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Old 12/06/2007, 08:43 PM
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Originally posted by chris4869
That calcium deposit is extremely hard to get off of glass. Try the idea and soak the entire tank in hot water and vinegar (not muriatic acid) for a couple of days. Vinegar isn't strong eneough to do any harm to the rubber/silicon. Use your razor blade again to scrape it off afterward. My skimmer was coated with a film like that and I had to soak it for over two days to it off. It slid off after the soaking and it felt like a really thin plastic bag.
thats what i do to all my tanks when getting back into service.
i usually leave them sit a week.