How do yo clean your glass

[Capt_Cully]

Sounds simple enough. In the past, I just used Windex and paper towels. As my new tank cycles, I've been doing the same. I don't know if its some oil or resin left over from the manufacturing process or what. I've cleaned it like 5 times with 3 different cleaners. The stuff is stool there and streaks like chicken greased fingers.

Any tips or ideas what that stuff might be?

 

[rjmayes34]

i do the same as you, just use god ol' windex and paper towels! Curious what other people write, cause if their a better way, im in!!!

 

[rjmayes34]

sometimes it takes me twice to get rid of the streaks...then gotta wait bout five mins then it looks better once the streaks dry all the way.

 

[cardiffgiant]

Just tap water and paper towels. I also keep half of a folded paper towel under my mag float.

I also employ child labor, and make my 6 and 10 year olds clean it as part of their allowance. When they divide up against the other big chore (cleaning up dog poos in the back yard), you get some real elbow grease from the child that can get to the fish tank first.

 

[Dave VG]

I use RO water now it never streaks. Used vinegar and RO water before that. Vinegar may cut through that stuff.

 

[Tonynlo]

I use a glass polish. I think it's made by coralife. It cleans and also prevents buildup. It's reef safe.

 

[BuddyRo]

Be carefull with the windex guys... Ammonia can cause major havok...
I use RO water also and heavy elbows... I'm gonna start the napkin/mag float trick asap... Thanks

 

[spieszak]

I've used dish soap carefully on the outside of tanks when I had stuff that didn't seem to want to come off... I've always used Dawn (not just for tanks), not that I'm sure it matters, but they use dawn to clean wildlife after spills. I doubt its specific to Dawn, just that they advertise the fact. Granted, they aren't worried about water quality when doing so... I'm careful to not get any in the tank, and follow with plain water a couple times before finally going back to my normal vinegar/windex deal. Seems it will take off any of the stuff I've had trouble with, and has yet to cause a problem. Works really well some future reefers I know visit and use their chocolate or candy covered fingers to indicate where to look, whilst yelling to another future reefer with sticky little fingers "Hey! look at that!"

 

[tmz]

A paper towel soaked in tap water squeeged off. Sometimes a little vinegar for salt creep buildup. I just wipe off the squeegee blade after each pass and the surounding area doesn't get much drip. Clean my windows at our beach house the same way. No streaks, very quick and easy. Touch ups with a dry paper towel when needed.

 

[block head]

i wet the corner of a microfiber towel with ro water.

 

[websiteworld]

A paper towel soaked in tap water squeeged off. Sometimes a little vinegar for salt creep buildup. I just wipe off the squeegee blade after each pass and the surounding area doesn't get much drip. Clean my windows at our beach house the same way. No streaks, very quick and easy. Touch ups with a dry paper towel when needed.

Cleaning glass with vinegar water and newspaper works better than anything.

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[fdonophan]

Usually I just wipe it down with a dry bathroom hand towel, though sometimes I have to go back for a stubborn salt streak or 2. I use windex and paper towels if the outside is really bad - remember to spray AWAY from the tank!

My nano magfloat is in the mail, in the meantime I just use a folded up papertowel and some elbow grease for the inside. My pepp shrimp likes to come out and check my hand for goodies while I'm fooling around in there...

 

[IronMan72]

I use vinegar mixed with tap water in a spray bottle. Just spray it on and squeegee it off. Like tmz I wipe the squeegee off after every pass. If the little hands prints aren't gone after the first pass I wipe them with a paper towel then repeat the spray and squeegee part.

 

[Capt_Cully]

So do you think this film is some coating/prototectant from the production process? Seems fairly impregnable and quite irritating.

 

[tmz]

I have no idea. Have you tried vinegar?

 

[Capt_Cully]

That's next...

 

[Capt_Cully]

Vinegar soaked paper towel, then dry paper towel, then water soaked paper towel, then dry. That film is gone. It had survived several cleanings with various Windex-like cleaners.

Simple wins again

 

[low riderr]

alot of times i use the wipes that we use on our reading glasses.works great

 

[tmz]

Go vinegar. There's a business saying KISS that often works for me especially as I get older. Keep It Simple Stupid.