Hard water spots on glass tops

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I might be way behind here, but here it goes. I use glass tops on my planted tank and have always had a heck of a time cleaning them. The water spots build up dry out and become one with the glass....

I used a product made for glass top stoves/ranges and it took everything off and my glass tops and they look like new...

Just thought I would share in case someone else has the same troubles I did.
 
mellowvision said:
I think vinegar is the easy way.
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I soaked my glass tops in white vinegar for five day, I'm mean submerged, and it did not do a thing. It is more like the stains are etched into the glass......

I like the sound of that stove top cleaner though...
 
I take my lids off of one of my tanks and wrap them individually in a towel in the kitchen sink on the day I clean my coffee pot. Once I am done brewing the white vinegar through the pot, I pour the hot vinegar onto them, saturating the towels. I leave the towels on for 30 minutes. Then rub the glass with the towels as I am removing them. I use a razor blade on really tough spots while the glass is still wet. Then rinse and replace on the tank. They come out really clean this way.
 
I tryed the vingar thing with a huge mess and stinky kitchen it just did not work. I was cleaning my stove top of baked on junk.(water from boiling pasta and the sauce)
That was when I figured if it will clean all that water spots from a light should be no problem and yes I washed them with windex and rinsed with water before installing.
Im not sure of the name I will post it later.
 
I'd have to say I'm a little shocked that the vinegar didn't work. I use distilled white vinegar for all my tank cleaning needs. Has always removed even the toughest of hard water stains and calcium deposits.

A couple of my tanks I got used and looked so abused and pastey white. After cleaning....looked brand new with minimal effort.

Vinegar, water and a glass scraper should be all you need.

Just be carefull using those industrial cleaners. Any residue left will be very bad.
 
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