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02/13/2008, 04:03 PM
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Cleaning coraline algae?
Hello I have a 30" deep quarter cylinder tank and it is very, very hard for me to clean coraline algae off the bottom of the tank. Especially on the front glass which is curved.
I found this product called the easy blade which attaches to a magnet cleaner. Here is the link: http://www.easybladeusa.com/ This thing would be perfect for my problem but, it is not acrylic safe. Does anyone know of a similar product which may be acrylic safe or another solution altogether? |
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02/14/2008, 12:32 PM
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Does anyone have any advice?
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02/14/2008, 01:09 PM
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I have never used one, but saw a clip of one in use and it looks like it worked pretty good.
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02/14/2008, 01:37 PM
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Yes but it is not acrylic safe. I was wondering if there is an acrylic safe version?
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02/14/2008, 03:36 PM
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Sorry. Didn’t read your post carefully enough, but I did dig this up for you. . .
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...56#post3632056
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02/14/2008, 05:02 PM
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you can buy replacement blades for acrylic scrapers I would think with a little modification you could make it work like the one in the picture
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02/14/2008, 05:05 PM
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as a side note, I rigged up a scraper on a extendable painters pole that stays on my back glass and make cleaning the back glass a breeze!! Just took one of those magnetic cleaners and used JB weld to attach the pole to the outside half when iam done I just collapse the pole and it hangs behind the cabinet out of sight...
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02/14/2008, 05:05 PM
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Just get a snorkel and mask. Its kinda fun anyways.
But this is exactly why I would never buy another acrylic tank for myself. Tagging along for good ideas.
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