Removing salt/scale from aquarium glass

**caribou-lou** · 05-07-2003, 8:34 AM

What is the easiest way to remove old crusty salt/scale stains from aquarium glass.

I picked up a 180 gallon tank that had been left empty for 4 years, without cleaning off the glass.

It now has salt/scale all over the inside of the aquarium glass.

I was told vinegar would work. I tried it and it did remove much of it, but there is still a hazy type of salt/scale stain left. Looks like a smudge, just doesn't have that clear look.

Should I just turn the aquarium on each of its sides and let each side soak in vinegar for a couple of hours?

Any suggestions would be helpful.

**Jexai** · 05-15-2003, 8:16 AM

Try a window scraper (the ones that hold a stanley knife blade) and a geat deal of elbow grease :p

**OrionGirl** · 05-15-2003, 11:53 AM

Oxyclean it! I used this on a BW 55 I picked up. It works wonders. Fill the tank with hot water, add the oxyclean, let it soak for an hour, rinse. Easy.

**caribou-lou** · 05-19-2003, 7:10 AM

Thanks for the replies.

Used the blade idea with a ton of vinegar to cut down on most of the grime.

I never thought of Oxyclean.

My wife has a big tub of it.

I'll give it a whirl on my glass tops.

**aquatic-store** · 06-13-2003, 8:53 PM

let us know how it goes

marc Russo
http://www.Aquatic-store.com

**caribou-lou** · 06-17-2003, 1:30 PM

I used the Oxyclean and it worked great.

Took off all of the grime and salty haze.

Rinsed them off real well and soaked them in a lot of water.

The tank looks fabulous.

**OrionGirl** · 06-17-2003, 1:43 PM

Good to hear....Any pics?

**gcvt** · 06-17-2003, 7:16 PM

I consider myself pretty handy but I gotta admit, I never would have thought of Oxyclean!

Glad to hear it worked out for ya.

**aquatic-store** · 06-17-2003, 7:23 PM

It even says it is safe for aquariums on the bottle!!!

marc Russo
http://www.Aquatic-store.com

**caribou-lou** · 06-20-2003, 10:41 AM

Sorry. No pics.

My wife and I purchased a digital camera about 2 weeks ago, and after we got home she told me she would rather buy a film camera.

Luckily, I hadn't opened the package otherwise we would have been charged that ridiculous restocking fee. Funny thing is, when I took it back to the store, they opened it up to make sure everything was still inside.

Go figure. A sealed package is returned and they open it, which I'm not allowed to do, to check out the contents.

Back to the tank. Like I said no pictures. Still sitting in my basement waiting for the new house we are going to purchase soon. I actually posted an add to sell the aquarium in the classified section of AC, but no bites.

Still for sale if anybody is interested. 180g for $180. Comes with the glass tops. Older style tank with no center brace. Called LFS & was told $31 for new top frame with center brace which included shipping.