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| Hello All. I'm new here and starting to keep an aquarium again after about 20 years. I have a 10 gal tank that I bought new. A neighbor has given me a 55 gal tank that has sat empty for 5 years. It had a severe leak and I have taken it a part and cleaned off all of the silicone. He obviously did not clean it after he took it down. There are water rings stained on the glass and I have tried all that I know to get rid of them. Comet and a green scouring pad, scraping with a razor blade, baking soda, vinegar, even a brillo pad, each with little or no success. I am not opposed to chemicals but I am willing to use a little elbow grease. Does anybody have any Ideas?
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Thank you very much for your advise. Looks like I'll be opening up the jar of elbow grease again. But not tomorrow, the whiting at the beach are calling!
I'll let it soak in vinegar overnight. Thank you again!
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Vinger is the best way to go. Post some pictures when you can.
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| What if the tank was used for a hamster before? Would vinegar work then? Or maybe just soap and water? Is soap safe?
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I wouldn't trust the silicone in the tank. What has it absorbed from the feces and urine from the hamster. I got a tank given to me that had a hamster in it originally. I totally took it apart and removed all the silicone and resealed the tank. I am currently cycling it for a seahorse tank. since i had it apart, i got the back pane drilled and used another 35 gallon tank for the sump by adding baffles.
I just wouldn't trust the silicone with any type of aquatic animal.
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| Wow! I wouldn't reseal a tank - I'd rather just get a new one since those used for hamsters are generally pretty cheap.
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| Be careful, actually, vinegar is used to remove silicone, specially the old one. So after all of the cleaning, check again for leaks.
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