Glass Cleaning

[willowstwin]

Hi All

I have a problem (2 infact - same problem, 2 tanks)... the tank here at work is an algae ridden mess. We have tried the tank scrubber things, to no avail (algae eaters die because the tank is too mature/neglected - before I arrived here it was in that state - and algae eaters sensitivity causes them to die ). The man whho set up the tank also has a tank at home (empty) which had algae just as bad as this, which is completely ingrained into the glass, and no amount of scrubbing will get it off.

Does anyone have any ideas or tips for getting the algae/marks off? They're large expensive tanks, and we would like to salvage them if we can.

Thanks
Willow

 

[micko]

It sounds like the lights are being left on for too long. An algae eater needs more to eat than just the algae on a tank. The reason why there is so much algae needs to be addressed first.
Try keeping the lights on for a few hours a day. Total blackout will loosen and let the algae die.

 

[raptorrex]

Hi All

I have a problem (2 infact - same problem, 2 tanks)... the tank here at work is an algae ridden mess. We have tried the tank scrubber things, to no avail (algae eaters die because the tank is too mature/neglected - before I arrived here it was in that state - and algae eaters sensitivity causes them to die ). The man whho set up the tank also has a tank at home (empty) which had algae just as bad as this, which is completely ingrained into the glass, and no amount of scrubbing will get it off.

Does anyone have any ideas or tips for getting the algae/marks off? They're large expensive tanks, and we would like to salvage them if we can.

Thanks
Willow

a plastic scourer and lots of hard work. or toothpaste on a car body polisher will do it too.

the algae seems to be from neglect. so i would not worry too much about light times. until you've got it cleaned. it may turn out, with proper maintenance, you have no real problem at all. so wait and see.