Cleaning Coralline algae on glass

[wsboyette]

How does one get coralline algae off the walls of the tank ? I have tried my scraper w/scouring pad to no effect.

 

[user 26995]

I use a razor blade in a scraper handle. Stanley Hand Tools 28-100 1 3/4" Mini-Razor Scraper Hi-Visibility | AceTool.com

I also have the handle with the stainless steel scraper blade
Kent Marine Pro-Scraper II: Aquarium Maintenance

 

[NC2WA]

Cleaning Pads

Towards the bottom of this page, look for Algae Scrubber Pads....

I use them on my acrylic tank and clean my tank is 1 minute.

 

[Jeramy]

I was just told recently by a friend to use dobie pads and they do an amazing job and dont scratch the acrylic.

 

[NC2WA]

havent tried that but the pad from MM is similar..alittle tougher..

 

[NanaReefer]

I use a razor blade during a water change. Then I take the water and filter out the coralline via a fine mesh net. Trade the coralline in at our LFS for credit They in turn use it to seed new LR and give away to new customers

 

[Holygral]

Black Spiny Urchin

 

[user 26995]

I use a razor blade during a water change. Then I take the water and filter out the coralline via a fine mesh net. Trade the coralline in at our LFS for credit They in turn use it to seed new LR and give away to new customers

REALLY???
I didnt know they would do that! Pretty cool.
Dont know that any of our LFS's do that or not.

 

[Holygral]

I have had one for 7-8 years, I have none in the dt but a sump full,

 

[NanaReefer]

REALLY???
I didnt know they would do that! Pretty cool.
Dont know that any of our LFS's do that or not.

I can't speak for all LFS but ours is pretty cool. I know of a few peps who culture coralline algae in several colors It's a much better option then using Purple Up!

 

[NanaReefer]

Urchins are great for eating coralline but not only will they eat it off the tank walls, they'll also eat it off the LR. I *had* a Pencil Urchin, he's now been rehomed

 

[Krish]

One thing about urchins is they do eat it, but also cause it to spread to other areas of the tank so something to think about. I always kept mine under control by scraping it off of the walls before it got a chance to really grow thick. If you flip through the articles on the homepage, I did an article on coralline algae which might come in handy.


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[senji]

i use a long spine urchin and razor scrapers be careful tho the cheap 1ns will scratch the tank.

 

[Derbird]

Is your tank glass or acrylic?

If acrylic NO RAZOR BLADES! an old credit card will work great or a dobie pad works well too.

Glass razor blade away