Cichlid and Polypterus Proof Clean Up Crew

[jaws7777]

Elbow grease.

Scrub the damn stuff off stop being a nancy

 

[thefredpit]

as strange as it sounds I put several mollies in my 100 gallon after an algae bloom and within a day the glass was clean now they have gotten used to the bichir food and nw it's back to elbow grease

 

[Hendre]

I use a kitchen sponge. Magnet scrubbers are useless on GSA

 

[jaws7777]

I use a kitchen sponge. Magnet scrubbers are useless on GSA

Im not a fan of magnet scrubbers. No matter how careful i am eventually i'll get some sand inbetween the magnets and cause scratches

 

[Thatoscarguy]

Yeah can't think of a fish that's gonna do that just scrub it off

 

[Angelphish]

Im not a fan of magnet scrubbers. No matter how careful i am eventually i'll get some sand inbetween the magnets and cause scratches

I have one on my planted acrylic tank, and it scratched the tank. I use fluval statrum in that tank, so I'm not sure what caused the scratch.

 

[jaws7777]

I have one on my planted acrylic tank, and it scratched the tank. I use fluval statrum in that tank, so I'm not sure what caused the scratch.

Could have been smaller pebble i wouldnt go near my acrylic with one since my glass tank took a beating from it

 

[clm08k]

Angelphish have you tried using a razor blade on the algae?

 

[Angelphish]

Angelphish have you tried using a razor blade on the algae?

My arms aren't long enough for that. It's one of many disadvantages of being short.

 

[thefredpit]

Angelphish have you tried using a razor blade on the algae?

my roommate did this on my 100 gallon when I was setting it (without my permission) and completely F'ed it up and scratched all the glass in and out