removing hard water stains

a local fish store closed near me and i was able to to gt about 2 dozen 10 gallon tanks some have hard water stains water is the best wat to remove these thanks

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Originally Posted by punyhuman07

a local fish store closed near me and i was able to to gt about 2 dozen 10 gallon tanks some have hard water stains water is the best wat to remove these thanks

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I don't know where you live and whether or not they sell that stuff there. But I know they do in Canada. It's called CLR; it breaks down calcium deposits which is what those lines on your tank are. I have them too and they're a pain to get rid of. If you find anything that works, let me know.

Try vinegar. Soaking it and/or using hot vinegar (be careful you don't crack the glass!) will help it come off faster.

i that safe for snake i will be putting a few baby ball pythons in them

I was also going to say vinegar. And maybe try scraping with a razor blade.

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Originally Posted by punyhuman07

i that safe for snake i will be putting a few baby ball pythons in them

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As long as you soak the tank afterward to get rid of the vinegar smell it should be fine. Vinegar disinfects as well so you can use it to clean on a regular basis.

Some people will use the vinegar method while the tank still has fish in it (of course they drop the level, and watch so no vinegar drips into the water), so I would have to assume that the snakes would be just fine after you rinse it off. Just soak a paper towel in vinegar and hold/lay that on the water marks for awhile, then rub off and rinse off.