Practical question about acrylic tank top/lid

Serpenteer

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Have had 75 and 125 gallon tanks for decades. About to get a 180 gallon acrylic. Has to be acrylic for weight purposes. The tank is one with a “lid” built in.
I have very hard water. The top of my tanks, and especially my lids crust badly over time with evaporation and such. I don’t mind too much because I have wooden canopies. Normally, I just buy another glass lid after awhile, but the tank itself just stays crusty. Does anyone deal with this problem with an acylic top like I mentioned? Obviously, you can’t just go buy another, so I’m looking for a plan. Let alone cleaning the inside of a 30” tall tank with that built in lid.
 
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Have had 75 and 125 gallon tanks for decades. About to get a 180 gallon acrylic. Has to be acrylic for weight purposes. The tank is one with a “lid” built in.
I have very hard water. The top of my tanks, and especially my lids crust badly over time with evaporation and such. I don’t mind too much because I have wooden canopies. Normally, I just buy another glass lid after awhile, but the tank itself just stays crusty. Does anyone deal with this problem with an acylic top like I mentioned? Obviously, you can’t just go buy another, so I’m looking for a plan. Let alone cleaning the inside of a 30” tall tank with that built in lid.
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This might not be the answer you want but you just have to clean it every so often, wipe it down once a week and the hard water deposits wont build up to the point theyre cemented to the acrylic.
 
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