Hairy tank!!

[juliehodson]

my tank has a kind of film on the glass i'm presuming its the early stages of algae it also has little hairy bits. How do I get rid of this. Please help!!

Thanks

 

[Great Lakes]

It is algae or a cyano bloom, get a magnetc cleaner and clean it off, and your skimmer and bio filter should neutralize the little storm you will create.

GL

 

[juliehodson]

Ok I know this will sound stupid but what is a magnetic cleaner?

 

[ade]

Julie, a magnetic cleaner is literally just a big magnet in two halves - put one half inside the tank, other half outside the tank and moving the outside half "pulls along" the inside half - hence scraping the algae off the glass. Most LFS sell them for a few quid.

And it keeps yer hands dry!

 

[Surfer Dude]

I recommend getting a floating magnetic cleaner because if you have a invertebrates on the bottom or hermit crabs and if you move it to fast or pull the magnet away it can fall and could injure a fosh or invertebrate. A floating magnetic cleaner is a little more expensive but when the magnetic field is broken it will float to the top instead of falling and hurting something.

Surfer Dude

 

[spanair]

I took this pics for you, I hope it helps. I have to say it's worth every penny, cleans the algae on the glass like nothing else. I cound't scrub it off with nothing before and this does the job so easy and simple!. Definitly get one

 

[juliehodson]

Thanks very much. I got the Mag Float cleaners and it worked really well. It's a nice clear tank now.

 

[spanair]

Your welcome, they own and I know, they clean so well