Vacation and algae buildup

[Aries360]

Hello everyone, I’m going on a long vacation with my wife for three weeks. I will have somebody feeding my tank, but I do not trust him to clean the glass with scratching it. Thinking of ways to reduce algae buildup, like reducing time of lights, or turning down the brightness. I don’t want to kill my corals, of course, but three weeks is a long time of algae buildup on acrylic. Any ideas?

 

[blaxsun]

Other than a UV, reducing the light schedule a bit could help. There are some supplements (not Vibrant) that can also reduce algae (these can be hit and miss). Lighting and reduced feeding are probably your best options.

 

[malacoda]

What type of cleaner do you usually use?

I left my acrylic 120g for 3 weeks. It didn't take much more time or effort than usual for me to get it back to crystal clean with my Might Magnet with dozer pad.

I'd image a standard dobie pad or Magic Eraser would work just as well.