Algae and silicone

[Back where it all began]

For this of you who do not clean the back or sides of your tanks and alloe coralline algae to grow, are you concerned with its effect on your silicone seals. I have some stubborn regular algae that is very hard to get off of the silicone just to return the next couple of days.
Do you feel this weakens the sealant?

 

[TriggerFinger]

I would be more concerned about damaging the seal myself trying to get algae off. I have a very thin line of algae around all my silicone that doesn’t get scraped because I’m terrified to puncture it with the razor blade.

 

[Webslinger]

nope

 

[Back where it all began]

I agree. I have a thin line of algae that resides against my silicone bead. Tried brushing it off, but seemed to remove very small bits of the silicone .