people who scrape the back glass! - Page 2

cilyjr · 11/05/2009, 04:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LUVSPS

Clean back glass looks so much better IMO. It is a pain in the neck to do though. Sigh.

i like the aquascaping too...

they do make a razor attachment for mag floats that one could use to do the back..if you had access to the back of your tank that is

JStraz4991 · 11/05/2009, 08:34 PM

how do u scrape the coraline off?

LobsterOfJustice · 11/05/2009, 08:38 PM

I have an open aquascape and space on the sides of the tank, I just mag-float the bag just like the other three sides...

cilyjr · 11/05/2009, 08:49 PM

i use a razor....

epleeds · 11/05/2009, 08:52 PM

easy blade and my tunze magnet.

cilyjr · 11/05/2009, 10:33 PM

lets see more pics!!!

lamarine23 · 11/06/2009, 12:40 AM

Here u go...

jbird69 · 11/06/2009, 01:07 AM

Chihuahua6 · 11/06/2009, 01:23 AM

I love it. I hate coralline crust on tanks. For a little extra time it so worth it to have clean panes all around.

chem-e · 11/06/2009, 01:39 AM

The clean glass definitely looks better and adds another dimension. I give you guys props for taking the time to clean the back because I find it hard enough just to clean the sides.

I do like the clean glass though and what I've done is buy a piece of precut black acrylic that I attach to the back wall with magnets. When the acrylic gets covered in coraline, I flip it around and it lasts for a while longer. After both sides are covered, I plan to take it out to clean with my pumps in a vinegar bath.

A sea K · 11/06/2009, 12:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cilyjr

me too? how are you cleaning your overflows?

I guess they don't want to give up their secret.

cilyjr · 11/06/2009, 03:42 PM

i guess not...

cilyjr · 11/06/2009, 06:52 PM

the overflow is probably easier to have kept clean from the beginning rather then try to get that off...maybe a scraper for an acrylic tank

LUVSPS · 11/06/2009, 07:55 PM

I just never let my overflow get covered in the first place so it hasn't been very much trouble to clean. I just scrape it off with a Kent razor.

A sea K · 11/06/2009, 08:00 PM

well if thats the case then I'm way past that point.
I may scrape the glass and see how it looks but I have a feeling the two corraline covered overflows will really take away from the look.

cilyjr · 11/06/2009, 08:45 PM

lmaybe the scraper for acrylic

cilyjr · 11/06/2009, 08:46 PM

lamarine23, do you have black sand?

stanlalee · 11/06/2009, 10:56 PM

overflow box could use a little scraping though. I use a long handle kent metal blade scraper. works great as long as the blade is fresh.

lamarine23 · 11/06/2009, 11:02 PM

Yeah I do....it's actually a mix of black and regular oolite sand by Carib Sea.

ReefKeeperRob · 11/07/2009, 12:23 AM

There are some really nice tanks in this thread

I really like the rock work on luvsps's tank. I'm definitely a fan of the clean back glass. I wish I would have put some black window tint on the back of my tank before I set it up. Can't access it now.

64Ivy · 11/07/2009, 09:41 AM

Before

After (One month later)

A sea K · 11/07/2009, 10:01 AM

Is that a Chromis in the center of the before pic? If it is, he's HUGE!

Rich_Lucas · 11/07/2009, 10:25 AM

I have an 8ft wide acrylic tank that's 4 inches from the wall. How would I go about even trying to clean the back?

skiformance · 11/07/2009, 10:27 AM

jhildebrand · 11/07/2009, 11:44 AM

The difference in contrast is amazing. It's the only way to go for a nice clean look. Easy Blade makes it a snap to do. Really no excuse not to do it...

11/05/2009, 08:34 PM	#27
JStraz4991 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Oneida,NY Posts: 293	how do u scrape the coraline off? __________________ "I had a fish once but it died"

11/05/2009, 08:38 PM	#28
LobsterOfJustice Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 5,403	I have an open aquascape and space on the sides of the tank, I just mag-float the bag just like the other three sides... __________________ If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right. Setting up a 180. Current Tank Info: 90g reef: 2x 250w halides, 2x 110w VHO actinic, 2x 36w 50/50 PC, 30g sump, Octopus Pro 300 skimmer, 2x Tunze 6000 on multicontroller, Ca reactor, bells, whistles, etc. Set up summer 2007. Also 37g temperate atlantic "local" tank.

11/05/2009, 08:49 PM	#29
cilyjr Premium Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: rhode island Posts: 956	i use a razor.... __________________ SPG: 1.025 PH: 8.29 ish 'trates: 0 ALK: 9DKH calcium:440ish mag 1200ish 10/27/09 PBITAWA Current Tank Info: 90 AGA RR. 75 sump 10g fuge 500w MH 220w VHO/ 20L anemone 150wDEMH t5 atinics 200lbs+ LR... Pos skimmer

11/05/2009, 10:33 PM	#31
cilyjr Premium Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: rhode island Posts: 956	lets see more pics!!! __________________ SPG: 1.025 PH: 8.29 ish 'trates: 0 ALK: 9DKH calcium:440ish mag 1200ish 10/27/09 PBITAWA Current Tank Info: 90 AGA RR. 75 sump 10g fuge 500w MH 220w VHO/ 20L anemone 150wDEMH t5 atinics 200lbs+ LR... Pos skimmer

11/06/2009, 01:07 AM	#33
jbird69 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: OR. Posts: 1,654	__________________ "How much do you wanna bet I could throw this football over them mountains?" Current Tank Info: 50g with 20g sump. chaeto in the fuge. 400w halide w/ 78w T6 actinic.

11/05/2009, 08:52 PM	#30
epleeds Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: virginia Posts: 105	easy blade and my tunze magnet.

11/06/2009, 12:40 AM	#32
lamarine23 Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Clovis/Fresno, CA Posts: 271	Here u go...

11/06/2009, 01:23 AM	#34
Chihuahua6 Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Columbia, SC Posts: 1,675	I love it. I hate coralline crust on tanks. For a little extra time it so worth it to have clean panes all around. __________________ Amanda Current Tank Info: 375 acrylic in planning, fish and coral are temporarily housed in a 75 and 55 gal

11/06/2009, 01:39 AM	#35
chem-e Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: San Francisco Posts: 1,248	The clean glass definitely looks better and adds another dimension. I give you guys props for taking the time to clean the back because I find it hard enough just to clean the sides. I do like the clean glass though and what I've done is buy a piece of precut black acrylic that I attach to the back wall with magnets. When the acrylic gets covered in coraline, I flip it around and it lasts for a while longer. After both sides are covered, I plan to take it out to clean with my pumps in a vinegar bath. __________________ "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy." ~ Benjamin Franklin Current Tank Info: Elos [~] 70 \| Aquactinics TX5 \| Vortech MP40 \| Tunze 6025 \|Octopus 110 recirc

11/06/2009, 03:42 PM	#37
cilyjr Premium Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: rhode island Posts: 956	i guess not... __________________ SPG: 1.025 PH: 8.29 ish 'trates: 0 ALK: 9DKH calcium:440ish mag 1200ish 10/27/09 PBITAWA Current Tank Info: 90 AGA RR. 75 sump 10g fuge 500w MH 220w VHO/ 20L anemone 150wDEMH t5 atinics 200lbs+ LR... Pos skimmer

11/06/2009, 06:52 PM	#38
cilyjr Premium Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: rhode island Posts: 956	the overflow is probably easier to have kept clean from the beginning rather then try to get that off...maybe a scraper for an acrylic tank __________________ SPG: 1.025 PH: 8.29 ish 'trates: 0 ALK: 9DKH calcium:440ish mag 1200ish 10/27/09 PBITAWA Current Tank Info: 90 AGA RR. 75 sump 10g fuge 500w MH 220w VHO/ 20L anemone 150wDEMH t5 atinics 200lbs+ LR... Pos skimmer

11/06/2009, 07:55 PM	#39
LUVSPS Up'nAdam Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: The Ponderosa Posts: 577	I just never let my overflow get covered in the first place so it hasn't been very much trouble to clean. I just scrape it off with a Kent razor. __________________ "I've never met a man yet that didn't think he was as good as the best day he ever had." - Adam Cartwright Current Tank Info: 120g SPS reef in the works. 2 400w MH in Lumenarc reflectors. 2 Vortechs. Warner Marine S-200 skimmer. Lifereef sump/refuge. TLF Phosban reactor. 110lbs dried Eco rocks.

11/06/2009, 08:00 PM	#40
A sea K Premium Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Branford Fl Posts: 1,310	well if thats the case then I'm way past that point. I may scrape the glass and see how it looks but I have a feeling the two corraline covered overflows will really take away from the look. __________________ I am not a pro so excuse me if I'm wrong. Current Tank Info: 210 AGA, 50 gal sump/fuge, 3X250 watt 12K reeflux in Lumen Bright reflectors driven by Coralvue electronic ballast, MSX 2S Cone skimmer, Tunze 3X6000 and 1X6100 + 1Korallia K-3, Mag 1800 return.

11/06/2009, 08:45 PM	#41
cilyjr Premium Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: rhode island Posts: 956	lmaybe the scraper for acrylic __________________ SPG: 1.025 PH: 8.29 ish 'trates: 0 ALK: 9DKH calcium:440ish mag 1200ish 10/27/09 PBITAWA Current Tank Info: 90 AGA RR. 75 sump 10g fuge 500w MH 220w VHO/ 20L anemone 150wDEMH t5 atinics 200lbs+ LR... Pos skimmer

11/06/2009, 08:46 PM	#42
cilyjr Premium Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: rhode island Posts: 956	lamarine23, do you have black sand? __________________ SPG: 1.025 PH: 8.29 ish 'trates: 0 ALK: 9DKH calcium:440ish mag 1200ish 10/27/09 PBITAWA Current Tank Info: 90 AGA RR. 75 sump 10g fuge 500w MH 220w VHO/ 20L anemone 150wDEMH t5 atinics 200lbs+ LR... Pos skimmer

11/06/2009, 10:56 PM	#43
stanlalee Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: hampton roads, va Posts: 1,123	overflow box could use a little scraping though. I use a long handle kent metal blade scraper. works great as long as the blade is fresh.

11/06/2009, 11:02 PM	#44
lamarine23 Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Clovis/Fresno, CA Posts: 271	Yeah I do....it's actually a mix of black and regular oolite sand by Carib Sea.

11/07/2009, 12:23 AM	#45
ReefKeeperRob Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 282	There are some really nice tanks in this thread I really like the rock work on luvsps's tank. I'm definitely a fan of the clean back glass. I wish I would have put some black window tint on the back of my tank before I set it up. Can't access it now.

11/07/2009, 09:41 AM	#46
64Ivy B'rer Reefer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Greenwich, CT Posts: 2,306	Before After (One month later) __________________ ToTM 3-03 Current Tank Info: 500g In-Wall Reeftank. Barebottom. SPS Dominant. 125G Sump, 40G Auxillary. Set Up In 1996. Crashed In 2007. Finished Rebuild In 2009.

11/07/2009, 10:01 AM	#47
A sea K Premium Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Branford Fl Posts: 1,310	Is that a Chromis in the center of the before pic? If it is, he's HUGE! __________________ I am not a pro so excuse me if I'm wrong. Current Tank Info: 210 AGA, 50 gal sump/fuge, 3X250 watt 12K reeflux in Lumen Bright reflectors driven by Coralvue electronic ballast, MSX 2S Cone skimmer, Tunze 3X6000 and 1X6100 + 1Korallia K-3, Mag 1800 return.

11/07/2009, 10:25 AM	#48
Rich_Lucas Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Lafayette, IN Posts: 98	I have an 8ft wide acrylic tank that's 4 inches from the wall. How would I go about even trying to clean the back?

11/07/2009, 10:27 AM	#49
skiformance Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: chandler Posts: 742	__________________ 2010 comas equipment chairman Spendin money that I don't have to buy parts that I don't need to impress people that I don't know.. Current Tank Info: 175 bowfront, duelling 120's, 80 bowfront, 55 fresh

11/07/2009, 11:44 AM	#50
jhildebrand Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Green Bay Posts: 739	The difference in contrast is amazing. It's the only way to go for a nice clean look. Easy Blade makes it a snap to do. Really no excuse not to do it... __________________ Anything worth doing is certainly worth overdoing :) Current Tank Info: 880 gallon total system volume - 260g mixed reef - Fish room: 270g fiberglass grow out tank, 150g sump, 150g 'fuge, remote DSB frag tub + 14g nano