White stuff on canapy whats the best to get it off
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milky648 - Posts: 194
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White stuff on canapy whats the best to get it off
hello my friend hase a 33 gallon tank ,and the light is coverd with this white stuff. I my self dont have it what is it? and whats the best way to get rid of it ? thank you
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dizzcat - Posts: 648
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Is it dried up and almost looks like salt? If so its like yash said, calcium. I have found the best way of getting it off its scraping it off with a razor blade.
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yasherkoach - Posts: 1306
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first, you must make sure it is ONLY aquarium salt...and salt would just cause more deposits to build up because any salt you put in the tank never ever escapes, so if you put in too much salt you can do more damage than good - though once every Sunday, I put in 2 tablespoons of aquarium salt for the platies plus it is just good for any stress in the tank as long as I do not touch the frgs and live plants with the salt for these species are sensitive to the salt
just either take a razor blade to the calcium build up like dizz said or leave it be...it's not like it cakes up so much that it looks like the aftermath of a volcano
it may be unsightly but it does no harm to anything...just scrape it off if you can
just either take a razor blade to the calcium build up like dizz said or leave it be...it's not like it cakes up so much that it looks like the aftermath of a volcano
it may be unsightly but it does no harm to anything...just scrape it off if you can
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dizzcat - Posts: 648
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There is no way to keep it off. It builds up over time. Don't use salt water, just wipe it dry and a razor will scrape it right off. I scrape it off once a month. After awhile it builds up enough to start blocking light.
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Tmercier834747 - Posts: 887
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Keeping water from spraying up on the canopy (or light) will help. If the filter outlet is far above the surface of the water it will obviously cause a lot of spray which results in more deposits on the light. A bubble wand will do the same. I've found within the past year that my fish get plenty of oxygen when the filter outlet is level with the surface of water..but the water moves fast enough to break surface tension. Oxygen is being put into the water even when there's no audible evidence of the surface tension being broken. I know this because in the past year of fishkeeping i've yet to see a fish gasping at the surface for air. Dizz is on point about removal..but the points above are best for prevention of excessive mineral build-up..since it sounds like your buddy doesn't have a canopy to shield the light itself...this seems wiser than buying a new light every month or trying to scrape minerals off fluorescent lights.
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milky648 - Posts: 194
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well he dose have a canapy and he hase bubbels going in its a 33 gallon but i dont think hes even cleand the top of the light and it looks gross like to dislplay a tank and its so dirty ok thanks ill tell him
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yasherkoach - Posts: 1306
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I agree with Tmer, even if the filter outlet is level with the water (mine always is, on both filters), the agitation to the water surface creates plenty oxygen in the water column...it is a falsehood to believe oxygen is created with bubbles in the water column...oxygen is ONLY created at the water surface, the agitation intermixes with the gases in the air right above the water surface, and the water ions and the water agitation, even if slight, but more the better, creates plenty oxygen in the water column
if you put a glass canopy between the water and the light, very little if any deposits will build; like I said before, I get some calcium deposits around the edges of the tank at the top, but it is not so bad that I need to scrape it off
anyway, if you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to ask
if you put a glass canopy between the water and the light, very little if any deposits will build; like I said before, I get some calcium deposits around the edges of the tank at the top, but it is not so bad that I need to scrape it off
anyway, if you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to ask