How often do y'all need to clean your tank glass??

[Grizzly_Jordy]

To keep my glass clear i need to scrape the glass multiple time a day due to fast algae growth on the glass. Is this the same for everyone else or is there anything I can do to slow down the algae? My light is a redsea50 led I'm currently keeping it at 62% blues 16% white light.

 

[Saltyreef]

To keep my glass clear i need to scrape the glass multiple time a day due to fast algae growth on the glass. Is this the same for everyone else or is there anything I can do to slow down the algae? My light is a redsea50 led I'm currently keeping it at 62% blues 16% white light.

How old is your tank?

Some people swear by dosing live phyto to combat out of control neusiance algae. Especially the stuff that coats the glass overnight.

 

[Lavey29]

This is common with new tanks. I currently soft wipe my glass about every 5 or 6 days and scrape it once every 10 to 14 days.

 

[ReefGeezer]

3-5 days with a mag float for me. I get nervous if there is not some film accumulating on the glass.

 

[AlexandraDreadlocksPanda]

To keep my glass clear i need to scrape the glass multiple time a day due to fast algae growth on the glass. Is this the same for everyone else or is there anything I can do to slow down the algae? My light is a redsea50 led I'm currently keeping it at 62% blues 16% white light.

How old is the tank? What are your levels for Nitrates, Phosphates and Silicates? What additives/supplements are you using?

 

[SpyC]

My tank is only a few months old and am scraping the glass about once a week. In my old tank I would go about once every other week.

 

[Genetics]

One, maybe two times a week.

 

[vetteguy53081]

To keep my glass clear i need to scrape the glass multiple time a day due to fast algae growth on the glass. Is this the same for everyone else or is there anything I can do to slow down the algae? My light is a redsea50 led I'm currently keeping it at 62% blues 16% white light.

Where there is light - there is algae. Like many on here about every 3-4 days for me. If youre using a stick version of algae scrubber- consider the magnets which out the fun into it and cut time. My task for a 400g is about 50 seconds.

Tunze with plastic blade

Flipper which has felt on one side and scraper on the other

 

[KK's Reef]

You're going to have algae film no matter what, and that's a good thing. I have to scrape my glass every 4-5 days. If you're having to do it a few times a day, your nutrients are too high.

 

[Treefer32]

For me algae comes every 2-4 days, takes me 45 minutes to clean all 4 sides on my 340 gallon in wall display. Mainly because I have to clean all 4 sides from the top, I can't get a magnet scraper to anything but the front glass. So, long handled scraper and all 4 sides. 2-3 times a week.

 

[vlangel]

3-5 days with a mag float for me. I get nervous if there is not some film accumulating on the glass.

Same here!

 

[Gtinnel]

I found found that if I keep a scraper in the tank and never use it my wife eventually gets tired of the ugly glass and cleans it for me. It seems to take about 2 weeks before it gets a bad enough film that she scrapes it.
Honestly with a good magnetic cleaner (I prefer the Tunze) it only takes a few seconds anyway.

 

[BCSreef]

Every 3-5 days. The Tunze scrapers work the best for me.

 

[Grizzly_Jordy]

How old is your tank?

Some people swear by dosing live phyto to combat out of control neusiance algae. Especially the stuff that coats the glass overnight.

It's only about 2 months old.

 

[shakacuz]

3-4 days for me. i sometimes get the desire to do it every 2 days but it’s usually short lived

 

[Idech]

I leave a mag float with a green pad stuck to it in the tank and wipe the front glass every day. I do the sides every 2-3 weeks; pods like to feed on the brown slime that accumulates there.

A few times a day is definitely too much. See what you need to decrease (light, nutrients, phyto, all).

 

[MexiReefer]

Same here!

x3

 

[Klyle]

It varies for me but when everything is going well- i clean it once every two weeks. And a lot of times it’s because I’m bored, not because the glass is dirty.

 

[ReefGuard Systems]

once per day

 

[Roatan Reef]

3-4 days