Hello! I am not sure if this is the right place, but I would consider “refurbishing” old tanks DIY. I think?
So a while ago, my mom brought home a 10 gallon tank from Goodwill, complete with a broken light, lime scale/hard water stains, an assortment of random filter pieces, and a jumble of unidentifiable plastic pieces. I decided to try to clean up the tank, but never got past scraping away the silicone (which actually went well) before the tank got thrown out. I thoroughly enjoyed working on the tank, and am wanting to get another tank to work on, but actually finish this time! I am just wondering if anyone has any recommendations? My biggest problem is going to be dealing with hard water deposits and stains and such, I have heard you can use a blade or razor to scrape them, but are there going to be some that just can’t be fixed? Like I don’t mind sitting there for an hour or two just scraping mineral deposits with a blade, but are there going to be ones impossible to remove? That is my biggest fear. A tank lot I am looking at has minor scuffs and I am planning on them needing resealed, but the mineral deposits are real bad. Is it anything to worry about?
Any tips would be greatly appreciate!!!
So a while ago, my mom brought home a 10 gallon tank from Goodwill, complete with a broken light, lime scale/hard water stains, an assortment of random filter pieces, and a jumble of unidentifiable plastic pieces. I decided to try to clean up the tank, but never got past scraping away the silicone (which actually went well) before the tank got thrown out. I thoroughly enjoyed working on the tank, and am wanting to get another tank to work on, but actually finish this time! I am just wondering if anyone has any recommendations? My biggest problem is going to be dealing with hard water deposits and stains and such, I have heard you can use a blade or razor to scrape them, but are there going to be some that just can’t be fixed? Like I don’t mind sitting there for an hour or two just scraping mineral deposits with a blade, but are there going to be ones impossible to remove? That is my biggest fear. A tank lot I am looking at has minor scuffs and I am planning on them needing resealed, but the mineral deposits are real bad. Is it anything to worry about?
Any tips would be greatly appreciate!!!