Help!! White line all around my tank

knc882007 · Apr 11, 2017

Hi All!
HELP I set up a salt water tank that is 36 gallons. I used CaribSea Ocean Direct Caribbean Live Sand that is fine. I now have white lines all the way around my tank from the top to the bottom. They are at the height of where the water was at as I filled the tank gallon by gallon. It has about 30 line in it. I can not get hem off for anything. I have tried scrubbing them I also was told to try a magic eraser which did not work. I have attached a picture of what I am dealing with.

Any advise would be greatly appreciated.

Flippers4pups · Apr 11, 2017

Clean, oil free razor blade should remove it. Be careful around the silicone.

Labridaedicted · Apr 11, 2017

Just dust that stuck to the side while filling. The layer of particulates that floats will adhere to the sides. Should just wipe off.

knc882007 · Apr 11, 2017

Labridaedicted said:
Just dust that stuck to the side while filling. The layer of particulates that floats will adhere to the sides. Should just wipe off.

I thought the same thing but it will not come off for anything. I have tried to wipe it off I tried to scrub it off. I just wants to hang out and not come off the wall.

knc882007 · Apr 11, 2017

Flippers4pups said:
Clean, oil free razor blade should remove it. Be careful around the silicone.

Thanks I will try that just wish I did not have to scrap the whole tank

Mike N · Apr 11, 2017

Was the tank new? Hard to imagine that film encrusting immediately to the glass.

Labridaedicted · Apr 11, 2017

New or used tank? Maybe etched glass if it's used

knc882007 · Apr 11, 2017

Mike N said:
Was the tank new? Hard to imagine that film encrusting immediately to the glass.

The tank was originally a fresh water tank but it was drained and cleaned before I started the saltwater tank. It is only 4 days old for the new start up.

knc882007 · Apr 11, 2017

knc882007 said:
The tank was originally a fresh water tank but it was drained and cleaned before I started the saltwater tank. It is only 4 days old for the new start up.

It was a brand new tank I had when I got it. It is about 2 years old and was a freshwater tank but I never had this issue until I started the saltwater tank 4 days ago. :-(

Mike N · Apr 11, 2017

knc882007 said:
The tank was originally a fresh water tank but it was drained and cleaned before I started the saltwater tank. It is only 4 days old for the new start up.

Almost every single tank i've used that wasn't new had a similar issue. Soak in vinegar, liberal elbow grease with razor blades. Not fun.

Labridaedicted · Apr 11, 2017

Yeah, might be etched. Seen it spot on used fw tanks. Try a razor as suggested above if that doesn't work it may need to be buffed. See what everyone else thinks as well, first, though.

knc882007 · Apr 13, 2017

So update on my tank... After scraping my whole tank... I can see in my tank. Thanks for all the input I am so excited I can see my empty tank now just for some fish at some point.