Glass Cleaning

Charley75 · Nov 9, 2022

So I have some stubborn green spots on the inside of my tank that my flipper doesn’t even put a dent in. I even tried the larger flipper Max…no change. Any recommendations for best algae scrubbers…non-magnetic. Also, glass is starting to appear “foggy” to me and I can’t seem to figure out to get it back to clear. Any ideas? TIA!

Reefer911 · Nov 9, 2022

Time to get wet and use some elbow grease using a credit card. That’s what I do

nereefpat · Nov 9, 2022

If it's green coralline algae, even the strongest oversized magnetic scrapers with blades have trouble. A razor blade and elbow grease will take it right off though.

*PS. I think you accidentally hit the 'emergency' button.

Floyd- · Nov 9, 2022

When I have a stubborn spot I just grab a standard razor blade and get my hands/arms wet.
They sell razors on poles for aquariums but they are fairly pricey.

exnisstech · Nov 9, 2022

nereefpat said:
*PS. I think you accidentally hit the 'emergency' button.

Hopefully it was a accident.

Charley75 · Nov 9, 2022

Oops…can I change that???

Charley75 · Nov 9, 2022

Sorry…obviously not an Emergency..lol, but can’t figure out how to freakin fix/remove that….lol!

revhtree · Nov 9, 2022

I got it removed for you and no worries at all!

thatmanMIKEson · Nov 9, 2022

Turn off skimmer before you dose elbow grease.

Gtinnel · Nov 9, 2022

When a magnetic glass cleaner doesn’t cut it I use a cheap glass cleaner that I bought off Amazon for a couple dollars. It’s just a double edged razor blade in a holder with a handle.

workhz · Nov 9, 2022

razor blade in a tank (if you accidentally cut yourself) doesn't sound fun. I have the same issue, between plastic blades, metal blades, credit cards, magnetic scrapers ... ugh. I was hoping the other thread talking about magic eraser and it's variants would help and it did but there's parts of the tank that it's almost impossible to get to with any kind of pressure. Anyone have a link to these razor poles?

Gtinnel · Nov 9, 2022

workhz said:
razor blade in a tank (if you accidentally cut yourself) doesn't sound fun. I have the same issue, between plastic blades, metal blades, credit cards, magnetic scrapers ... ugh. I was hoping the other thread talking about magic eraser and it's variants would help and it did but there's parts of the tank that it's almost impossible to get to with any kind of pressure. Anyone have a link to these razor poles?

Here is the one I bought but there are countless versions of it on Amazon.

workhz · Nov 9, 2022

Gtinnel said:
Here is the one I bought but there are countless versions of it on Amazon.

Thanks. I have something with a metal blade but was thinking something for a safety razor.

radfly · Nov 9, 2022

Just got this, love it!

15" AquaBlade Aquarium Scraper - Continuum

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