Can I remove minor scratches with fish in tank

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I to have a large plexi-glass aquarium with the exact problem. Unfortunately I found no safe solution, so I broke the aquarium down and removed the scratches. I first ordered the wet sanding material with a wide range of wet sanding paper. After many days of work, I found the process completely unacceptable. The best product that did the best job for me was two rubbing compounds. Heavy and fine scratch removal. After many hours of work, I bought a car buffer and restored the aquarium in hours. I first tried a high speed grinder and found the speed was so great it melted the plexi. Hope this helps.

I will probably not get this aquarium due to the problems with Coraline.

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Bellacuda	Posted 8/26/2012 9:14:25 PM
Group: Forum Members Last Active: 8/26/2012 9:24:42 PM Posts: 1, Visits: 2 46	I have an established 150g acrylic tank that has small patches of light scratches in the interior probably from scraping coroline algae. Is there a method of removing these without tearing down the tank? Currently the tank is a fish and live rock saltwater tank.
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argi	Posted 8/27/2012 9:52:25 PM
Group: Administrators Last Active: 6/15/2013 1:47:20 AM Posts: 7,164, Visits: 14,131 44,775	There are a few kits out there that say they can be used underwater, but I have never tried before: http://www.marinedepot.com/Lifegard_Aquatics_Acrylic_Scratch_Removal_Kit_72000_Tank_Cleaning_Kits_for_Saltwater_Aquariums-Lifegard_Aquatics-RB1551-FIMTCK-vi.html ________________________________________________ Keith "Simply put, you believe that things or people make you unhappy, but this is not accurate. You make yourself unhappy." Wayne Dyer
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4Mike	Posted 2/25/2013 5:34:12 PM
Group: Forum Members Last Active: 3/3/2013 3:53:43 PM Posts: 8, Visits: 121 82	I to have a large plexi-glass aquarium with the exact problem. Unfortunately I found no safe solution, so I broke the aquarium down and removed the scratches. I first ordered the wet sanding material with a wide range of wet sanding paper. After many days of work, I found the process completely unacceptable. The best product that did the best job for me was two rubbing compounds. Heavy and fine scratch removal. After many hours of work, I bought a car buffer and restored the aquarium in hours. I first tried a high speed grinder and found the speed was so great it melted the plexi. Hope this helps. I will probably not get this aquarium due to the problems with Coraline.
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4Mike	Posted 2/25/2013 9:40:45 PM
Group: Forum Members Last Active: 3/3/2013 3:53:43 PM Posts: 8, Visits: 121 82	Unfortunately,My scratches were throughout my aquarium thanks to my helpful daughter. But, If your scratches are high up on aquarium, you might try separating the area with a wide tape, such as duct tape, and proceed carefully. I also would use part of the sticky side of the tape to attach a small tarp. Edited 2/25/2013 9:49:52 PM by 4Mike
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Reefski	Posted 3/4/2013 10:49:26 PM
Group: Forum Members Last Active: 6/4/2013 11:23:37 AM Posts: 2,100, Visits: 8,970 10,869	there is a guy here in so cal that can do it with livestock in the tank. matt at seeclear.com i think it is. great guy, knows what he is doing. they do big jobs like public aquariums and home tanks too. ------------------------------------ Carl- "Pain is temporary, but quitting lasts forever" - Lance Armstrong We are all stardust Sun powered reef Venice Beach California
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