Removal of Algae In Water Storage Container

[News]

Bought some water in those 25L container and notice that green algae had growth inside. Any bro or sis to advise how to remove these and I intend to buy some more really made water.

[amphipod]

Hi bro,

Go get some playground sand, put it into container, add some water & shake like mad. Sand is abrasive so will remove most if not all algae. You could try use bleach & sand combo too. But rinse real clean after that. Btw you will need some patience to flush out all sand in the container afterwards.

Happy cleaning.

[ozy]

If hygiene is issue, then you can use some green beans and add some corn starch flour. Work just as well.

[News]

Thanks for this valuable advices. Shall try it out when free.

[chucky]

u can oso use egg shell wth some water and shake it.. easier,, dun't need to go and find sand or wht....

[ervine]

Hi bro,

Go get some playground sand, put it into container, add some water & shake like mad. Sand is abrasive so will remove most if not all algae. You could try use bleach & sand combo too. But rinse real clean after that. Btw you will need some patience to flush out all sand in the container afterwards.

Happy cleaning.

won't that also scratch ur plastic?

[amphipod]

won't that also scratch ur plastic?

Sure sand will scratch the container surface but only microscratches. Dun do on acrylic or clear materials but water container plastic is not so easy to rough up. Done many times over with my containers to rid algae on interior. Dun know abt using beans + starch or egg shells + water methods cos never tried.

[News]

Today, I had used some red beans with corn starch to remove the algae inside the contiainer and it worked. It had effectively removed 95% of them. Thanks for the advice.