Sodium silicate removal

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Does anybody know how to get rid of sodium silicate that has hardened on the aquarium front glass? It has dried up and hardened. I remove most of it with a razer blade but it's impossible to remove the rest. I tried some alcohol and vinegar but that doesn't work. Does it need a basic solution to dissolve? It leaves an ugly streak down the middle of the tank. Any suggestions.

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Or has it reacted with the glass and cause this?
 
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Why do you think it is silicate?
I bought the loudwolf sodium silicate. It had dripped out of my syringe I was dosing and onto the front glass. I thought since it was easy to dissolve with ro di water that I will get to in later to wipe. It had harden a day later and had to scraped off. It was partially scraped off but left a white streak. I
 

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I bought the loudwolf sodium silicate. It had dripped out of my syringe I was dosing and onto the front glass. I thought since it was easy to dissolve with ro di water that I will get to in later to wipe. It had harden a day later and had to scraped off. It was partially scraped off but left a white streak. I
did you ever figure out how to remove it?
 

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It happened to me before made my glass real hazy , it just disappeared after a while of constantly cleaning the glass
 

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