Glass Cleaner

[GPitchford]

Picture may be hard to see but I have these circles all over this tank I’m restoring and trying to find the best way to get rid of them. I’ve tried soap and water with a razor blade and Mr clean eraser, and I’ve tried vinegar any more ideas would be helpful

 

[Fish Fan]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!

I've seen this kind of thing before, and if it's what I think it is, it's actually that the glass has become etched. I don't believe a typical cleaning product will do it, I think you might have to try to polish it out. I will say that it should look a lot less noticeable when the tank is filled.

Good luck!

 

[D.WhiteShark]

Have you tried citric acid? That worked for some of the tanks I've had.

Fishfan may be right it may need to be polished

 

[ReeferMo]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!

I've seen this kind of thing before, and if it's what I think it is, it's actually that the glass has become etched. I don't believe a typical cleaning product will do it, I think you might have to try to polish it out. I will say that it should look a lot less noticeable when the tank is filled.

Good luck!

Or muriatic acid

 

[Fish Fan]

Or muriatic acid

Sometimes glass gets etched in a way that an acid can't get off

 

[gbroadbridge]

Picture may be hard to see but I have these circles all over this tank I’m restoring and trying to find the best way to get rid of them. I’ve tried soap and water with a razor blade and Mr clean eraser, and I’ve tried vinegar any more ideas would be helpful

The glass has been etched and it wont clean off - can only be polished out with a polishing compound.

However, the tank silicon also looks a bit iffy and I'm not sure I would trust it.
How long has the tank been empty? If the silicon has dried out it could be a problem.

 

[GPitchford]

Thank you everyone I have a polisher and will give that a try!!!

 

[ReeferMo]

Sometimes glass gets etched in a way that an acid can't get off

I guess it depends what that is. It does not look like dried out coraline algae