Cleaning outside of tank

[Bcgirl304]

Is there anything anyone uses that is safe to clean the outside of the tank off? i wipe it off with towels that are jusy damp but is there cleaner type product that is safe?

[Flutter]

I use Windex. I just spray it on a sponge in another room and wipe the glass down. You can also use vinegar and water to clean glass. It does an excellent job.

[Bcgirl304]

thank you!

[Pufferpunk]

Wiping with newspaper leave a streak-free shine.

[pufferpuggirl]

Yep, I use the vinegar and water with newspapers routine, and it works a charm!

[autophotos]

regarding this - the girl at a lfs was spraying the hoods directly above the tanks and glass with hamster cage disinfectant - god knows what will happen next

[JRC3]

Rubbing alcohol...It dries streak and residual free. I'm a professional window cleaner and if I can't clean it with a squeegee, and I have to use a spray cleaner and a towel, I use alcohol. Trust me on this, around the house to clean any type of glass or mirrors, it works great.

I would assume that if a tiny bit even made contact with aquarium water it would dissipate very quickly. I don't usually use it myself because I have a knack with wiping glass even with just a flick of aquarium water, but if it's something that I can't clean up that way out comes the alcohol. And if you really wanted to be safe you could even use denatured alcohol, though I don't think that would be necessary.

[RTR]

I would never, ever, spray Windex or comparable window cleaner anywhere around a tank, or even use paper towels damp with such around a tank. Ammonia-based cleaners are highly volatile. I don't want any surfactants or ammonia anywhere around the tanks.

Water or various strengths of vinegar are as far as I go.

[Flutter]

Good to know!

[RTR]

I do confess to having used warm to near-hot vinegar on the outisede of some old tanks. That is done outdoors with a breeze. Putting a few layers of paper towels over old drip/leak stains and soaking in warm vinegar with a plastic film over it for some time keeps the minerals from re-drying and mobilizes more than brief treatments. It has to be a valuable tank for me to go to all that effort, though. I do own and use some antique tanks - even though none is as old as I am... .

[JRC3]

It has to be a valuable tank for me to go to all that effort, though. I do own and use some antique tanks - even though none is as old as I am... .

Not to get off subject too much but remember these old tanks.



These tanks were built like military tanks with the slate bottom and all.

[J-P]

OMG that is gorgeous!

[Brent]

Where can I get me one of those?! Stunning!

[pufferpuggirl]

I bet it's fecking heavy too!

[xrayjeeper83]

Mine is similar to that but has a glass bottom. Was made in Germany.