Cleaning star-fire or low iron glass

[Coralgurl]

I was told no windex on the tanks as it can affect the silicone, is this not true?

[sphelps]

Originally Posted by Coralgurl

I was told no windex on the tanks as it can affect the silicone, is this not true?

Would be news to me, I don't see how Windex would affect silicone as it's just ammonia plus it would be problematic for windows as they are sealed with silicone. You wouldn't want to use it inside the tank for obvious reasons.

[Coralgurl]

Makes sense. I usually just use a soft cloth and water which works fine, but I don't have a star fire tank either

[Doug]

I just used paper towel and some type of glass cleaner on mine.

Of course that was after we wiped the inside setting it up, with a cloth, and made nice large scratches. THEN, we were told , oh ya it scratches easier than regular glass. Thanks a lot.

In the time I owned it before moving, as mentioned , I cleaned outside like any tank and inside with my mag float. Making sure both were clean and contained no debris before cleaning. Never made another scratch

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by sphelps

Would be news to me, I don't see how Windex would affect silicone as it's just ammonia plus it would be problematic for windows as they are sealed with silicone. You wouldn't want to use it inside the tank for obvious reasons.

+1 i dont think windex is gonna affect cured silicone