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fishbait
03-07-2007, 05:03 AM
So for those who have opted for a glass cover for your aquarium, what do you use to clean it (to remove those near-perminant dried salt marks)?
I have tried:
-plain old elbow grease
-steele wool
-razor blade
Quagmire
03-07-2007, 05:14 AM
I dont have a glass top,but vinegar works for me when I need to clean Ca deposits.
kwirky
03-07-2007, 05:23 AM
I dont have a glass top,but vinegar works for me when I need to clean Ca deposits.
vinegar cleans everything fish related, I've found :) And it's cheap. Big 4L jug from superstore's like $4.
Ephraim
03-07-2007, 02:35 PM
let it soak in the sink with warm water and some vinegar. That'll loosen anything up.
-steele wool
Wouldn't that scratch the bejeebus out of the glass?? :eek:
KrazyKuch
03-07-2007, 03:16 PM
-steele wool
Wouldn't that scratch the bejeebus out of the glass?? :eek:
I would think so!!
Chin_Lee
03-07-2007, 04:01 PM
Costco sells 2x5L jugs of vinegar for 5.49
Glass is harder than steel so you should be ok with steel wool- you can always test on a hidden corner to be sure. However I have found the only way to get all the scale off is to dissolve it with the water/vinegar mix and then rinse with RO water.
trilinearmipmap
03-07-2007, 05:35 PM
I use glass covers on my FW tanks.
I use a spray bottle of vinegar/water solution. I also use a commercial glass cleaner, it is a spray foam product used for car windshields, I forget what it is called but it works well.
One thing to avoid is running the glass tops through the dishwasher. I tried this and the plastic strip on the back got bent from the heat.
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