Help!! My fiance used a scotch brite sponge on the inside of my tank!

[Praben]

It probably depends how big your tank is. A small tank it will probably be severely damaging a larger tank may withstand. I personally would do a big water change and follow up with several small ones in the coming weeks. My girlfriend won't touch my tank, she is afraid she will do something like this.

 

[S13<3]

i have a mag float it doesnt get that hard algae off my glass and neither do the turbos
srry if i thread jacked i hope the best for ur tank

 

[NanoReefWanabe]

i have a mag float it doesnt get that hard algae off my glass and neither do the turbos
srry if i thread jacked i hope the best for ur tank

urchins will eat coraline algae...other then that use a razor blade or scraping blade..

 

[S13<3]

the mag actually breaks up the coraline decent, its this hard greenish algae i get, its kinda like coraline but harder to get off, its not overrunning my tank but i get consistent growth on the glass that makes it look all hazy, also i have a kent scraper with the yellow metal tip and it does work but only on the sides as the front glass is bowed, its a flat front btw

 

[Reefobsession]

Yeah there is no sponge just the pad. It looks looks like filter floss

 

[serpentman]

How did this end up? Was everything ok?

 

[Lynnmw1208]

if it didn't have sponge on it I wouldn't worry. Most aquarium stores carry aquarium safe filter floss pads of sorts for algae. it's probably similar. It's the sponges that carry all the antimicrobial stuff in it.

 

[nemosworld]

I read on website, not allowed to post on rc, that scotch brite dobie was good to clean our tanks with, so i bought it to try it out.
I read the box after purcasing and using it. it clearly states not for aquarium use, but nothing died.

it's a sponge with a mesh covering it.
http://www.scotch-brite.com/wps/por...glVB012BGN6Jbl&prodID=0ND5C4BRRQgs&lang=en_US

 

[Reefobsession]

Everything is fine. I lucked out and my fiance was releived. Here is a picture of my tank to prove it.
I would recommend never using any sponges or cleaning pads that are not specifically made for aquariums.

 

[aleonn]

Close call and quick recognition/action. Glad things are ok!

 

[Dave VG]

Glad to all is fine fhew!!!