Poll: How often do you scrape your glass?

[Kimberely]

6-8 weeks????
DO YOU HAVE LIGHTS ?? ( Joking but that's a LONG Time - wow)

It really is weird. When I had my 125 set up I had to clean it weekly. But since I downsized to a 29 gallon it just quit. I'm running an AI Prime HD. It's been about 5 weeks since I cleaned the glass and you really can't see any film looking straight at the tank. But it you get off to the side you can see a tiny bit. I'll probably give the glass a good cleaning this coming weekend though. But then again nothing about this nano should "technically" work. From using a HOB, no skimmer, topping off with my well water (I do use RO for water changes)...nothing. But if it's not broke why fix it? Lol. I may have to upgrade if I ever get brave enough to try sps though.

You can see it a bit from this angle

 

[Phycodurus]

i can't remember the last time i scraped down my tank tbh. truthfully, i think it's because i'm leery of scratching it (180G acrylic tank). i have a soft sponge specifically for acrylic tanks, but i keep visualizing micro-scratches with each swipe of the sponge lol. ;Nailbiting

there's coralline algae here and there, but i guess i have the coralline-eating asterina stars cuz i notice bare outlines of coralline "splotches." very little film too (I have a lawnmower blenny & trochus snails) . i tend to run mostly just my blues for most of the photo-period.

 

[SPR1968]

About every 2-3 days, I like it to be very clean

 

[Jay Tosi]

I just love the clean tank appeal

 

[Jordan Prather]

i can't remember the last time i scraped down my tank tbh. truthfully, i think it's because i'm leery of scratching it (180G acrylic tank). i have a soft sponge specifically for acrylic tanks, but i keep visualizing micro-scratches with each swipe of the sponge lol. ;Nailbiting

there's coralline algae here and there, but i guess i have the coralline-eating asterina stars cuz i notice bare outlines of coralline "splotches." very little film too (I have a lawnmower blenny & trochus snails) . i tend to run mostly just my blues for most of the photo-period.

We use a flipper with acrylic blades on our 180 acrylic also use magic erasers and no scratches yet

 

[Jordan Prather]

Not sure on the time frame probably about once every week or two but I let it build up pretty good. When I scrape it it comes off in flakes that my fish love. They chase my flipper around gobbling up all the algea lol.

 

[Bruce60]

Roughly once a week but it can vary somewhat depending on how busy I get and whether I'm having any guests.

The glass scraper attachment for the magnet algae cleaner is one of the better inventions in the past decade or so. I can take care of 95%+ of the algae that way. With an island tank I have to clean all four sides of the tank. Takes 10-15 mins. I don't leave it in the tank when I'm not scraping.

 

[40ozboys]

I scrap my glass every 3-4 days, Front and sides, got the back of the tank blacked out and maybe hit it one a month, for the most part leave the back glass for my snails.

 

[Bbfishb81]

Usually every other day or so for me. Longest I've let it go is prob 5 days. I like to see what in my tanks. Never scrape the back glass tho. Leave it for the snails, just incase.

 

[Bryson.bobby]

Almost every day

 

[BudgetReefer007]

6-8 weeks????
DO YOU HAVE LIGHTS ?? ( Joking but that's a LONG Time - wow)

id be interested to know if its because your tank is wide enough to be out of the light or if its a nutrient thing.. or maybe if you're just accepting a little growth for a while? lol

ive considered a 2' wide tank to try to eliminate the light hitting in hopes of not cleaning the glass...as often..

 

[Kimberely]

id be interested to know if its because your tank is wide enough to be out of the light or if its a nutrient thing.. or maybe if you're just accepting a little growth for a while? lol

ive considered a 2' wide tank to try to eliminate the light hitting in hopes of not cleaning the glass...as often..

The tank is a standard 29 gallon. The light definitely hits the front glass. I believe it's nutrient related (only 3 fish and I hand feed so very little wasted) as well as a good CUC. My tank also has a healthy population of colonista snails which helps.

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

Curious about how often fellow reefers clean their glass...

Can't remember last time I cleaned them. I think the pods do it for me. I haven't for awhile. ........ odd.

 

[Kimberely]

Can't remember last time I cleaned them. I think the pods do it for me. I haven't for awhile. ........ odd.

At least I'm not alone. Lol

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

At least I'm not alone. Lol

You see, your not crazy......Hahaha

 

[ca1ore]

Acrylic tank; mostly every other weekend, sometimes I push it to three weeks. Blanking panels on the tank limit the light that falls on the front.

 

[mucky1957]

I have to clean the glass evry couple of days or so. I went to see a big tank and over a coffee we were talking about lighting and brightness. I have a 4' chinese box LED ( its a great light ) that has 3 channels ( white/red/green and day blue and night blue ) and I have the whites on during the day from 10am to 5.30pm at 70% of the power available. I was told that 70% is high and that (a) it doesn't need to be that high and (b) that was why I was getting a lot of algae on the glass ?? So my question is ( and this guy has been reefing for a long long time ) is he right about 70% being too high and the cause of the algae.

 

[ScottR]

Curious about how often fellow reefers clean their glass...

Daily if I want to see everything. Weekly to control it.

 

[sfin52]

When I need it

 

[Ferrell]

When I can see snail tracks. Generally once a week on sundays