Acrylic cleaning question

[Mikey Donuts]

My tank is finally clearing up after adding a bunch of very fine aragonite, however now there is a fine silt all over the acrylic. Is it safe to just scrape this stuff off with a plastic scraper? Will it dissolve on it's own? I would give it a shot with the scraper, but I would hate to scratch up the tank before the cycle is even finished. Any advice appreciated.
Thanks,
Mike

 

[KMP]

can't help but chuckle as i did the very same thing a couple weeks ago. wow, what a dust storm. what sucks is it looks so nice then you dump in the water and think "WHAT DID I DO!"

everything will clear up (to include the dust) in about a week tops. just take a soft cloth and wipe down inside your sump. it eventually goes away.

 

[Mikey Donuts]

Ha! That's good news and you're exactly right. It looked so nice and then "Oh no!"

Thanks,
Mike

 

[D&KSac]

I had the same thing happen when i put the sand in my tank but i got the skimmer to work on it and most of it was gone in couple days. when there was only a little bit left i used my mag float to break it off and it was gone without scrathcing the tank at all.

 

[Mikey Donuts]

David, do you recommend the mag float for general cleaning then? I don't have anything to clean the acrylic yet besides a plastic scraper and I haven't researched magnetic cleaners yet.

 

[D&KSac]

They make a Mag float for Acrylic its the greenish ones. I just check mine periodicly to make sure sand hasnt got itself trapped in there but other than that it works well with a slight amount of elbow grease.

 

[kevin95695]

Edge of a credit card, or edge of an ATM card... Any plastic card in your wallet.

 

[scubajim]

i had trouble with a tunze magnet cleaner and other people have had trouble with the mag floats causing scratches. You can check out this link for other optionshttp://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1314983