Wow, once a month only? I'm jealous. Is it that infrequent because nothing grows on the glass or because you can't see through it anymore.
How often do you clean your glass?
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Wow, once a month only? I'm jealous. Is it that infrequent because nothing grows on the glass or because you can't see through it anymore.
Does it stay "show room" clean for the whole week?
What kind of snails do you have in how many gallons and do you feel they are a significant help keeping the front glass clean?
padova335i
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what if they scratch the glass w sand that gets caught? yikes!
Does a UV sterilizer make it so no algae forms? i clean mine every 2-3 days.. but i hate cleaning the bottom part with the scraper
coralsnaked
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Razor blade is Ok if you stay away from efges and don't tilt it sideways or the corner will scratch, an old creit card near the edges about every other month.
Clean glass once a week like clockwork w/ a window (plastic) squeegee, stays show room quality for about 3 days and nice for 5 days and kinda hazy for 2 days.
Merry Skerry
Clean glass once a week like clockwork w/ a window (plastic) squeegee, stays show room quality for about 3 days and nice for 5 days and kinda hazy for 2 days.
Merry Skerry
FarsideTropical
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Tanks get cleaned on a weekly basis at the minimum. Also, it helps having snails and crabs in your system.
-Liza
-Liza
Rippinfrags
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Get a length of small pvc long enough to reach the bottom. Using a hacksaw, cut a diagonal slit in one end. Insert razor blade and presto, a handy scraper that didn't cost much. By the way, the other end of this thing has a little toothbrush stuck in it. That comes in handy now and then.
This is a great idea, thanks for posting! If you have never cleaned your glass with a razor bade let me tell ya there is nothing that compares. It's like seeing your tank in HD.
rrasco
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Yikes. I absolutely HATE it when kids come over and are like, "Oooh, what's this for?" then proceed to grab it and drag it around. Heaven forbid they see me doing it. CHILDREN!
MarineDepot
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I've made it into a habit of cleaning the glass with a magnet cleaner once a day. It helps by slowing down the coralline algae growth, but best of all I see my snails spending less time on the glass and more time on the rocks.
Dan
Dan
rrasco
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LOL. If my neighbor is coming over I have to clean the glass before he gets there or he'll start doing it. He's watched me build my reef from day 1. Freshwater folk! I know he's trying to help, but it drives me crazy!
Hadn't thought of using a squeegee ... I'll have to give that a try!
Do you happen to know first hand or otherwise if that Mag Flip really cleans coralline algae off the glass? It doesn't seem at first glance that the magnet could exert enough force for the blade to chip off the coralline.
Mag floats will only get some of the corraline off your glass. If you've let a lot of it build up you won't touch it. You've got to clean it frequently if you want it to work. The Kent scrapers work great.
I seem to clean the front and sides of mine every couple of days. The back is just whenever I get tired of the green. Or when I can see an obvious pattern from a snail plowing through. That's clear sign that I need to break out the scraper.
I seem to clean the front and sides of mine every couple of days. The back is just whenever I get tired of the green. Or when I can see an obvious pattern from a snail plowing through. That's clear sign that I need to break out the scraper.
a.browning
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I clean my glass once or twice a week.
guidedbyechoes
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Is it possible not to grow non coraline algae on the glass?
