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Glass Cleaner Needed

Started by Delapool, May 02 2016 07:34 AM

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#1 Delapool

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Posted 02 May 2016 - 07:34 AM

Hi all,

Noticed some green algae growing behind the underwater lights last night. It's on the glass but hard to get to without shifting the light.

There is a small gap and I'm wondering if people use anything special for cleaning algae off glass behind equipment? This is bit of a problem for the lights, filters and uv unit.

Gap ranges from maybe 5mm to 10mm so thinking of trying kitchen cleaning scrubbing pads as I assume these won't scratch the glass?

I was thinking of trying some peroxide as well which I've found excellent for BBA but not so good for green algae.

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#2 Stormfyre

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Posted 02 May 2016 - 08:29 AM

There are these Penn Plax algae scrubbing sponges that are thin for cleaning glass.

i saw some at Pet Magic.

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#3 Delapool

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Posted 02 May 2016 - 11:53 AM

Thanks, that sounds ideal. It's not bad green spot (stuck-on-fast) algae so that sounds ideal and I'm always a little wary of kitchen products in case treated with something.

I think doing so many changes last weekend has unbalanced the tank a bit (which I'll have to remember next time I get bored with it).

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#4 Mattia

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Posted 02 May 2016 - 04:50 PM

You can use some of those scrapers with a blade at the end, they remove any hard Algae

Ive got one in my "magic box" that is expendable even for 30 inch deep tanks

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#5 dicky7

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Posted 02 May 2016 - 05:20 PM

Hi mate I have something here that u can use ill bring to auction if you is going to be there if it works for you we can come to some agreement Ok ??

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#6 Delapool

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Posted 02 May 2016 - 05:39 PM

Hi mate I have something here that u can use ill bring to auction if you is going to be there if it works for you we can come to some agreement Ok ??

Hi, I'd probably be tempted but unfortunately will probably miss the auction. For the second auction (er, I think) it has managed to fall out again that I fly up to Newman tomorrow morning and back in to Perth that night a bit late (grumble, grumble, mumble).

Edited by Delapool, 02 May 2016 - 05:42 PM.