllister (hmcallis from Princeton.EDU)]

We use a barmaid to clean the polycarbonate tanks.  Much easier than cleaning by hand.  Here is the website:
http://www.barmaidwashers.com/electric-glass-washers.aspx
We use the A series, but I'm sure the SS series would work as well.  We bought ours from
www.webstaurantstore.com.,  catalog number 929A200 (the barmaid 1-200)model. 
Make sure you buy an extra 7.5" brush as the shorter ones don't work as well for cleaning.  It isn't very helpful in cleaning AHAB 9 liters but it's sooooo much easier to clean the 1L and 2L.  
Heather McAllister
Research Specialist II
Burdine Lab
Department of Molecular Biology
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ 08544
hmcallis from princeton.edu
609-258-5782

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> Does anyone have a good method for cleaning polycarbonate tanks? 
> Runningthe tanks through our cage washer does not get much, if 
> any, of the
> debris off the surfaces.
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