I used to have turtles in my tank so now the water stain is low not high so I am trying to figure out how to get rid of the stain.
2007-09-17 18:50:25 · 9 answers · asked by HisGurl 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
i use lemon juice, and it comes off really good with that
just put pure lemon juice on it and then wash it off with hot water
Hope that helps
Good luck
EB
2007-09-17 19:09:12 · answer #1 · answered by Kribensis lover 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If it's just a hard water stain, you can use white vinegar and a scrubber. I use the green nylon dish scrubby things you can get at the dollar store with a small sponge to clean the hard water stains off of the top edge of my fish tank even with the fish in it and it doesn't do them any harm. Mind you, I'm very careful to do it right after I've removed some water and before I add the new water and I take care to rinse it with conditioned water and to try not to get any vinegar into the tank water. But the fumes aren't toxic to fish at least.
2007-09-18 09:28:11 · answer #2 · answered by Ghost Shrimp Fan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need something that is abrasive. Depending on the type of tank that you have, is it glass or plastic, will depend on what you use. You could use baking soda-or even salt to help rub away those pesky stains. Neither of these will harm the tank for the future fish that you are wanting to use. Salt will also help in killing any bad bacteria that might be in the tank. Make sure that you rinse really well since baking soda can drop you ph level.
2007-09-18 09:19:51 · answer #3 · answered by pacifia1977 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are the stains green algae ? If so, it can be prevented from growing by keeping the tank away from sunlight. So as not to scratch the glass of your tank, a plastic scraper such as is used for scraping ice from windscreens or fridges would help in the initial clean.Good luck !.
2007-09-18 02:24:07 · answer #4 · answered by maharg 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can you Lime-a-way or something like that, but it is critical to rinse the heck out of the tank and then let it sit empty for several days to dissipate the chemicals. I've done it before and never had any problem keeping fish in the tank. But like I said, it's very important to make sure the chemical is totally gone before adding fish.
2007-09-18 02:36:21 · answer #5 · answered by The Chaotic 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't try to use any chemicals. Use the most natural method: some kind of acidic water (lemon or something) , and hot water. Just scrub while the water is kinda hot to warm, it works wonder.
2007-09-18 03:03:11 · answer #6 · answered by revernance 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try rubbing the stain with vinegar I know it works well on automotive hard water stains
2007-09-18 02:00:05 · answer #7 · answered by ujustbyou 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hot water and stelo do not use chemicals
2007-09-18 02:41:45 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
change a new tank
2007-09-18 03:11:29 · answer #9 · answered by Zod i 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋