Hey all. my uncle just gave me a 55 gallon tank for my fishes but their scratches on the plastic tank its not made out of glass. what the best solution to get those scratches out?
2007-11-12 08:38:49 · 5 answers · asked by Joah 3 in Pets ➔ Fish
It's probably acrylic and not plastic. there are scratch removal kits made specifically for aquariums. You can find one here - http://www.bigalsonline.com/edealinv/servlet/ExecMacro?nurl=control/StoreItem.vm&siId=1380655&catParentID=18381&scId=18381&ctl_nbr=3684
I've never used one, so I don't know how effective it will be. If one side is less scratched than the other, use that one for the front side of your tank. Then put some plants or bubble wall or something inside against the backwall to hide some of the scratches.
2007-11-12 08:48:48 · answer #1 · answered by FishStory 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I have also used the acrylic scratch removal kits (recently) and my advice is NOT to use them. The "polishing pads" are just different grades of abrasives (read "sandpaper") and you end up with more scratches than you started with. And the directions tell you that as you go down each size, to polish an increasingly larger area!
These only work if you use a power tool to do the polishing, but then you wear down the surface to the point where the thickness of the tank is less, and instead of a scratch, the thickness difference acts as a lens and distorts the view.
If possible, just turn the tank till the side with the fewest scratches faces outward.
2007-11-12 18:14:29 · answer #2 · answered by copperhead 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I used to maintain private aquariums as my job.
I have tried to buff out scratches. What a nightmare.
First, the buffing polish is poisonous to fish; at least it was several years ago. So you can't really do the interior scratches.
Second, it is REALLY hard to do a good job. It takes FOREVER. It really sucked. If you can find someone who has actually done it successfully, give them a listen. But don't let them tell you it's easy.
A new glass 55 isn't going to be much more than a polishing kit anyway. Unless there is something really special about the tank or the setup I would either ignore the scratches or buy a new tank.
2007-11-12 09:02:40 · answer #3 · answered by The J Man 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
you're doing completely the incorrect issues. you ought to in no way, in no way, in no way, in no way ever exchange all the water at as quickly as, it is going to thoroughly destroy the tank's stability after being cycled as there will be no ammonia or nitrites to feed the micro organism. Use a siphon to suck out 10-15 % of the water as quickly as a week and precise it of with sparkling, conditioned water. yet first I fairly have some questions, is the tank cycled, because of the fact it seems such as you hold experiencing micro organism bloom in you tank. Cycle your tank first because of the fact the water will stay cloudy as long because it is not. do no longer upload any fish into the tank till that's cycled as this is dangerous for fish. Use fishless cycling for you aquarium. additionally, do no longer overfeed your fish because it is going to purely cloud to water and create nitrate spikes.
2016-11-11 07:01:39 · answer #4 · answered by cauley 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a commercial buffing kit for plexi glass
2007-11-12 08:49:21 · answer #5 · answered by David 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋