How do you clean your glass?

[schminksbro]

I am afraid of windex so I use water and paper towel. Vinegar is a good idea as well.

[Sir Patrick]

I use windex on occasion- but I make sure its the last thing I do on the tank fro the day, and dont spray it anywhere near the tank. I spray it on the paper towel, far away. Then go clean the outside of the tank.

[taziam10797]

I use plain old water and a squeegie from the shower. Works great for me. Never thought of the vinegar that would work also. but the squeegie is a must for me. I also use a magnet cleaner for the inside, it also helps keep the outside clean as well.

[Ocho Cinco]

A lot of good reccomendations. Yeah I am very careful with the windex too. I'm gonna try the Viengar and possibly the squegee and water, I heard that works well too.

[Tom@HaslettMI]

I use a hand towel to soak water off the glass* (little to no wiping) and let the little bit of remaining water dry. To deal with dried streaks and drops, I wipe them with a dry section of towel then buff with my thumb or the heel of my hand. Try it...you'll be surprised how your tank shines!

*I have a glass tank... I'd assume this method works on acrylic but I've not tried it.

[Rabidgoose]

vinegar and water mixed at 50/50 in a spray bottle and wiped with newspaper.

[tazzy695]

I typically spray Windex directly on the tank and wipe clean with newspaper (lint free ) it holds together better then paper towel and leaves a nice streak free finish

however if I don't have any news paper sitting around I use paper towel

[handlevandal]

You mean they really still print newspapers??????

I use a soft cloth and just keep rubbing until the streaks go away. If its really salty I wipe it down with a damp cloth and then do the soft cloth polish. I was warned years ago by a long term really accomplished reefer about Windex so I've never gone that route on any of the six tanks I've had.

One of them was a 50G Oceanic tank that had the finest glass I've ever seen, hardly a trace of green and it was so easy to polish up. The man who bought the tank a couple of years ago stopped by to see me at the swap in Lansing and he said exactly the same thing about it. What a great little tank!

[tazzy695]

never had issues on any of my tanks and been using Windex for many years now

I have heard of it causing acrylic to cloud though due to the ammonia in it

[igot2gats]

I keep it simple - water in a spray bottle with either a cloth towel or paper towel.