Question on cleaning glass

[rumble]

Probably a dumb question, but how do you clean areas a magfloat can't reach? Just a manual scraper? I always seem to have about an inch of glass above the substrate with these hard little specks of what I think are coralline that don't want to come off. And of course a couple areas where the rock is too close to the glass to squeeze the magfloat through. I read somewhere that magic erasers were chemically inert and therefore safe for fish tanks. I betta tested this (used it in my 2 1/2 gallon betta tank...ah, nerd humor.) and it worked great, but I'm still a little nervous to try it in the biocube. Anyone else heard of this or tried it?

 

[AdrianBryce]

From what I have heard from multiple reefers is that magic eraser is totally safe. Just don't get crazy and shred it up. I sometimes use my grocery card too.

 

[commonstranger]

I scoop the sand away from the glass in the areas youve mentioned and just scrape it away with a razor blade. After Ive cleaned it I just put the sand back where it was.

 

[omreardon]

So the magic eraser works on coralline algae? Excellent! My bowfront tank is a pain in the rear to use a razor blade on for the coralline but a magic eraser would be perfect.

Thanks!

 

[rumble]

Thanks for the suggestions. I tried the magic eraser; worked really well on the little coralline specks <= 1 mm in diameter and in general made the glass look nice without too much effort. The larger spots of coralline appear to require a more aggressive method.

 

[andywe]

There is also a blue non abrasive scrubbing pad that I use on curves (my nanos) that works very well.

For flat glass I ahve my mag floats and an attachment that was 7 bucks that holds a nice wide razor and does an outstanding job with the ahrd stuff without scratching the glass. It's for larger mag floats though.