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**gto265** · February 16th, 10:25 PM

i just got a 48 gal tank from my brother does any one no of an easy way to get the residue off the tank from the water line

**cubsfan4life021** · February 16th, 10:27 PM

bleach? or get one of them cool fish who suck off the crap off the side of the tank

**gto265** · February 16th, 10:31 PM

bleach would kill those fish when i go to put them into that tank and thos fish wont clean off that residue

**b_heald** · February 16th, 10:36 PM

dont u have like brush or somehting to scrub the inside of the tank wiht?

**gto265** · February 16th, 10:39 PM

ya ive been doing that for about 2 hours and there is still some residue at the top of that tank

**imhungry** · February 16th, 10:54 PM

umm, they have theses pad things u can buy at the pet store that r kinda rough and make short work of that crap. might want to check those out

on_the_break · February 16th, 11:05 PM

no man..hes talking about the calcium build up..go buy some "zap"..it works hella good,read the directions then drain the tank and take out any gravel(and the fish dummy) and use the zap like it tells you..then rinse it out really well..i did that when i had to return a 37 gallon eclipse aquarium to pets mart but they were like,heres a brand new one..so i wasted my time cleaning it.

Jared101 · February 16th, 11:34 PM

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Originally posted by cubsfan4life021
bleach? or get one of them cool fish who suck off the crap off the side of the tank

or suck it off yourself
and b_herald,please get that vid out of your post,i just wet myself

**imhungry** · February 16th, 11:37 PM

i don't think he wants to take all the fish and crap out. ur probably gonna have to if u want to get it real clean dude.

**paintbug** · February 17th, 12:15 AM

fill the tank all the way to the top. then get a pleco (fish) he will take care of the build up. you may need to check the water for hardness also to help prevent it. tropical fish is another hobby of mine

on_the_break · February 17th, 12:50 AM

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Originally posted by paintbug
fill the tank all the way to the top. then get a pleco (fish) he will take care of the build up. you may need to check the water for hardness also to help prevent it. tropical fish is another hobby of mine

fish dont eat calcium retard.

***Pierced*** · February 17th, 12:59 AM

get one of the scruber brushes and scrub it off DONT put bleach ar lime away or any other chems that are not mad to go in a fish tank unless u want your fish to die and the pleco fis the will take care of algea

**Shytkicker** · February 17th, 01:33 AM

Yeah, most aquarium fish are pretty sensitive to harsh soaps and strong acids and bases, even if you try to wash it out afterwards. Go with the pads, just to be safe.

**paintbug** · February 17th, 01:35 AM

trust me the pleco will take care of the calcium deposits. they eat the algea that gets into the pores of the calcium and it removes it at the same time.

**Big Weapons** · February 17th, 05:00 AM

Listen to the fish man ^^^

Steel wool works.

**gto265** · February 17th, 09:12 AM

but woulnt that scratch up the glass

**Grangalan** · February 17th, 09:52 AM

ive had a tank for years, just get some brillo pads, itll take care of it right away. and no. it wont scratch up the glass

**Smitty** · February 17th, 11:52 AM

Dude youre gonna have to scrape the calcium off with a razor. Yes I know it sucks but its what you need to do. DO NOT use cleaners like windex and bleach that will immediately fill your fish. I have 3 tanks. a 10gal for my Betta, a 20 gal for my 2 lobsters and my 55 gal Amazon river setup. I love my fishies.

**gto265** · February 17th, 02:05 PM

ya i tried the razzer it worked well thanks