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Cleaning limescale

Chris_Homan

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Where we live the water is very hard and I’m starting to see limescale buildup from water evaporation. Is there a safe method to remove this buildup?

Thanks.
 
I go around the tank with a sponge twice a week, normally I’ll have a bowl of RO water that I drown the sponge in. Works well enough.
 
With limescale during the weekly water change i will go round the tank with the scourer side of a sponge i normally use the tank water as i normally clean all the glass and stuff before the water change and siphon 50% seems to work well.
 
I do a quick wipe around the rim with a kitchen towel dampened with vinegar every WC. Works a treat. Any drips of vinegar into the tank water are insignificant compared to the volume of tank water, and not toxic at that level of dilution.
I am reading Sunken Gardens by Karen Randall and this is what she says, "You can even use it to clean the water line on a rimless tank by drawing the water level down a few inches, applying the vinegar to a paper towel, and then scraping. Avoid getting large quantities of vinegar into the tank, but a few drops will not hurt."
 
sponge works well for me every water change. for stubborn spots, a SHARP razor blade will do the trick.
 
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