Glass Cleaning

[Charley75]

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]

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

 

[nereefpat]

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-]

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]

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

Hopefully it was a accident.

 

[Charley75]

Oops…can I change that???

 

[Charley75]

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

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

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

 

[thatmanMIKEson]

Turn off skimmer before you dose elbow grease.

 

[Gtinnel]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Just got this, love it!

15" AquaBlade Aquarium Scraper - Continuum

Keep your tank squeaky clean with Continuum! Continuum algae scrapers are by far the best handheld scraper on the market today! Made of strong virgin white plastic, AquaBlades are much stronger and you will notice it once you feel them! The 15" scrapers make a great cleaning accessory for almost...

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[Rybki]

Aqua blade works well, four different sizes

 

[thatmanMIKEson]

No sense using a scraper stick, when they make the flipper.

 

[Floyd-]

No sense using a scraper stick, when they make the flipper.

My flipper only gets the easy stuff, I have some hard crust that the flipper wont touch

 

[thatmanMIKEson]

You don

My flipper only gets the easy stuff, I have some hard crust that the flipper wont touch

Same if I don't clean it for a few days