While we're on the subject of cleaning acrylic tanks you can get a real
good sparkle with 2 soft cloths. Wet one under warm water & wring it out
then wipe all over the outside. Follow this with the other one dry & buff
it up-comes up a treat! Come to think about it I'm going to do mine now as
it has lots of unsightly dried water drips down the front . . . . .
John*<o)))<*
On 4 July 2013 00:21, Michael & Marilynn Lambinicio
<mlambinicio@ymail.com>wrote:
> **
>
>
> Sweet! Ill look into that for my own tank. At the aquarium they don't use
> them because some ppl can be careless & substrate sometimes get between the
> acrylic & the scrub & scratch up the acrylic. But I think when you're at
> home & it's yours & you worked hard for it you have a large appreciation
> for it & you're careful. Sometimes volunteers from different backgrounds
> don't care as much as they should & the aquarium suffers. Although I may
> start off with just a hand sponge myself until I feel more confident.
>
> /Marilynn
>
> On Jul 3, 2013, at 6:37 PM, SIMMONDS JOHN <simmonds.john@ntlworld.com>
> wrote:
>
> > My method to clean acrylic is to use a regular magnetic algae magnet with
> > BiOrb pads in between the tank & the magnet both inside & out. These come
> > in packs of 3 & can be quite expensive from your LFS but are all over
> eBay
> > & very cheap. I use then again & again, they last ages & the abrasive
> side
> > is perfectly safe even using it by hand & applying some pressure for
> those
> > stubborn bits of green dot algae. I've been using these for nearly 5
> years
> > now & the acrylic is as clear & sparkly as the day it was made.
> >
> > John*<o)))<*
> >
> >
> > On 3 July 2013 20:47, Michael & Marilynn Lambinicio
> > <mlambinicio@ymail.com>wrote:
> >
> >> **
> >>
> >>
> >> Hi Amber! We have a few acrylic tanks at the aquarium & you're right
> they
> >> scratch VERY easily, so we clean those by hand with a sponge rather than
> >> with the magnetic floating brushes.
> >>
> >> I haven't decided if I'm going to make my 20gal split a community tank,
> >> ill probably keep it species only, Betta can be so testy some like
> company
> >> & others wont even accept a snail in their territory but I'm def going
> make
> >> it richly planted!
> >>
> >> Where did you get your past & current betta from? After I have my tank
> >> cycled Ill probably hit up aquabid.com for some Betta from Thailand -
> >> there are some excellent breeders over there!
> >>
> >> Ill def post pics once I have everything up & running :)
> >>
> >> /Marilynn
> >>
> >>
> >> On Jul 3, 2013, at 3:16 PM, Amber <arberglund@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Welcome to the group, I'm sure we would all love to see your acrylic
> >>> tank once they have finished building it. I've always wanted an acrylic
> >>> tank rather than the glass tanks I have (acrylic is SO much lighter,
> but
> >>> so much easier to scratch, so keep that in mind when you do any
> cleaning
> >>> of the sides).
> >>> I used to keep my betta's in their own tanks (10 gallon sometimes
> >>> smaller), but they never lasted more than a year for some reason. I've
> >>> recently purchased a new male betta and a female betta and have them in
> >>> 2 of my community tanks instead of keeping them in their own tanks. I'm
> >>> hoping they'll live longer happier lives this way.
> >>>
> >>> Amber
> >>>
> >>> On 7/2/2013 11:30 PM, Michael & Marilynn Lambinicio wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> Hi! My name is Marilynn & am new to the home hobbyist aquarist. I have
> >>>> husbandry knowledge via volunteering at the National Museum DC. I have
> >>>> a husband, he's a sailor & I have a cat, she's so spoiled I'm
> >>>> surprised she's not fermenting lol!
> >>>>
> >>>> Anyway, I'm speaking to a local contractor regarding a custom acrylic
> >>>> tank they'll be building for my bettas. Once I've gotten the hang of
> >>>> them in a year of so I may try my luck with a marine tank.
> >>>>
> >>>> I'm currently a student at UFC for my BS in Biology, I graduate next
> >> hear!
> >>>>
> >>>> /r
> >>>> Marilynn
> >>>
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