Dosing for cleaner glass?

[techhnyne]

I seem to be having to glean my glass constantly.
I am curious if there is anything I can dose to keep my glass and sand looking clean.
I know peroxide would do the trick but thats not something i can dose daily as my corals would hate it

 

[Diesel]

MNB (Micro Nano Bubbling) works really well.

 

[techhnyne]

Whats MNB?

 

[ZaneTer]

I have heard small doses of silicates can help by encouraging other life forms in our tanks that consume algae.

@Randy Holmes-Farley
Did a wonderful write up about it but I don’t remember how many mg/l was required.

 

[ZaneTer]

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2003/1/aafeature1

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Silicate dosing shifted the glass coating from green algae to diatoms, which were somewhat less obscuring (see pics in link).

That said, I generally would not approach trying to keep the glass clean by dosing something.