How to clear tough algae?

[ChongTheMan]

Hi everyone!!! im chong here! my friend just gave me a 3ft tank and wanted to start anew but i had difficulty clearing those greeny algae that stuck on the glass wall itself!
no matter how much i scrub it, it wont come off just scare that too much scrubing will scratch the wall of the glass.

Isit recommend to use bleach to soak it?!?? (as i read online) or dun use any hash chemcials
Hope that you guys here can give me a hand!!!

[eviltrain]

Go those hardware store to find 3M micro fibre sponge to "scrub" off those algae. Gentle on glass~~~

[ChongTheMan]

okokok thx ya still got any other ways?

[stormhawk]

Use the sponge that eviltrain suggested, along with some lime juice. It seems the tank is not suffering just from that algae coat, but also mineral deposits from years of evaporation of tank water.

[ChongTheMan]

oh ya huh lemon or lime is acidic so mayb it will clear up those stubbon algae and those stains
Alright!!! i'll go try it along wif the above mention sponge!!

THANKS THANKS!!!!! ya will go and try it out and see how it goes!!! thank again!!!

[stormhawk]

Good luck, and if it fails, just buy a new tank.

[eviltrain]

Agree with stormhawk. Hee hee. You can actually use those food grade vingear too.

[limz_777]

can try to use a pen knife blade without the holder ,just scrape it

[blue33]

the best result is use razor blade

[andylau777]

Hi everyone!!! im chong here! my friend just gave me a 3ft tank and wanted to start anew but i had difficulty clearing those greeny algae that stuck on the glass wall itself!
no matter how much i scrub it, it wont come off just scare that too much scrubing will scratch the wall of the glass.

Isit recommend to use bleach to soak it?!?? (as i read online) or dun use any hash chemcials
Hope that you guys here can give me a hand!!!

You may use UV-C to shine on it to kill them.
For safety reason - not to shine on fishes and we should not look at the light with naked eyes.

[ChongTheMan]

Hi gd evening all! thx so much for those helpful respond ya really appreciate it
i can say using Pure Lemon juice make wonders! i tried today and it works!!!
At first i thought it cant work out. As i go and scrub it greeny partical came off bit by bit
by using a newly brought scrub and apply it to those areas wif stubbon algaes.

While waiting i go apply to the whole tank. Clean up the whole tank instead!
but now it still have some HARD UP particals on the med of the tank that cant be remove no matter what
Think i'll drown it wif lemon juice tml and see how it goes!

(But i its not easy thou to get those junk off it takes around 3 to 5mins to get one small potion OFF, i sweat a TON!!!)



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[stormhawk]

Well, like they say, hard work eventually pays off. Nice to see the tank all shiny and new.

@andylau777,

UV filters are only able to handle green water, and not so much the other forms of algae. Since this is an encrusted form of algae with mineral deposits, the use of the UV lights is not going to help.

[ChongTheMan]

i gotta try to clean those hard up wan later hhahha

[stormhawk]

Haha, use the lemon juice, soak the bits then you blast the sections with running tap water. After that use a plastic card to scrape it off. I find those SIMcard leftover plastic to be perfect for this.

[ChongTheMan]

i done it alr but some off the stain no matter wait till i get ad still get remove think must my tank set up got fish inside den the stain will slowly get away hahha

[stormhawk]

Maybe. Though if the tank's inner surface is already scratched, the algae/stain may be embedded so it might be very difficult to clear. I would just turn this tank into a quarantine tank or just for growing plants like mosses.

[equidorz]

Learn something new. Lemon works! and many ways of using it.

[ChongTheMan]

YEAH MAN!!! i was amaze by it!! hahahaha anyway happy new year to all of u ppl!!!!

[andylau777]

Wow, I learn something as well.
Thanks for everyone.
Happy New Year 2011.

[tangjyd]

Go those hardware store to find 3M micro fibre sponge to "scrub" off those algae. Gentle on glass~~~

Hi,
Is it safe to use that sponge to clean algae in a tank with fish and plants?
Thanks!