How'd often do you clean algae of your glass?

[RussiReef]

Twice a week.

 

[Injoynit]

Used to be once weekly now stepping into a more nutrient rich tank for LPS it's twice a week.

 

[kruley]

I clean it every third day or so. I need a better tool than a mag float. Any suggestions? Glass tank, 90 gallons.

 

[Roy 9121]

If it were physically easier to do I’d clean the back glass just as often. I love the look of a spotless back glass as well. It’s just hard to reach behind the tank

I Never do anything to my back glass, its just to much work.

 

[Fudsey]

Right now I am having to clean the front and sides about 2x a day from green dust on them, PITA. Not sure what changed as this has only started recently. Before it was 2-3 times a week....

Not sure what the issue is... Parameters haven't changed.

 

[brandon429]

the #1 action one can do to lessen and in many cases stop their glass growths for several months is a sandbed change or a correct/all at once 100% sandbed cleaning. you can get away with sheer neglect after one of those, they're the fountain of youth...glass scraping stops in mine for about 3-4 months as its already a pretty low bioload system. for those with a bed if you feel you are glass scraping too much, consider cleaning the sandbed.

the classic test: if you reach in and grab sand and drop it, would a huge cloud result

 

[ReefJake123]

Every other day for me yet I have pretty high intense light so my algae grows quicker

 

[Fudsey]

the #1 action one can do to lessen and in many cases stop their glass growths for several months is a sandbed change or a correct/all at once 100% sandbed cleaning. you can get away with sheer neglect after one of those, they're the fountain of youth...glass scraping stops in mine for about 3-4 months as its already a pretty low bioload system. for those with a bed if you feel you are glass scraping too much, consider cleaning the sandbed.

the classic test: if you reach in and grab sand and drop it, would a huge cloud result

Thanks @brandon429, Guess that's my next course of action and it is due

 

[nickenayat]

My tank is doing well, but I keep getting algae on my glass. I clean it just about daily, is that normal?

You can clean it as much as you need it. Try having a shorter light cycle. I run my lights about 8 hours a day and I clean my glass daily. Don’t worry

 

[TinyChocobo]

the #1 action one can do to lessen and in many cases stop their glass growths for several months is a sandbed change or a correct/all at once 100% sandbed cleaning. you can get away with sheer neglect after one of those, they're the fountain of youth...glass scraping stops in mine for about 3-4 months as its already a pretty low bioload system. for those with a bed if you feel you are glass scraping too much, consider cleaning the sandbed.

the classic test: if you reach in and grab sand and drop it, would a huge cloud result

Would regularly cleaning the sand help prevent it? I would worry about sand dwellers.

 

[brandon429]

Here is much sand rinsing detail and examples covers everything from microbial impacts all the way to sand dweller impact (sand dwellers can be hand removed before rinsing and put back after, if they’re critical to keep)

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/t...ead-aka-one-against-many.230281/#post-2681445

 

[Mushroomhead]

If I don't clean it daily it starts to grow green fur!

 

[PEP12]

I clean the front and one side every other day regardless as I like to see all my inhabitants clearly with no distortion, the other side I have my frag racks attached and it is next to a wall so I leave it along with the back of the DT to achieve a natural look and it keeps my tangs and snails happy