how do you remove Coraline

[jwblocal701]

how do i disolve coraline alge off of tanks?

 

[pk1]

Vinegar works, this is an empty tank? Tried a razor blade scraper?

 

[jwblocal701]

yea its empty razor is hard to do there is alot and its acrylic
do i mix water and vinager and soak forever or straight vinager

 

[DragonFish]

50/50 water and vinegar. In an empty tank I'd sponge the mix on and let it soak for about 15 minutes, then it'll come right off with a plastic blade. Is this the tank from petland? Great score! Wish I had seen that sooner

 

[jwblocal701]

yep i got 4 tanks some vho lighting etc

 

[kimha]

I just cleaned alot of coraline algae on my empty 300g tank. It is quite easy than you think. I went to buy a big bottle of cheap vinegar from Cosco. Mixed it 80%vin and 20% warm water in a bucket. used a towel to soak the coraline algae for 15 minutes. Came back and cleaned the coraline algae with same wet towel with the remaining solution in the bucket. Takes me less than 30min to clean all algae in the 300g tank. So it is quite easy.

 

[jwblocal701]

good deal i jjust got a 125 i need to clean and acrylic

 

[bpd964]

I put vinegar and water in a spray bottle and soaked it for a few minutes. It should come off pretty easily with a razor after that.. Doing it dry is a bit tough.. that didn't sound right but you know what I'm sayin'

 

[jcm1229]

I soak paper towels in 100% vinegar. Lay it on the glass. Come back the next day and it should wipe right off. May need a little scraping if its real thick.

Repeat for other sides.