Algae on tank wall

**Bondi** · 30th Jan 2011, 22:15

Hi guys, I have problem cleaning out the aglea on my tank wall. Any good solution to get rid of them?

**siraj** · 31st Jan 2011, 18:20

Use anti algae solution ,dont switch lights for too long or place the tank near a window.

**hardric** · 5th Feb 2011, 22:30

Get a snail or get a scrubber.

**v_nod** · 6th Feb 2011, 14:05

Get an algae scrubber (either the magnetic one or those with a long handle) and roughly scrub it. If it's still there, you can try a razor blade to remove it.

Then put in some algae crew, like oto, shrimps or snails, to prevent them from coming back. You may also want to make sure that there's not too much left over food and you may want to reduce the amount of light your tank is getting. You can try planting heavier too.

**Shadow** · 6th Feb 2011, 17:48

cheapest way, use unuse credit card or something similar.

**Kenng** · 11th Feb 2011, 10:01

Originally Posted by Bondi

Hi guys, I have problem cleaning out the aglea on my tank wall. Any good solution to get rid of them?

Get nerite snails, they are good and will not scratch your tank surface.

**situkwokhan** · 30th Mar 2011, 22:32

anyone heard of ramhorn snails?? are they good too?

**StanChung** · 31st Mar 2011, 15:37

Ramshorns- come free with some plants.

No- they're not effective.

GSA- green spot algae is something you have to deal with before every WC.
Toothbrush/some hard disused credit card etc.

**creech** · 8th Apr 2011, 10:38

I use those white sponge that you can buy for $2 at Daiso, they are very effective in cleaning surface, even spot algae. These sponge are super good at removing tea stains from cups as well as other tough stains. They also comes in different sizes.