Dealing with coraline algae

[vessxpress1]

I was just browsing through the gallery section and I saw this awesome looking tank, viewable from 3 sides in a white room with a canopy/wall above it that goes to the sealing. It didn't give the dims. but it looked pretty deep. How would you keep the glass perfectly clear of it in a setup like this? FOWLR I guess? I'd like to hear how everybody deals with their coraline or if they just let it go. I was fine with it taking off in my tank but I wasn't realizing that every time I did a water change, about 3" of it dies off around the top and is clear. I like how it covers everything but I'd rather have my black background back. Plus, now it's hit and miss on the sides and doesn't look very good.

 

[fittdog8848]

if you want to clean it off the glass use a razor or hard scrapper.....Unless of course you hav eacrilic.

 

[vessxpress1]

I've done it plenty of times but I'm talking more about all the hard to reach spots. It's growing fast in my tank. I'm guessing it must be a daily routine for a lot of people.

 

[dicjones]

I don't mind the algae on my return pipes, powerheads or overflow boxes...I think it helps make it a little more natural for the fish. On the other hand I hate it on the glass. I have one of those long kent scrapers with the stainless steel blades...that works wonders. I don't have to do a lot of scraping with that though cause if you use a mag float on a regular basis, the coraline doesn't have much of a chance.

 

[steve the plumb]

you can buy some sea urchins.They love to eat coraline algea.I have one in my tank.I place him in my sump when its time to mow the calerpa.