Itchy Trigger
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I've got a build up of coralline algae that runs above the sand line at the bottom, all the way around the tank. The tank is 1" thick acrylic, and I have tried every magnetic scraper I could find - Mighty Magnet (with algae dozer), Algae Free Great White, Flipper Cleaner... None of them will work on this stuff. And it's just getting more and more built up. Cleaning it with a hand held wand is tough too - the tank is 36" tall, so even with a long handled cleaner, by the time it gets down that far, it's impossible to get enough force behind the blade to remove the algae. I've tried. Again and again...
The only thing I can think to try is a metal blade, but that makes me nervous. I don't want to scratch the hell out of the tank because buffing out scratches down at that level would be a major, major ordeal.
Can anyone offer some advice? Perhaps a great product I've never heard of? An amazing DIY trick? Or am I stuck with an ugly tank? :uhoh3:
The only thing I can think to try is a metal blade, but that makes me nervous. I don't want to scratch the hell out of the tank because buffing out scratches down at that level would be a major, major ordeal.
Can anyone offer some advice? Perhaps a great product I've never heard of? An amazing DIY trick? Or am I stuck with an ugly tank? :uhoh3: