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Used Tank - FOGGY GLASS!~

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Absinthe

Just purchased a used 72g oceanic bowfront.

Very nice tank.

After cleaning there are a few areas of the tank that are foggy.

Straight razor doesnt take it off.

One panel is especially foggy. The other side and front appear to be OK.

Will this be noticable once the tank is filled?

Any suggestions on cleaning?

Thanks!
 
Phyl

Phyl

Officer Emeritus
Officer Emeritus
Try straight vinegar on it. It likely had coraline on it, and there is probably coraline residue still on the pane (especially if it was the back). Vinegar should dissolve the Ca and get the tank back to looking its best.

Of course, over time it will be covered with coraline anyway :D

But there's nothing wrong with trying to have it "picture perfect" to start off with!
 
Phyl

Phyl

Officer Emeritus
Officer Emeritus
That would probably help. I think Candi's experience was that it really had to *soak* to get it off.
 
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Candi

And even all that soaking didn't get it all off :( nor did python 2 I think it was called. I let it soak for HOURS (even warmed the vinegar because I heard it would help)... scrapped with metal scrapper, alot came off but it is still a bit hazed. 3 panels were perfectly fine but of course I wanted to use the rear one as my new front (the old front had a small chip that bothered me) to most people you can't tell and you don't see the haze, to a fellow reefer it'll be noticable but you can probably live with it. Soak it in vinegar, rub it off, then fill it up with water and see how you feel. I picked the slight hazing over the chip myself.
 
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Absinthe

Sounds good.

This is actually one of the sides that is bad. Probably the side that was near a wall and not easily accesible to scraping or magnet cleaner.

I am actually going to run a hang-on Remora skimmer on that side so it probably doesnt matter anyway.

But I am going to buy 3g of white vinegar and soak all the sides tonight! (along with Easter eggs)
 
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Candi

let us know how it turns out, when I used the kent scaper (I kept scraping at it every 1/2 hour or so) you could actually feel where the haze still was and where it was gone... helped to know how long to soak.
 
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Absinthe

Little update.

I was soaking it for about half hour - 45 mins. Used the kent scraper and it did nothing at all. Turned it back up just to see and it is still very hazy.

I am wondering whether it is worth all the hassle.

I may just fill it and see how it looks.

Would a few gallons of vinegar diluted in the water do anything at all??
 
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Candi

I think I left mine on it's side soaking for about 4 hours all together. Still didn't get it all off, so really just depends how badly it bothers you as to how much effort you should put into removing it.
 
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Absinthe

Yeah...just doesnt look like even 45 minutes mattered at all! :p :p

Im a bit worried about leaving a 48" bowfront tank on the thin side with 2 cats in the house!
 
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Candi

LOL I hear you, I had my 2 cats, nutty dog, and 3 yr old to contend with but thankfully the tank was a cube so no worries of it knocking over. I doubt anyone will notice when it's full, and if they do tell them to get to scraping ;)
 
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Absinthe

HA! Exactly.

I am trying my paper towel trick now to see what happens. Slap a vinegar soaked paper towel on the side. I will keep it moist with a mister if I have to.

Im doing a square area on the worst side to see if there is an appreciable difference in the area I am soaking as the area Im not
 
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