swims withthe fishes
05/01/2004, 12:05 AM
It's a 90 gal RR. it sat for the better part of it's life in a LFS. there was feeder fish tubs infront of it that emitted quite a spray of water from bubbles and aeration. the bubbles exploded all over the front of the tank for probably 2-5 years, and left those little white dots all over the front. i gave a really good cleaning with dist. wht. vinegar, vin and a cloth, vin and a sponge, vin and a very course sponge, vin and a razorblade,and i still can't get the white haze completely off of the glass...... i beleive it's from calcium or iron or something like that right? so i was wondering if there is anything more potent i can use on the outside of the glass to attempt to clean it....
we clean our corals(fake) at work with bleach, and use sodium thiosulfate to deactivate it afterwards, so i was wondering if this method will work on the glass, or if the sod. thi. may not penetrate like the bleach does. i know they say not to even use windex on the outside, can i use CLR on the outside?? muratic acid??......... i need to do something cause i will hate my reef if i have to look at it through this nasty glass, but will also hate it if it penetrates and leaches into the tank over the next 40 years and i can't keep anything alive.....
any help appreciated
you peeps rock!
chris
we clean our corals(fake) at work with bleach, and use sodium thiosulfate to deactivate it afterwards, so i was wondering if this method will work on the glass, or if the sod. thi. may not penetrate like the bleach does. i know they say not to even use windex on the outside, can i use CLR on the outside?? muratic acid??......... i need to do something cause i will hate my reef if i have to look at it through this nasty glass, but will also hate it if it penetrates and leaches into the tank over the next 40 years and i can't keep anything alive.....
any help appreciated
you peeps rock!
chris