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View Poll Results: How do you keep algae off the glass? | |
Scrub pads/brush
|    | 14 | 16.47% | |
Razor
|    | 9 | 10.59% | |
Magnetic scrubber
|    | 56 | 65.88% | |
Chemicals
|    | 0 | 0% | |
I look through the top
|    | 2 | 2.35% | |
Other
|    | 4 | 4.71% | 
05-08-2007, 02:08 PM
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#11 (permalink)
| | Gigas Clam
Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: New Mexico Age: 22
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Magnetic thing every few days, and when the coralline gets bad I use a rasor. Im with Bruce, the water turns all pink, and it looks super clean the next day,  . _________ 15 Gallon Nano, Current USA 80 watt PC Light, Pengiun HOB Refug, Pair of clowns one ocellaris and one purcula!
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05-08-2007, 05:28 PM
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#12 (permalink)
| | Zoanthid
Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: ontario, canada
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I use the magnet for the front glass for when it gets a nice brown dusting. I do this every 4 days or so. Ahhh I use the scraper blade for all the coraline on the front glass and I don't bother with the sides and back anymore because it would take me a year to get the coraline off. I wish there was a magic spell to use on algae but it is natural so what can we do but complain. _________ 20g
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05-09-2007, 05:06 PM
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#13 (permalink)
| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: TN Age: 31
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I use a razor blade to get what my snails missed, nothing else is easier unless you have a ton of snails that do it for you. _________ Got Questions? Need Answers?
"Believe those who are seeking the truth; doubt those who find it." Andre Gide  | 
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05-10-2007, 08:03 AM
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#14 (permalink)
| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Nanaimo, BC, Canada
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Easy blade attached to my mag float. Works like a charm and it gets it so clean I only have to scrape once a week  | |
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05-10-2007, 09:36 AM
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#15 (permalink)
| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Elizabethtown, IN Age: 40
Posts: 3,086
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Originally Posted by christyf5  Easy blade attached to my mag float. Works like a charm and it gets it so clean I only have to scrape once a week | Is that something that is a DIY or did you buy it?? Great ideal! _________ Scott 265g (Peninsula)
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05-10-2007, 09:45 AM
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#16 (permalink)
| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Nanaimo, BC, Canada
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Originally Posted by Otty Is that something that is a DIY or did you buy it?? Great ideal! |
Its a bit of both (in my world anything that comes unassembled is DIY  ).
Heres the link. Basically you get the "handle" and blade and then superglue it to your magnet scraper (mag float in my case). Easy Blade Scraper Attachment for Aquarium Algae Magnet Cleaner | |
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05-10-2007, 09:58 AM
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#17 (permalink)
| | Spanish Shawl Nudibranch
Join Date: Feb 2007
Posts: 98
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I love their ad on the Easy Blade.... "Stop getting your hands wet! Try an Easy Blade today!".
Ha! If you don't like getting your hands wet you are in the WRONG hobby!  | |
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05-10-2007, 05:15 PM
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#18 (permalink)
| | Zoanthid
Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: ontario, canada
Posts: 1,117
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Ya, no matter what you do at one point or another the hands will get wet. | |
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05-10-2007, 06:36 PM
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#19 (permalink)
| | Spanish Shawl Nudibranch
Join Date: Feb 2007
Posts: 98
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Yeah, that's pretty much part of the deal huh.
Guinea Pigs are pretty much a dry hobby. (except sometimes refilling their water bottle) | |
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05-10-2007, 06:48 PM
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#20 (permalink)
| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: TN Age: 31
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good one christy! | |
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