do you clean the algae off you back and side glass

[krichardson]

ok awsome now looking at it alot of the viewing can be done through the side of the tank il prolly just leave the back alone but clean ther sides

I dont have my lights on enough for any algae to grow but if I did,I would like that green,wavy, hair type to grow on my back panel.I've seen it in some tanks and it looks really nice.I like looking through the sides for a different view.

 

[gomezladdams]

I leave any algae that isnt on the front glass

 

[AKlass]

I let it grow until I can't stand it anymore and take my credit card to the glass. Since I'm too lazy and can't reach that far most of the back gets left alone

 

[joedodge]

cool ya my lights are on 8 to 10 hours a day its a t5ho fixture for the few plants i have only prob is algae is growin on some of the plants

 

[Bottomfeeder]

Personally, I never clean algae. I have Snails in all my tanks except my 30g, which only has soft gray algae that comes off when I do water changes, and my 5.5g, which only has Newts which get no light and eat in a separate container, so...no algae.

 

[Steverd]

Only clean the front, like the more natural look

I also only clean the front glass.
But you do need algae to keep shrimp happy, fed and well.

Steve

 

[fishy12]

I CLEAN IT ALL BABY

 

[johnnycoolxx]

I have a 100g tank and the front and back were covered with algae. I used to scrape it off, but a few days ago, I bought 2 fei fengs (prochilodus) and literally, within 24 hours, they had eaten all the algae. Plus, I like how they look like they're kissing the glass when they're eating algae off it.

Fei fengs are the way to go. Plecos are overrated and not a good looking fish IMO. They don't get at all the algae and leave HUGE lines of poop everywhere. No thanks. Get some fei fengs, believe me.

 

[dragonsong]

Right now I clean all the sides except for the very back, because it's the only side that doesn't block the view of the fish.

I dont have my lights on enough for any algae to grow but if I did,I would like that green,wavy, hair type to grow on my back panel.I've seen it in some tanks and it looks really nice.I like looking through the sides for a different view.

That hair algea invades my pond every spring, not fun in a large system... Maybe I'll see how it looks inside a tank this year.

 

[Sab_Fan]

I clean the front only, anything on the sides I leave for plecos and/or snails