Recommend a good scrapper?

**dAwNdAwN** · 21st Nov 2002, 10:07

Hi,

I just started my tank not long ago and now it's infested with green hair algae where I have to pull out from plants myself. Another problem I'm facing is green algae on the glass tank itself. Can't seems to get rid of it by using ordinary scrapper, even steel wool also can't clean it properly.

Is tetra brand a good scrapper to buy? or any recommendations? I need to get one today cos I buay tahan the stains on the glass of the tank liao.

**dAwNdAwN** · 21st Nov 2002, 10:07

Hi,

I just started my tank not long ago and now it's infested with green hair algae where I have to pull out from plants myself. Another problem I'm facing is green algae on the glass tank itself. Can't seems to get rid of it by using ordinary scrapper, even steel wool also can't clean it properly.

Is tetra brand a good scrapper to buy? or any recommendations? I need to get one today cos I buay tahan the stains on the glass of the tank liao.

**dAwNdAwN** · 21st Nov 2002, 10:07

Hi,

I just started my tank not long ago and now it's infested with green hair algae where I have to pull out from plants myself. Another problem I'm facing is green algae on the glass tank itself. Can't seems to get rid of it by using ordinary scrapper, even steel wool also can't clean it properly.

Is tetra brand a good scrapper to buy? or any recommendations? I need to get one today cos I buay tahan the stains on the glass of the tank liao.

**dAwNdAwN** · 21st Nov 2002, 10:07

Hi,

I just started my tank not long ago and now it's infested with green hair algae where I have to pull out from plants myself. Another problem I'm facing is green algae on the glass tank itself. Can't seems to get rid of it by using ordinary scrapper, even steel wool also can't clean it properly.

Is tetra brand a good scrapper to buy? or any recommendations? I need to get one today cos I buay tahan the stains on the glass of the tank liao.

**Simon** · 21st Nov 2002, 10:28

u can get the taiwanese brand scaper, its cheaper by half the price of tetra, plus u can use tetratec blade.. available at NA and some other lfs

**benetay** · 21st Nov 2002, 15:58

A toothbrush for hairalgae
a tetratec for green spot algae.

**M0rph3us** · 21st Nov 2002, 16:10

will mr cleaner do the same as tetratec?? i seen it with a blade in the package..
im also planning to get a scrapper[

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**benetay** · 21st Nov 2002, 16:16

The blade has to be sharp to do the job, i'll recom. filter wool to even clean off spot algae on the tank.

**danny** · 21st Nov 2002, 16:34

I find the most effective method is to used a used credit card or any other plastic card. They wont trap any gravel and also wont scratch the glass. the only draw back is that u get your hand wet.

**coryfav** · 21st Nov 2002, 17:10

yeah, i use cards and my fingernails. [

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**bclee** · 21st Nov 2002, 19:32

I use an old farecard even though I have an algae scraper.[

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BC

**Vican** · 22nd Nov 2002, 01:51

Tetratec's algae scrapper sux. The white plastic catch holding the blade to the stalk always breaks after some use. And it's not from my opening the catch to change blades.

They just break of their own accord. Maybe the plastic can't take the high moisture or something. I have used 2 and both have the same problem!

Ah Pek sells a giantic algae scraper that makes short work of greenspot algae. Problem is that the angle of the blade is wrong and makes it hard to scrape unless you get your hands wet

**vinz** · 22nd Nov 2002, 01:54

mr cleaner's blade is plastic. if you apply enough pressure to scrap off the algae, sooner or later the tube cracks somewhere and it becomes useless.

**benetay** · 22nd Nov 2002, 01:55

My tetratec haven broke off after i use for quite sometime, but there is aslo the magnatic thing to scrape off the algae.

**loupgarou** · 22nd Nov 2002, 09:54

I have a cleaner, no idea what brand, (forgot), the handle is extendable and is made of aluminium. the heads can be swapped with razor/ scrub pad, foam pad, and corner scrub pad..

its the best around.

**Simon** · 22nd Nov 2002, 10:22

victor: my tetratec broke that way too, so now I got the cheaper taiwanese version at half the price

**DEA** · 23rd Nov 2002, 23:47

i use filter floss for wide areas, credit cards for the tough spots and toothbrushes for the corners

**loupgarou** · 24th Nov 2002, 12:31

best scraper is AquaTools by Europet. comes with razor,foam, flat scouring pad and corner scouring pad.

aluminium handle that is extensible, so won't break when you use force (or at least you can bend it back in that situation..lol)

c328 used to carry it, but no more, I just bought one from the fish shop near all those bird shops at near rainbow aquarium.