Do you clean the back glass?
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I haven't cleaned the back but wish I would have started to. I'm not a fan of the purple algae backing not that I have it. So begins the process of scraping if off....
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No seriously i researched them for ages and they are Blue Throat Triggers and a real pair of characters.
If you want to see some spawning action have a look on my build thread as there are some short videos of their antics. They have spawned at least twice so must like their home.
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Wow, that is night day as far as looks go... Beautiful with the black back, I have a feeling I will be scraping this weekend.When I first started out I was learning and thought it was good to leave the back glass dirty with the algea build up etc. Food for the fish etc.
At the end of the day it’s personal choice. My personal choice is to keep it clean which takes the effort of scraping it slightly every few weeks and that’s it. I just think it gives depth to the tank. If you keep ontop of it it’s very easy.
I have a few picture below were you can easily see the difference...
Glass Cleaned
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Other than a brand new tank that has never been scraped I've never seen a tank look worse with a clean background then a dirty one. I have seen 100s that look better with the clean back though.
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OK OK OK, I am going to attack my back glass, Is there any precautions due to the heavy amount of build up? The last time I cleaned it (and the whole tank/rock) it threw the tank balance off.
What about the overflow? THATS been bothering me, It looks like craps(round plastic) any tips on that?
What about the overflow? THATS been bothering me, It looks like craps(round plastic) any tips on that?
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What back glass?
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Change of plans ... I'm going to let the coraline algae cover up the back glass and then ... glue certain frags and let it spread unto the coraline algae. No ... not GSP and right now I don't have any clue what it'll be ... yet. Just something different and hopefully more colourful 
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With my nano tanks, retail space is limited. Because of this, I let nature take its course and don’t clean the back glass. I have corals that are attached to the back of my tanks and make for a nice back drop
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I am facing the same issues with my 36 Bow as far as limited space goes. I may have to look into the whole back glass thing... [emoji848]
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What overflow, I can’t see much of mine as Zoanthids are growing all over it. Attach some green star polyps or Zoanthids around it or on it and they will spread to cover the area.
