How often are you guys scraping your glass?

[CamoFan]

How often do you guys scrape your glass? It seems like I scrape my glass every 2-3 days. Would it be prudent to pick up some snails or just keep scraping?

 

[radreef02]

How often do you guys scrape your glass? It seems like I scrape my glass every 2-3 days. Would it be prudent to pick up some snails or just keep scraping?

My snails leave little tracks , so you get lines all through ur glass haha. It’s like a broken roomba

 

[CamoFan]

My snails leave little tracks , so you get lines all through ur glass haha. It’s like a broken roomba

I have a pincushion urchin in right now and he’s been cruising around looking for GHA on my rocks. I had some lobophora algae in my tank early this year and he destroyed that and hasn’t come back.

 

[exnisstech]

Same as radreef02 here. I just clean it every couple of days. I find it easier to do it more often rather then let it get too bad. More work but less difficult if that makes sense?

 

[JGT]

Keep scraping. Snails really won't make a significant dent in the algae on the glass.

 

[EricR]

I go in streaks:
-- sometimes I do a quick, daily scrape
-- sometimes I leave it alone for a week or more and only do it 'cause, by then, it's looking nasty

*front glass,,, sides not as often since tank is in a nook and sides aren't that noticeable,,, back only when I absolutely have to

 

[Kellie in CA]

Every other day.

 

[shakacuz]

Every other day.

same here. i'm still dealing with a bit of dino's but it's slowly going back to normal (normal being, scraping glass every three or four days)

 

[Lavey29]

Kind of depends on what's on the glass. I use the soft side every 3 or 4 days and the scraper every week or so.

 

[Gtinnel]

I have a bad habit of letting my glass get disgusting before scrapping it, but when I scrape when needed it’s probably about 2 or 3 times a week.

 

[radreef02]

But to answer the question .

when the wife complains

 

[Gtinnel]

But to answer the question .

when the wife complains

I often don’t even do it when the wife complains,

 

[CamoFan]

I go in streaks:
-- sometimes I do a quick, daily scrape
-- sometimes I leave it alone for a week or more and only do it 'cause, by then, it's looking nasty

*front glass,,, sides not as often since tank is in a nook and sides aren't that noticeable,,, back only when I absolutely have to

My tank had a flowing mane of hair algae last time I scraped my back glass because my cycle crashed and just went crazy. It now has a slight coating of brown algae. Probably gonna scrape the back soo.

 

[CamoFan]

I often don’t even do it when the wife complains,

My fiancée often complains when she can see too much. Usually only on the front and sides since the tank is in our living room.

 

[Nanolifeuk]

This is 4 days work from 5 trochus snails… still need to clean the glass though

 

[Gtinnel]

My fiancée often complains when she can see too much. Usually only on the front and sides since the tank is in our living room.

I think our key difference is fiancée. After being married for almost 20 years I just ignore her complaining. Ive honestly left the side glass to the point where you can’t see through the coraline algae. I probably scrape the side glass a few times a year.
At times I think I’m too lazy for this hobby.

 

[ABQ_CHRIS]

As needed, which is currently twice a week. I have a similar observation that snails do a terrible job of cleaning the glass. I suggest that you handle the glass and let them deal with the rocks. I credit my conch (with some help from the Court Jester Goby) for doing an outstanding job cleaning the sand.

 

[Mark Goode]

I often don’t even do it when the wife complains,

I get the wife to do it

 

[Gtinnel]

I get the wife to do it

Wow I need to figure how to get that to happen.

 

[EricR]

This is 4 days work from 5 trochus snails… still need to clean the glass though

So,,, uhhh,,, what's the story with that Flipper credit card scraper stuck to the side of the glass?

P.S. I think I need to get some trochus snails