Cleaning rounded corners

[IslandCrow]

So, do any of you have creative methods for cleaning the curved corners of tanks like the Aquapod? Right now, I take a credit card to it every few weeks or so, but it would be nice if there were a quicker way to do it so I could be a little more proactive. I'm trying to be good and keep my hands out of my tank as much as I can.

 

[E.intheC]

bowfronts are a pain for this reason.. I have one of the scrubbing brushes that work, but not for the "stuck on" algae that's hard to get off.. you should try hitting up a home improvement store and seeing what you can come up with there.

 

[Jadams]

Toothbrush's work great IMO

 

[GoingPostal]

I'm all about the toothbrush as well. Need a new one though, my dog chewed up my tank toothbrush.

 

[E.intheC]

tooth brushes are great, absolutely.. especially for cleaning hard to reach places. lol..

 

[Mark426]

I used a folded piece of those precut fliter pads. Worked great for me. Would even scrub of coraline.

 

[StevieTdrill]

I usually use a razor blade, but a better method is using a spoon. It's curve is perfect on rounded corners.

 

[1DeR9_3Hy]

one of these, with a tooth brush attached at the end. Hand never gets in the tank, and you can really scrub on it if you secure it well enough.

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[ortiz76]

We use a toothbrush on our Red Sea Max.

 

[IslandCrow]

I probably should have mentioned it, but the tank is acrylic, so a razor blade is out. Do any of you who use toothbrushes use them on acrylic tanks? What about the filter pads? I actually have one of the Kent acrylic scrapers on order, but it's still going to involve me getting my hands in the tank to get around the corners. I'm guessing it'll be easier to use than the credit card, though.

 

[Jadams]

Mine is glass, but im sure the toothbrush route would work fine on the acrylic. Good luck!!!

 

[MikePowell]

I use a "nimble" cleaner. it works awsome on the corners and rest of the glass.

 

[MikePowell]

plus it is extremely low profile.

 

[skrtcsr]

I use an acrylic scrub pad it works really well.

 

[IslandCrow]

Cool, thanks for all the tips. I took a look at the nimble cleaner, and I like the idea. I emailed the question, but do you happen to know if it's safe for acrylic tanks?

 

[StevieTdrill]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13931193#post13931193 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by IslandCrow
Cool, thanks for all the tips. I took a look at the nimble cleaner, and I like the idea. I emailed the question, but do you happen to know if it's safe for acrylic tanks?

Yes, he makes ones safe for acrylic or they all are safe. Expect to wait a month or more for delivery in the winter. He is not the best about responding to emails and has to do them outside for ventalation. There is a very long thread on this product on N-R

 

[Western_reefer]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13904617#post13904617 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by MikePowell
I use a "nimble" cleaner. it works awsome on the corners and rest of the glass.

So do I. I've had it for a while already. Very good magnet cleaner!

 

[Illuminati]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13903451#post13903451 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by IslandCrow
I probably should have mentioned it, but the tank is acrylic, so a razor blade is out.

Aquapods (Like all other All In One Nano) are glass, not acrylic.

 

[IslandCrow]

Aquapods (Like all other All In One Nano) are glass, not acrylic.

Are you sure? That's what I thought initially, but I've scratched the hell out of mine. I've gotten tiny scratches in my glass tanks before, but I've never had anything scratch nearly as easy as my Aquapod.

 

[rkesling]

toothbrush and/or razor blade