white build up on tank

[zchauvin]

hey guys i have some white build up on my tank. I know its probably from my water( tap with no ro/di) any way to get rid of?? vinegar and water?

[Skip]

where on the tank

[zchauvin]

where on the tank

ehh its on light strip and around top. Its pretty much water line and where the bubbles from hydro would hit light. I used vinegar and water on napkin and it came off. Figure it was just calcium buildup

[Moon]

It is Calcium build up. Comes from hard water. I have it in all my tanks.

[zchauvin]

yeah im planning on getting a ro/di unit in a few weeks. I am very much aware my water sucks!!! 8.1 ph to start and a whole lot of hardness. hopefully my ro/di will 0 out the hardness and get the ph to at least 7.6

[Moon]

Hard water is OK for grow out. My water is really hard with a ph 8.2. I've been keeping discus in this water for the past 8 years. Soft water is required for breeding.

[zchauvin]

Hard water is OK for grow out. My water is really hard with a ph 8.2. I've been keeping discus in this water for the past 8 years. Soft water is required for breeding.

I have 29g bb growout then will go to my 75g biotope and do plan to breed as soon as 2 of my 6 pair I will have filter system installed way before that though so Ill be in good shape by then.

[Moon]

Good luck

[zchauvin]

thanks

[flyman767]

Vinegar and water works great. My guess is you probably see it worse on your heaters? Another reason why I use a mix of tap/ro.

...Ray

[Darrell Ward]

Mineral stains can be easy, or impossible to remove, depending on minerals in the water. I have extremely soft water, and still get mineral stains that nothing will remove. I've tried.

[zchauvin]

Mineral stains can be easy, or impossible to remove, depending on minerals in the water. I have extremely soft water, and still get mineral stains that nothing will remove. I've tried.

well they are some on my heaters yes but not as bad. These mineral stains are very very hard to remove lol. I had to scrub for around 30 minutes. As I mentioned I have horrible water.

[Moon]

I use a razor blade. Comes off fairly easily.