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	Haze Around My 55G Tank
saceone Small Fry Posts: 11 Kudos: 9 Votes: 0 Registered: 17-Aug-2006	hey all i just bought a 55g tank from my in-laws for 75$ complete with hood stand etc now i notice that there is a hazy film around the top of the tank going down like maybe 3 or 4 inches down from the top i tried to clean it.when i do it goes away but when it dry's the film comes back when i add water its gone when the water starts to go down it comes back how can i get rid of that film a friend of mines told me to use a razor blade but i figured i ask here 1st.
Posted 16-Sep-2006 04:30
keithgh Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 6371 Kudos: 6918 Votes: 1542 Registered: 26-Apr-2003	I have seen this type of marking in glass it is caused by water/moisture if it is that it is impossible to remove as it in the glass. Just in case it is not that try cleaning with a non scratch scouring pad. If it is a thick coating you should be able to feel it with your finger nail if it is that a razor blade will remove it. I have one of these marks in my glass cover top and it can not be removed. What could have caused that mark was the level of the water was always low and the tank light caused it to happen. Check with in inlaws about the water level. *Have a look in [link=My Profile] http://www.fishprofiles.com/forums/member.aspx?id=1935[/link] for my tank info* Look here for my Betta 11Gal Desktop & Placidity 5ft Community Tank Photos Keith Near enough is not good enough, therefore good enough is not near enough, and only your best will do. I VOTE DO YOU if not WHY NOT? VOTE NOW VOTE NOW
Posted 16-Sep-2006 05:04
Fallout Moderator Communications Specialist Posts: 6416 Kudos: 4053 Votes: 742 Registered: 29-Jul-2000	I've had a few tanks like that, and a razor blade and a good soaking with some vinegar seems to help. As keith said, you might not be able to be rid of all of it, but that should help. The vinegar is a weak acid and should soften up the deposits and make it easier for the razor to take it off. I've done this a few times and it seems to work pretty well, but not 100%
Posted 17-Sep-2006 09:02
mughal113 Big Fish Posts: 343 Kudos: 160 Votes: 64 Registered: 16-Jun-2006	I had the same problem with my 20g when I kept the water level low trying to breed blue gourami. Looks like its the salts and other minerals depositing on the glass when the water from splashes evaporates. Then I refilled the tank to full capacity and in a week, the whitish stuff was almost gone. For the insoluble carbonates and stuff, vinegar should do the trick!
Posted 17-Sep-2006 11:39
sham Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3369 Kudos: 2782 Votes: 98 Registered: 21-Apr-2004	I purposely dropped the water line in my 55g for breeding applesnails and got mineral deposits all along the top that vinegar and scraping wouldn't remove. I just kept the tank completely full for a month and it was gone.
Posted 17-Sep-2006 22:50


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