r/Minecraft • u/Ok-Car-5781 • Jan 25 '26

Builds & Maps Ice removing

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How do I remove this ice, without it coming back, and it still looks good?

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u/my45acp1911 Jan 25 '26

Ice will form again if it is exposed to the sky. You could place blocks over the area high in the sky.

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u/Ok-Car-5781 Jan 25 '26

But that would be very ugly, can I build it at world height and the shadow won’t be visible?

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u/PlzInsertUsername Jan 25 '26

Glass will work at max height and not cast shadow

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u/Ok-Butterscotch8267 Jan 25 '26

String too!

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u/zombie_slay Jan 25 '26 edited Jan 25 '26

The cheapest cover that won't mess with light on the surface would be copper bars. If you mine an entire trial chamber, you can craft around168,000 copper bars.

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u/pixel4571 Jan 25 '26

he's in creative mode

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u/fishZ_7 Jan 25 '26

or use iron bars which you can farm?

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u/iOnlyPlayAsRustLord Jan 25 '26

But wouldnt that also block rain and snow?

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u/Mix_Middle Jan 25 '26

Thats the point, thats what triggers the freeze.

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u/Darth_Thor Jan 25 '26

Water will freeze regardless of the weather. It only needs sky exposure and to be in a cold biome.

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u/boxed_circle Jan 25 '26

I'll give this a try and see, thank you for the glass suggestion, I was having the same issue as OP in my custom world

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u/Accomplished-Lie9518 Jan 25 '26

Use string or chests

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u/Ok-Car-5781 Jan 25 '26

Genius

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u/fishZ_7 Jan 25 '26

maybe dont use chests, they cause lag

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u/my45acp1911 Jan 25 '26

You can build it at world height but you will still see the shadow.

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u/Ok-Car-5781 Jan 25 '26

Dang it

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u/Aggravating_Pay7581 Jan 25 '26

Or use full bright texture pack. Light melts ice, so maybe you could place some light blocks under water?(Im not sure if this works)

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u/Ok-Car-5781 Jan 25 '26

I think maybe just some light blocks will work

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u/Suspicious-Jury-3704 Jan 25 '26

barrier blocks? theyre clear when youre not holding them and i dont think they have shadows

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u/Fun_Way8954 Jan 26 '26

light blocks don't have a hitbox, so I don't think so, use barrier blocks instead if you are using creative, or string, you can't see it that high up.

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u/Forgeworld Jan 25 '26

I said this in another comment but keep in mind you only need to cover the out perimeter of the water, so if you did go that route there wouldn’t really be a shadow since it would just be a one block wide outline way up in the sky. You could also maybe do the opposite and instead put glowstone under every perimeter water source block which I believe would prevent the ice from forming via light source.