algae on glass

[bubblefish000]

hi all seniors can anyone suggest hw to scrab off hard green algae on glass

i tot the blade tat attach to magnet is gd but they dun sell anymore'

its too deep to b accessible by hand

[tunicate]

I think Madpetz is selling the magnet blade. Click under "Maintenance" category.

www.madpetz.com.sg

[tropic]

i bought a glass scraper which comes with the handle. come with extra attachement and also a thin plate for scrapping algae on front glass, it works ..

[paul118]

i bought a glass scraper which comes with the handle. come with extra attachement and also a thin plate for scrapping algae on front glass, it works ..

Can say where u bought this? How much? Look good. Thx

[tropic]

Got them at AM. can try seaview also for similar product.

[tunicate]

If I'm not wrong, C328 also have.

[DUCADOS]

Most of the LFS sell.

I bought something like that too.

My tank is 2.5h and got no problem going all the way down to reach those aglae...

[CFOh]

Can say where u bought this? How much? Look good. Thx

C328 selling ~1red note...

[uws]

hi all seniors can anyone suggest hw to scrab off hard green algae on glass

i tot the blade tat attach to magnet is gd but they dun sell anymore'

its too deep to b accessible by hand

Hi

I got 2 turbo snails (1 dollar each) to do the cleaning work. They are really good workers... now all the hair algae are gone.

[DUCADOS]

Hi

I got 2 turbo snails (1 dollar each) to do the cleaning work. They are really good workers... now all the hair algae are gone.

still... They'll leave marks on the glass...

Scraper still required!

[bubblefish000]

the ones with a stick handle cant reach many places if u hv thick bracing

i feel blade is most convenient

[tropic]

my tank has bracing...sometimes i just use without the handles...arm power.haha

[tunicate]

If using blade makes your hair stand, an expired credit card works too.

[RockyBoy]

If using blade makes your hair stand, an expired credit card works too.

non-expired ones works better...

[tunicate]

non-expired ones works better...

No lah..if my wife see me using non-expired ones, she screams, my hair still stand.

[reefcar]

I've tried using Algone's and it did remove all the unnecessary greens I'm seeing on my aquarium.

[jai9prakash@yahoo.com]

What is,the sign of having green algae in rocks...I cleaned my green algae using scrubber and left alone small portion and all green algae have started accumulating on that particular area....

[rainmalawi]

i bought a glass scraper which comes with the handle. come with extra attachement and also a thin plate for scrapping algae on front glass, it works ..

I bought a similar one with extra long handle as my tank is 2.5ft high. About $12 at Yishun 618 fish shop. Ah beng (pasir ris farm) also has it. Very common item in fish shops.

[rainmalawi]

And I guess the short one may work better as you can apply good pressure to level the metal scraper against the glass to clear the algae. My long one, I had a tough time as it is not easy to apply good pressure with the long rod. The algae is quite stubborn sticking well on the glass.

[rainmalawi]

I scraped mine off the glass but i noticed the algae floats around and gets caught on rocks etc. Probably will grow and spread from there. Hiaz.

[Noop]

AlgaeFree magnet cleaner with scraper. saw them at madpetz

[rekian]

Credit cards work well too.

[Jarrod Ward]

I use a common kitchen cleaning sponge with the rough side. It's tank only, so no kitchen soap, etc, of course. Good idea? Bad idea? I get afraid that it will leave micro scratches, but I suppose whatever we use could do the same, no?

[Mokyc]

Bro, use those white colour magic sponge which give no stretches. Agree with bro Rekian, unwanted credit cards good for scraping stubborn algae.

[Evolutionz]

those white sponges are called melamine foam, $2 bucks from daiso can probably use around 4 - 5 times or more. they effective foam in removing even stubborn algae.