Tank Cleaning Question

[sanchezkk]

The inside of my tanks looks like I need to wipe it down. It looks like a cloudy residue on the inside of the glass. Can I have some ideas? I don't want to do something that will bother my new tank and inhabitants.

Thanks

 

[dwint]

i use a squeegy once a week

 

[paytertot]

I have an algae sponge I use. Sometimes I just use paper towels though lol

 

[sanchezkk]

Just a standard metal squeegee?

 

[crister13]

I have one of those mag floats. I do it whenever needed. Works for the algae that comes off easily. I also have a scraper for the tough algae.

 

[cmor1701d]

Mag float for daily and scraper for weekly or PWC maintenance time. I use the Kent scraper. Make sure you get the correct scraper for your tank glass or acrylic.

 

[sanchezkk]

Where can I get one of those scrapers and Mags?

 

[paytertot]

Any fish store should have one

 

[TLTGF]

I use an old credit card to scrape the hard algae. Works well.

 

[Sniperhank]

+1. That is how my mother cleaned the sides of my tank. I come home from work and she was in my house scrapping away because "she couldn't stand not being able to look in the sides"

 

[sanchezkk]

I know that this may be a stupid question but, do I just let the mechanical filters get the debris that comes off the walls?

 

[cmor1701d]

@sanchezkk, all the online retailers have them. Try our sponsors or any of the major places.

Back in the day of unsolicited credit cards in the mail I also used the brand new clean ones. I shred my old credit cards. Just don't trust the fish to not go on a spending spree.

 

[sanchezkk]

Credit Cards? What are you talking about?

 

[paytertot]

Credit Cards? What are you talking about?

Look up a few posts
Talking about scraping off the algae with them

 

[sanchezkk]

Look up a few posts
Talking about scraping off the algae with them

Stupid me. I get it. Good one.

 

[cmor1701d]

For the magnet cleaner I just let the natural filtration take care of it. I generally do my glass scraping when I'm doing a PWC. I also use either a turkey baster or powerhead to get debris off the rocks and out of the tank at that time.

 

[nuwave59]

I clean with a sponge-on-a-stick every 2-3 days, and scrape with an old credit card once or twice week to remove coraline from front glass and hard algae. At first I thought my tank wasn't normal, that something was wrong, CUC not big enough, but the guy at my LFS told me it was better than average.

I just ordered this weapon of mass destruction :

Just ordered this Weapon of Mass Destruction! :

Kent ProScraper II Algae Scraper (Short)

Algae Beware! And I should be careful too! You Americans could invade my house because of this WMD! Just laughing I love you guys

 

[sanchezkk]

I clean with a sponge-on-a-stick every 2-3 days, and scrape with an old credit card once or twice week to remove coraline from front glass and hard algae. At first I thought my tank wasn't normal, that something was wrong, CUC not big enough, but the guy at my LFS told me it was better than average.

I just ordered this weapon of mass destruction :

Just ordered this Weapon of Mass Destruction! :

Kent ProScraper II Algae Scraper (Short)

Algae Beware! And I should be careful too! You Americans could invade my house because of this WMD! Just laughing I love you guys

Sponge on a stick? Is that a homemade contraption?

 

[nuwave59]

@sanchezkk : Hahaha! No! I bought it at the petshop. Let's call it the inspiration of the moment. No way to describe it better!

 

[TLTGF]

Sponge on a stick:

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=3578+3728+14673&pcatid=14673