General Care Discussion :: Hard Water Deposit Stains on Reds Shell.. what do I do?

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Post Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2012 12:12 am   Hard Water Deposit Stains on Reds Shell.. what do I do?

We just moved into an apartment, and our dishes have the same hard water spots on them like Miss. Reds Shell does. I keep her tank clean, she is basking normally, her water temperatures are at a constant 78 degrees.. not sure what to do for her. I have never ever had any problems like this before until we moved into our apartment and our dishes have the same thing on them when they dry. What can I do?

These are pictures after I cleaned her tank.... The first picture she has a Dry shell after a gentle toothbrush rub under some warm water & dry after basking
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Dry after the toothbrush scrubbing and some warm water, basking after. It was a lot better looking right after the scrub and after she dried.
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Before a gentle scrubbing with the toothbrush
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Wet before a scrub
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Post Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2012 12:16 am   Re: Hard Water Deposit Stains on Reds Shell.. what do I do?

Here is another close up of it after a quick scrub


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Post Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2012 12:36 am   Re: Hard Water Deposit Stains on Reds Shell.. what do I do?

Hard water is not considered harmful to RES. There are water softener filter media or home water filter systems to try out.
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