J.B Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 Just finished scaping and planting my second tank, very excited. Bought it secondhand off Gumtree to save a couple of bucks to spend on plants. It looked good, the guy even told my without prompting how “fastidious” he was about caring for the glass….should have been a warning, what Australian ever said “fastidious “. Two long vertical scrapes/scratches down the front glass became obvious the moment I filled the tank…I cannot unsee them (insert scream…sobbing) Do any of you fine people know if anything can be done¿ Do I have to seek a zen moment where I accept that I must have done something truely awful in a past life and karma has finally come visiting¿ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flumpweesel Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 Are you 100% it is a scratch could it be tape residue from its time in storage. 🤞 I have no tips but will be following this with interest as I have manged to put a small line in the front centre of my tank and yep its all I can see. Your scape is lovely but I suppose one option is that would disguise the scratch is to move hard scape to shadow it and break up the line a little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lefty o Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 best thing to do with scratched glass is to leave it alone, and try not to make it worse. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drenon88 Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 On 10/28/2021 at 7:21 AM, J.B said: Bought it secondhand off Gumtree to save a couple of bucks to spend on plants. It looked good, the guy even told my without prompting how “fastidious” he was about caring for the glass….should have been a warning, what Australian ever said “fastidious “. That was funny, thanks! Also learned something new - Gumtree! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.B Posted October 28, 2021 Author Share Posted October 28, 2021 Assuming of course Lefty O I have any self control…. Defiantly scratches (multiple) Frumpweesle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanked Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 I didn't have scratches until the Mag-float accidently picked up one of the razor blades. It's best just to live with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KittenFishMom Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 There are product for scratched eye glasses. I have never tried them, but they are out there. You might try a tiny test on a back corner or an old tank, not on the new one. "My favorite way to dust the house is to remove my eye glasses." This might work for aquarium scratches too. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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