Anything special to keeping outside glass clean?

[an411]

My glass on my tank seems to be always getting dirty and I spray windex on a paper towel then clean the tank. The problem is it always leaves a cloudy film I believe this is from the salt, Anybody have any better methods to cleaning the outside glass?

[michaeljames]

I use a little glass cleaner sprayed onto an old newspaper, it works great, and leaves no fil, or fuzzys

[claymc]

I use plain RO water on a clean terry cloth towel (steal them from my car waxing stash, obviously a new one ) then follow it up with a dry one.

Seems to work good for me

[an411]

I will have to try the terry cloth and RO water and the newspaper and see if that helps. I forgot to add that the salt is from me dripping water on the from of the tank usually when cleaning or adjusting things

[XSiVE]

Ugggg... I hate that film too.. I think I got it clear once by doing the RO water thing to dissolve all the salt on there, then used windex.

[WaterKeeper]

All these methods are fine but DO remember to be careful using spray cleaners around your tank. The Ammonium-D in Windex is not welcome in the water column. Spray it on a cloth away from the tank and then clean the glass.

[Shooter7]

I use spit and my shirt tail.

[voodude]

WaterKeeper is right on. You should never use a "chemical" around the tank. You would be surprised at how it flies around and then lands in the water. The double towel(wet then dry) with non-salt water will work great. That comes from years of boating experience before reef tanks ... obviously way more salt water

[an411]

Yeah I usually very careful to spray the windex on the paper towel and do it in the kitchen which is far from my tank since I live in a mansion. LOL I wish but its far enough that I am sure that it doesn't get into the water column.

[der_wille_zur_macht]

A dab of vinegar on the paper towel will cut through the dried salt with ease, and is pretty much 100% safe for your tank.

[an411]

Yeah I was wondering if vinegar was a method cause I see that people use it to clean the inside of the tank

[Harry_Fish]

Fresh water and a wash cloth,

Followed by a dry one

[jdieck]

For regular cleaning just RO/DI water and old towels, if too much salt creep use white vinegar (works a lot better than Windex).

For those of you with acrylic I would recommend using Novus or Brillianize cleaner once a month and just do RO/DI and soft towel for every day cleaning. Use plenty of RO/DI water to dissolve any salt creep before swipping, the salt can scratch the acrylic.

[seapug]

Originally posted by Harry_Fish
Fresh water and a wash cloth,

Followed by a dry one

I second that.

[pammy]

I use Vinegar and paper towels and the glass is spotless in a few seconds. I tried newspaper and vinegar, but it just leaves black ink on your hands. I prefer the paper towels with the vinegar. Also...you can keep the vinegar and papertowels near the tank, and don't have to worry about leaving the room to spray windex.
Pam

[WaterKeeper]

Originally posted by pammy
I tried newspaper and vinegar, but it just leaves black ink on your hands.
Pam

But you are getting your paws plastered with "All the News that is fit to print".