Calcium build up

BigAction · 06-19-2005, 09:59 PM

I have a build up of calicum on some of my tank parts is it ok to use some calicum remover like clr. Wash it off with clean water and put it back on my tank or is there some chemical that could mess it up.

**TheOldSalt** · 06-19-2005, 10:43 PM

Well, you can try to remove the calcium with some remover, but so far I haven't found any calcium removing product that actually works. Just be very careful not to break anything while you scrape & scrub, and be extremely sure to clean off every trace of the remover when you're finished.

blixem · 06-19-2005, 10:52 PM

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Originally Posted by TheOldSalt

Well, you can try to remove the calcium with some remover, but so far I haven't found any calcium removing product that actually works. Just be very careful not to break anything while you scrape & scrub, and be extremely sure to clean off every trace of the remover when you're finished.

One of the things I've done in the past is run parts I've touched with ANY kind of chemical through the dishwasher w/o soap a few times. (no jet-dry either :P )

mrmoby · 06-20-2005, 10:48 AM

Vinegar is a safe way to clean calcium. With a soft, but stiff bristle brush. I actually use a Black ad Decker scumbuster for calcium cleanup, and it works pretty good, though the calcium never really is removed completly. Blix, that's a good point on the dishwasher. I ran stuff through before without soap, and then i remembered the rinse agent! Fortunately I shutt it off in time.

fishboy · 06-20-2005, 07:05 PM

my solution is a scrub pad and some elbow grease

**fish_doc** · 06-25-2005, 08:47 PM

If you cant see it when it is running other than just giving it a cleaning to get the big stuff off I wouldnt work to hard at trying to remove it all. It will come back anyway.

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fishboy Custom User Title Join Date: Feb 2005 Age: 17 Posts: 1,647	my solution is a scrub pad and some elbow grease __________________ It is only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything

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TheOldSalt Darth Ichthyos Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,534	Well, you can try to remove the calcium with some remover, but so far I haven't found any calcium removing product that actually works. Just be very careful not to break anything while you scrape & scrub, and be extremely sure to clean off every trace of the remover when you're finished.

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mrmoby Devout Heathen Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Waterville, ME Age: 36 Posts: 557	Vinegar is a safe way to clean calcium. With a soft, but stiff bristle brush. I actually use a Black ad Decker scumbuster for calcium cleanup, and it works pretty good, though the calcium never really is removed completly. Blix, that's a good point on the dishwasher. I ran stuff through before without soap, and then i remembered the rinse agent! Fortunately I shutt it off in time.

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