Dremel for algae removal?

[Dburr1014]

Has anyone tried an electric toothbrush inside the tank? It seems to me less likely to disturb rock work than manually brushing.

Most are rated as water RESISTANT.

 

[Dburr1014]

I don't currently have a dremel but I was thinking one fitted with a nylon brush may work for turf/stubborn algae removal. For those who own dremels would this be too destructive or do you think this would work? Obviously this would be done out of water. My nylon (battlebrushes) only work so well.

How much algae we talking?
H2o2 works great.

 

[drawman]

How much algae we talking?
H2o2 works great.

It's a good amount. I've used H202 in the past and should probably get back to it.

 

[trainbob]

Have to admit that when I saw the thread title it brought a smile to my face. Thanks for the laughs.

 

[JaxBeachBrian]

I picked up one of these and it works fairly well with the exception of the small difficult spots. It’s better than a toothbrush and the bristles are super tough. To help mitigate the free flowing algae after brushing, I adapted a spare AI Nero 3 with a 1 micron sock to catch the majority and I let regular filtration catch the rest. Once the water clears up, replace the floss. Skimmer catches whatever else it can