TK_KW
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Well what is the consensus #reefsquad #reefsquadleader #Reef2Reef. Do we clean all surfaces or just the front? What do you do?
To Clean or Not to Clean?
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I clean the front and side panels, the back glass I leave alone. Its covered in coraline algae anyway 
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You sir, have a poll option nowI clean the front and side panels, the back glass I leave alone. Its covered in coraline algae anyway
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All 4 sides for me!
All sides. Coraline on the glass is a pest not a pleasure. I have a narrow tank but I still scrape the back even if it means knocking a coral or 2 off, because it's my display tank and I want the whole tank to look as good as I can make it.
If you look at any "tank of the month" quality tank they are almost always going to have clean glass. Dirty glass distracts your view which should be entirely focused on the corals and fish. You will find some people who say they like the pink background, but then why didn't you paint the back pink? I'd also challenge anyway who does prefer this look to scrape their back glass and see how they feel. It will grow back in a month or 2 if you do change your mind back.
If you look at any "tank of the month" quality tank they are almost always going to have clean glass. Dirty glass distracts your view which should be entirely focused on the corals and fish. You will find some people who say they like the pink background, but then why didn't you paint the back pink? I'd also challenge anyway who does prefer this look to scrape their back glass and see how they feel. It will grow back in a month or 2 if you do change your mind back.
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I have a rather unique rockscape in my tank and I've quit trying to clean the side glass. Especially now that I'm building a new tank and doing a new and different unique rockscape. But the new one will allow me to clean the front and the sides. My overflow weir and back wall will be coraline and/or coral once it matures, but instead of black, mine will be white.
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Should pin this up to get more votes. Or make new poll. Be interesting to see a larger volume of votes and what outcome is.I clean the front and side panels, the back glass I leave alone. Its covered in coraline algae anyway
