Best Glass Cleaner

[yck]

Hey guys i got green hairy algae grow on my glass aqaurium . i previously using snails to do the glass cleaning , however i dont think they can survive well in my tank cos my ph is like 6.5 ( acidic water will harm their shell, but grow well for tetras) i am thinking of replacement of these snails.

qn now is what kind of fish is the best glass cleaner ? do oto or sae suck glass surface . sorry i dont know about all these fishes.

[o2bubble]

Bro, my ph is near 6 but almost all my horn snails are fine after 2 months and grow bigger. As long as they have enough to eat, they should be ok. Try butterfly sucker also.

[stillife]

Hi Yck,

I was told by friends and NA's boss to use Yamatos shrimps to clear. Get those big and (non-pregnant ones if you intend to remove them later).

Some try starve the Yamatos before releasing them.

I guess you can try to clear as much while relying on the shrimps to clear for you. You can use a toothbrush or small brush to twirl around.

Some have successful results with Plecos, SAE, Platy or with commercial Hair Algae removal.

Hope this help. Good luck.

Cheers! Happy weekend to all.

[torque6]

try to manage algae by controlling it at the nutrient level, instead of getting snails or amano shrimps.

I use a small sponge wrap in fishing string with those wooden chopsticks you find at food court and made my own scraper before a water change.

[Simon]

a used credit card or anything of the same material. Sponge too risky, if a gravel get struck on it, it is going to scratch the glass.

[yck]

Hi Yck,

I was told by friends and NA's boss to use Yamatos shrimps to clear. Get those big and (non-pregnant ones if you intend to remove them later).

Some try starve the Yamatos before releasing them.

I guess you can try to clear as much while relying on the shrimps to clear for you. You can use a toothbrush or small brush to twirl around.

Some have successful results with Plecos, SAE, Platy or with commercial Hair Algae removal.

Hope this help. Good luck.

Cheers! Happy weekend to all.

bro thanks for your previous thread in helping me to get shrimps in the east . i bought 10 yamatoes within one day they whip out all my algae , now my only problem left is glass algae . i dont want to scrap as i am lazy .hahaha.....

[tcy81]

Use some old discount cards do scrape off during water change.
Its one of the faster way of removing them

[aquanatix]

Use some old discount cards do scrape off during water change.
Its one of the faster way of removing them

I can attest to the effectiveness of the card scrapper!
Used to be skeptical,but once you try it nothing really feels like a used membership card!

[redcaptrio]

a used credit card or anything of the same material. Sponge too risky, if a gravel get struck on it, it is going to scratch the glass.

Hi, sorry for the derail but if you don't mind i have a question.. Can you do something with the tiny scratches in the glass caused by cleaning it with a sponge? i didn't notice these scratches until i dried the tank and found it to be full of scratches..
thanks..

[yck]

Hi, sorry for the derail but if you don't mind i have a question.. Can you do something with the tiny scratches in the glass caused by cleaning it with a sponge? i didn't notice these scratches until i dried the tank and found it to be full of scratches..
thanks..

there is no way to recover scratch from a glass. from what i know aquarium tank come with 3 types : 1) pure glass 2) acrylic plastic 3) mixture of glass and acrylic

for the above 3 pure glass is more " resistant" to scratches follow by 3) and 2) . once u got scratch in the glass , the best u can do is to use silicone to cover it . its abit ugly somehow i find u can prevent the scratch from growing . hope that helps

[yck]

I can attest to the effectiveness of the card scrapper!
Used to be skeptical,but once you try it nothing really feels like a used membership card!

i got this magnetic scrapper blocks . very useful .but i too lazy to even 1 ) take out from my drawer , 2) put inside my tank , abit ugly looking though 3) move my hand to do the cleaning .

u see total only of 3 steps , but i ....hahaha....

[redcaptrio]

there is no way to recover scratch from a glass. from what i know aquarium tank come with 3 types : 1) pure glass 2) acrylic plastic 3) mixture of glass and acrylic

for the above 3 pure glass is more " resistant" to scratches follow by 3) and 2) . once u got scratch in the glass , the best u can do is to use silicone to cover it . its abit ugly somehow i find u can prevent the scratch from growing . hope that helps

thanks for the info.. i guess i have to be careful around it then.. some of the deep scratches got algae in them that is hard to clean.. can you suggest something about it? thanks once again!