WANTED: Glass cleaning agent

[Fishy_Fun]

I would suggest vinegar as well.If you get some in the tank it won't do all that much besides lowering/raising (not sure which way) the PH a little

 

[kyryah]

I use vinegar, and have for years. If you need a little more "umphf" you can use a vinegar and baking soda paste.

Kristina

 

[Lupin]

Pledge is my baby.:headbang2:

 

[cris gaston]

Okay. Thanks a lot fellas. I will try all those suggestions. I have lots of tanks to clean.
Thanks again.

 

[CWO4GUNNER]

I recently purchased a very used 120 tank locally where the water is extremely hard like 800 PPM Cal/Mag. I almost didn’t buy the tank as it had hard water level marks, hard water haze and hard water damage in some spots. I tried everything from hanging paper towels soaked with vinegar and plastic rap for days, CLR, cleaners, razor blades, corn starch with a drill gun polisher wheel. Nothing, and I mean nothing worked that wouldn’t take months to clean at the rate of progress I was getting and I was ready to just give up and ignore the haze. Until I found an obscure article about someone who removes deep scratches from aquarium glass. The method used to remove the scratches isn’t relevant here or needed but the method used to polish the glass back from a scuffed to a clear finish after repair is relevant here and worked wonders. Turtle Wax Heavy Duty Rubbing Compound! Not light or medium duty but, Turtle Wax Heavy Duty Rubbing Compound! It takes it all off 50 times faster then anything else I tried. I mean dap some on a polishing pad (terrycloth with sponge inside) rub a spot the size of your hand in circles or linier it doesn’t matter, for 1 minute and the calcium, marks, damage is all gone in that spot and the glass is bright and showroom clear. After your done on the inside clean up with paper towels and vinegar to remove the volcanic pomus and silica powder residue. I used it and it made the aquarium glass shine like showroom new and my fish after 2 months are all just fine. Unless someone can show me something works better I will never ever use anything else again.

 

[smullins]

vinegar or rubbing alcohol.

 

[coach_z]

i use vinegar. although vinegar+fish=dead fish. so rinse well!

A+ on theRain-x comment...i know exactly what i am doing when i get home...i have the rain-x glass cleaner as well....

 

[BoCoMo]

personally i would not use steel wool on glass

Don't be scared! The first time you try this trick when trying to get bug stains off your windshield and you will be thanking me!

(among a TON of other jobs I used to be a card detailer - trust me, the glass will be just fine)

 

[coach_z]

Don't be scared! The first time you try this trick when trying to get bug stains off your windshield and you will be thanking me!

(among a TON of other jobs I used to be a card detailer - trust me, the glass will be just fine)

what kind of cards did you detail? business card? hallmark card? shoebox cards?

dont you want to use the 0000 steel wool and make sure that the glass you are using it on has plenty of water on it to prevent scratching...