FREAQ Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Anyone got tips on cleaning tanks that are well calcified and stored outside for a long amount of time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noddy Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Vinegar apparently works... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buccal Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 Citrus oil in a spray bottle from bunnings.Roll of paper towel.Gentle green kitchen sponge/scour.Drape paper towel over the effected areas of tank and spray with citrus oil.The paper towel will stick to glass like poo poo to a blanket once moist.Leave the paper towel on for half hour or more.Then take away towel and use scour to easily scrub of the crap.Just do a little section with scour to test that the type you bought doesn't scratch,, but unlikely it will.In some extreme cases if tank is weathered to the max,, the glass begins to get a surface etching which needs a type of buffing process but this occurs not very often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ged Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 I second the use of vinegar (white) for cleaning old tanks. Some recommend the use of 50:50 vinegar:water mix but I use it without diluting. Then put the tank in the sun to kill off any nasties. Buccal how do you remove the citrus oil from the tank after cleaning? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buccal Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Warm water removes citrus oil cleaner with using a rag.It's not a common thick oil as such,,,,, but it's in a pump spray bottle.The cleaners on a building site use it to clean the kitchens before client handover.Probably not that different to vinegar, though citrus oil is very concentrated.Anything that's acid like should break up the alkaline or carbonate solids built up on the glass.Another one that works is a brand called Bigkev.The use of paper towel stuck flat on surface allows the cleaning product to be in plentiful contact to saturate for a good half hour.The stain literally falls of when you sneeze at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ged Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 Will need to give that method a try next time Buccal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckmeister Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 I have used PH down to clean calcified glass. Works well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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