Windex and a squeeky clean reef...

[Funky_Fish14]

IIRC - and like Sam sort of mentioned... I think windex is primarily Ammonia based? So basically water changes like was mentioned... carbon, and potentially an ammonia sponge... your tank should be alright! I clean the outside of my tank with windex all the time. That shouldnt cause any problem

[Samw]

I nearly wiped out my 3.5G nano once when the net I was using was placed in the sink that was just cleaned with windex and then placed in the tank. Within hours, 50% of the livestock was dead.

[Black Phantom]

"Kent" puts out a product called ammonia detox that works in minutes to drop the ammo levels. I had to use it once when I got sloppy with a cleaner It worked great but just dont over do it. Some of my softies closed up a bit but nothing died.

[wickedfrags]

A good reminder why to never clean your tank with windex or comparable glass cleaners..vinegar in a spray bottle or even just plain water will accomplish the same thing, with less risk.

Agree with the others, imagine the water changes are helping out.

[justinl]

why only 25%? I would definitely do at least an immediate 75% or more water change, then continue monitoring daily and water changing as needed.

[Hairytank]

Thank you for all the advice.

Actually, I don't clean the tank with Windex...my son thought hey it cleans windows...why not the fishtank...at least he was trying to help.

Water changes, carbon and a heavy doses of frowning seem to have paid off for the most part. The polyps are at about 75% of what they were and the colour seems to be coming back in all but one so far.

BTW, I just noticed, my windex post was post 100 for me!
Do I get a toaster?

[Myka]

Originally Posted by Hairytank

BTW, I just noticed, my windex post was post 100 for me!
Do I get a toaster?

No, you get a bottle of Windex.

Good to hear it's all good.

[RuGlu6]

Windex is amonia based, so as some one told amonia remover is a must.