Cerium Oxide ?

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  1. jborlace

    jborlace Purple Spiny Lobster

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    Anyone ever used this stuff to get light scratches out of the front glass. I got this tank used and didn't see the scratches until I got it home and started cleaning it up. It has a ton of light scratches. ImageUploadedByTapatalk1434327115.920707.jpg
     
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  2. Billme

    Billme Eyelash Blennie

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    Sounds like a buffing compound.
     
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  3. jborlace

    jborlace Purple Spiny Lobster

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    Well yeah. Lol. I read if you use 3000 grit diamond powder and then buff with the cerium oxide it works pretty good. Didn't notice these scratches until I got home with the tank.
     
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  4. Va Reef

    Va Reef Giant Squid

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    I've never heard of using it. I guess it can't really hurt at this point lol
     
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  5. Billme

    Billme Eyelash Blennie

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    If the scratches are on the inside you may not notice them much. Might try filling it first and see what it looks like.
     
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  6. jborlace

    jborlace Purple Spiny Lobster

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    I filled it and I didn't notice them that much but there was no light on it. I read that the algae that grows on the glass will fill in the scratches and it's hard to get it out.
     
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  7. Kevin_E

    Kevin_E Giant Squid

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    My new 120 has a lot of small scratches on the inside that you can't see when full, oddly enough.
     
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  8. Kevin_E

    Kevin_E Giant Squid

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    I wonder if you can fill it with a silica gel like Hanna sells for their cuvvett?
     
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  9. jborlace

    jborlace Purple Spiny Lobster

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    Is yours as bad as the pic of mine up there ? Lol
     
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  10. Kevin_E

    Kevin_E Giant Squid

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    Hard to tell, but it's bad in spots.
     
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