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reefme 12-05-2011 03:09 AM

Coraline algae on acrylic
 
What is the best way to remove coraline algae on acrylic tank?

Leah 12-05-2011 03:14 AM

Mag float makes them for acrylic tanks too.

reefme 12-05-2011 12:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Leah (Post 657069)
Mag float makes them for acrylic tanks too.

Seem like mag float makes slight scratches.
Do you know any creatures doing a good job eating coraline algae?

Myka 12-05-2011 02:22 PM

Urchins eat coralline algae, but not enough to keep the glass totally clean. I find most tools designed to clean acrylic tanks suck at their job. The Kent scrapers with the plastic blades suck. I tried one on my glass tank and the plastic blade doesn't seem to be flat enough because it won't even clear the soft film off the glass in a clean sweep. I have the long handled Kent scraper, maybe with a short handled one a person could apply more pressure and have it work better...?

fencer 12-05-2011 02:48 PM

CDN Tire had a ceramic scraper...it was for stove tops


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