Scratched Glass (HELP)

elegants1 · 05-22-2007, 11:07 PM

well finaly got the tank cleaned yesterday and today i'm looking at it and it has a lot of scratches some fine and medium,

I've searched around here on it and looks like once i fill it up you wont be able to see them,

can you guys shed some lite on this.....PLEASE

motorslave · 05-22-2007, 11:16 PM

If its glass not much you can do about a repair unlike acrylic. My 55 has some scratches and you can see them at cewrtain angles but barely, the issue is that they will fill in with algae and then you will see them plain as day. They are hard to clean out too.

Hop · 05-22-2007, 11:20 PM

I read where there are professionals that may me able to help, but it's risky and expensive. Scratches in glass can certainly be eyesores! I doubt, unless your dealing with a few thousand dollar display, that it's worth even searching for a company to help... Sorry.

Geoff · 05-23-2007, 09:02 AM

only really big scratches are really noticeable in a glass tank once it is filled.

i would not worry about it to much. scratches show up much more on an acrylic tank than a glass tank.

G~

VWD · 05-23-2007, 10:18 AM

I agree on fillingthe tank and most will not be noticeable, The worst thing about them is algae growing in the scratch and can be hard to clean .

hng · 05-23-2007, 10:33 AM

I got scratches in my glass tank, it's not all that noticeable, but I know they're there. You'll be OK, unless you think it will drive you crazy to see a few faint scratches. Fill it up with freshwater for a leak test and see how noticeable the scratches are to you.

AdamG · 05-23-2007, 11:58 AM

when it fills with algae just use a razor blade and scrape it clean that is what I do. seems to work. It is not fixing the scratches but making them les noticable

Brent Cone · 05-23-2007, 12:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AdamG

when it fills with algae just use a razor blade and scrape it clean that is what I do. seems to work. It is not fixing the scratches but making them les noticable

Ditto! the same here, i have them on my Fresh water 75 gallon, i use a blade, it works well.
JMO,
Brent.

elegants1 · 05-23-2007, 06:02 PM

Thanks for your input....

now i can continue on my venture....