Water Spot Problem

[Startoker]

I recently constructed a Water's Edge Biotope. The problem is that splatter from the bubble curtain and water fall have formed some pretty bad water spots on the inside front of the bow-front glass. How can I safely remove this build up without killing my leopard frog and how can I prevent this problem from recurring? Thanks and greetings to all. I am a newb to vivaria as well as the forum.
Best Regards,
Startoker

[Jason]

Can you post pics? never seen or heard of a "waters Edge Biotope" . but i would assume that turning down the flow of air to the bubble curtian and placeing segments to the waterfall to minimise the force of water causeing the splash is the first things that come to mind.. but i have no mental picture to work with. Is it something like a "Zero Edge" reef tank?

[Startoker]

This pic is from an ad. Mine's just like this but I have moss-covered land built up from egg crateon both sides leaving water in the middle about 1'x7"x 5" deep. I've really done just about everything I can to prevent the splatter. What I'd really like to know is how to clean up water spots that have formed on the inside (bowfront) front of the glass. Normally I'd use windex or a little CLR but I'm afraid that might hurt the frog. Any Ideas?
Regards,
Startoker

[Green Ghost]

I didn't see any waterspots in your pic so I'm not sure what you mean. Did you mean water spots are forming on the inside glass?

I get water spots on my glass covers. What I do is just remove the glass every 2 weeks or so and rinse them with hot water then dry them. That's enough to get them clean again. If I'd let it go for longer than that I think it might be harder to get them clean though.

Like I said before even though I'm not sure what you mean, my suggestion is to buy an aquarium algae cleaner magnet and wipe it across often enough to keep it clean?

[Startoker]

The water spots are forming about anywhere from 3 to 5 inches above the waterline at the inside front of the vivarium. These are due to splatter from the bubbles produced by the bubble curtain. They are probably mineral deposits attributed to the natural spring water I'm using. They are probably the same thing that forms on the inside surface of your glass cover. I tried wiping with a damp paper towel and subsequently drying with a dry paper towel but no luck. Looking for something that would remove mineral deposits that won't hurt the frog.

[Waterkeeper]

You can use white distilled vinegar and an aquarium scrubee. The vinegar is safe once it's dried it's gone, but don't get it in your water.

try dropping the waterline and scrubbing it off with the vinegar.

if it comes to the worst, I got this really nasty water ring off the top of a tank once using 90% rubbing alcolol and a ton of salt. the salt makes the alcohol abrasive without scratching the glass. but that tank was empty. again the alcohol leaves no toxic residue behind.

[acpart]

Try running your water through a britta filter. I don't get any deposits on my glass when I mist my vivs daily.

Aliza

[Green Ghost]

Originally Posted by Waterkeeper

You can use white distilled vinegar and an aquarium scrubee. The vinegar is safe once it's dried it's gone, but don't get it in your water.

try dropping the waterline and scrubbing it off with the vinegar.

if it comes to the worst, I got this really nasty water ring off the top of a tank once using 90% rubbing alcolol and a ton of salt. the salt makes the alcohol abrasive without scratching the glass. but that tank was empty. again the alcohol leaves no toxic residue behind.

Waterkeeper, don't you think salt in a freshwater tank is a bad idea? He'll never get rid of the salt once it's in there and it'll kill all the plants?

[Waterkeeper]

alcohol or vinegar would kill plants before the salt.Like I said I did this with an empty tank.
Putting this mix in the water is not what I'm suggesting, but using it as a cleaning agent. You would have to be careful with any of them not to get it in the water column.

[Green Ghost]

Startoker if I were you I would get a single edged razor blade and run it along the glass where the watermarks are to see if it's sharp enough to remove them. If you lean the blade at an acute angle it won't scratch the glass.