Coraline, whats the best way to remove it?

[LarryB]

What is the best way to get coraline algae off the sides of a empty glass tank? Soak it in fresh water and vinager? Let in dry and scrape?

 

[forsaken541]

Fresh Cold Water and it will almost fall off for you

 

[JeffGil]

urchins love that stuff...but they also love to pick up everything else in your tank and run around with it on their backs lol

 

[LarryB]

I like the cold fresh water idea, that is probably a good way to flush out my chiller as well I would think.

I thought about an urchin as well, but I decided to break 'er down instead.

urchins love that stuff...but they also love to pick up everything else in your tank and run around with it on their backs lol

 

[returnofsid]

Besides, Urchins don't do well in empty tanks....j/k. Water and Vinegar has always worked great for me. Next time, I'll try the cold water technique. I know cold water out of my outdoor water faucet has never worked for me.

 

[JeffGil]

LOL I didn't notice the tank was empty...quick, refill it, get an urchin and wait three months...

nah, just turn on the water hose and don't heat it up lol Either that or it may be razor blade time.

 

[Herefishyfishy]

Muriatic acid will dissolve it right away if you know how to work with dangerous chemicals.
Otherwise, vinegar will do the job eventually

 

[mschrissygil]

When I cleaned out the 12 gallon, I soaked the tank in the tub with hot water and vinegar for about an hour and then went at it with the inside piece of a mag float...Everything came off easy

 

[Velamondry]

Ive used 1 part bleach 4 parts water alot, and it seems to work real fast for me.

 

[Bainic]

I've tried cold water but didn't quite work for me, I usually just scrape with a razor blade, on glass it goes pretty quick