what do you guys use to clean the outside of the glass,ive got some white run marks on my front glass that i cant seem to get off looks like a salty substance,dont know what the previous owner did with the tank.

any suggestions pls.

Mr Sheen window cleaner and a duster does a wonderful job. Don't spray it anywhere near the inside of the tank.

ill hv to look for mr sheen in the local stores hvnt seen it here in new zealand but will go look for it anyway thanx penn

I would suspect that white stuff to be .. err .. Kalk .. sorry, just realizing I don't know the English word lol, calcium carbonate by chance?
Have the same on my Oscar tank atm because the Oscar splashed a lot of water out at feeding time, and I didn't move my lazy butt to wipe it away instantly.
Else occasionally using window cleaner as Penn said, and for really resistant cases I've used something with a razor blade, just gotta be careful not to get near the silicone. Just thinking I could possibly try such a thing I use for cleaning the ceramic stove top sometime.

"Kalk" is that some afrikaans i see there meeto.

i know what u meen though its like white stuff i tried to scrap it off with a stanley blade but no success

Lol sorry ... it's German but can sure be it's the same in Afrikaans. I once noticed I can read a bit of Afrikaans even.

That's dumb that not even a blade works. I would think if soaking that stuff with lemon acid or some kind of vinegar first, it might be easier to scrape away, but I'd be a bit afraid of using that on a fish tank, even on the outside only

maybe ill just hv to get over it and let the stains stay there.

german,afrikaans very close, my parents are german and im english/afrikaans and understand sum of the stuff they say i suppose all dutch has sum sumalarities

True, a bit of Dutch I can read as well, although it sounds funny to me, just like I sound funny to everyone else probably lol.

Boy, I'm getting confused here now, I thought I was talking to vbaby02 from NZ, so are you the same or a different person now?

born South African but immigrated to NZ a few years ago NZ is a Much beta country.

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Oh phew! It was actually that and the username that confused me lol.

I shall shut up now before I carry this thread to whereever. Hopefully someone knows a better solution to remove those crusty stains.

I read elsewhere that vinegar, preferably white vinegar, will dissolve limescale, if that is what is on the glass. I will imagine you need to soak the vinegar on the area.

hi there an welcome ill give the vinegar a try and keep u guys posted.