Glass scratched

ShaneAugust · Nov 14, 2022

I’ve had my waterbox for almost 2 years and all of a sudden large scratches are showing up everywhere on the inside of the tank. What is going on? Is it from my flipper magnet cleaner? I just threw it in the trash. There was no sand on it but why is it causing these scratches? Any real way to buff the scratches out without draining my tank? I’m done cleaning my glass with any blade/magnet.

davidcalgary29 · Nov 14, 2022

ShaneAugust said:
I’ve had my waterbox for almost 2 years and all of a sudden large scratches are showing up everywhere on the inside of the tank. What is going on? Is it from my flipper magnet cleaner? I just threw it in the trash. There was no sand on it but why is it causing these scratches? Any real way to buff the scratches out without draining my tank? I’m done cleaning my glass with any blade/magnet.

Rescue that flipper! It can be used as a handy nori clip.

It's possible that the blade became twisted or scarred and that this scored your glass; it's also possible that you've scratched it in some other way and that algae is now growing in the grooves, making them more visible.

Have you contated Waterbox? They'd be in the best position, by far, to tell you if the scratches can be buffed out.

ShaneAugust · Nov 14, 2022

davidcalgary29 said:
Rescue that flipper! It can be used as a handy nori clip.

It's possible that the blade became twisted or scarred and that this scored your glass; it's also possible that you've scratched it in some other way and that algae is now growing in the grooves, making them more visible.

Have you contated Waterbox? They'd be in the best position, by far, to tell you if the scratches can be buffed out.

Thank you for the advice, could it also be that I left the flipper in the tank for almost a week? Maybe algae grew on it? Totally my fault but I didn’t expect anything to happen where it scratches my glass. I’m going to shoot waterbox an email to see if there’s anything I can do. Thank you

davidcalgary29 · Nov 14, 2022

ShaneAugust said:
Thank you for the advice, could it also be that I left the flipper in the tank for almost a week? Maybe algae grew on it? Totally my fault but I didn’t expect anything to happen where it scratches my glass. I’m going to shoot waterbox an email to see if there’s anything I can do. Thank you

No, I don't think that would be the cause.

This may be unhelpful, but try to train your mind not to see the scratches -- it's like having floaters in your eyes. If the scratches are merely cosmetic, and do not affect the integrity of the tank, then you can ignore them. I gouged several unpleasant scratches into the front of a used RSM250 I moved myself -- ratchet straps will do that -- and then realized that I was the only one who cared. Lighting changes made them barely visible in the end.

Lbrdsoxfan · Nov 14, 2022

Now that it's scratched, you'll get over it. We all will scratch glass, it's just a matter of when. More than likely you got sand under the scraper at some point. Low iron tanks just tend to make it more noticeable.

Edit:
@davidcalgary29 said, learn to look past it or be prepared to buy a new display or replace the glass pane. Buffing is a pain and you have to drain the tank to try.