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Unread 10/23/2017, 06:29 PM   #1
redlazer
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Algae removal

What are y’all using to remove the algae that is on the back glass of your aquarium? I use a Mag float for front and sides, but cannot use it for the back.


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Unread 10/23/2017, 09:17 PM   #2
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Flipper magnetic cleaner is the best!


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Unread 10/23/2017, 09:28 PM   #3
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If I had to guess guess I would say the majority of people probably don’t mess with the back glass to much.


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Unread 10/24/2017, 05:00 AM   #4
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Wife does the front with the magfloat and CUC takes care of the rest..


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Unread 10/24/2017, 02:49 PM   #5
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Yeah I don’t normally mess with it but the wife likes it better clean. Happy wife happy life. I can’t have a CUC the fish will eat as snacks lol. My take is a FOWLR.


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Unread 10/25/2017, 05:56 PM   #6
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I reach in with a long handled scraper that has a metal blade (my tank is glass). Kent Marine has a line of scrapers in a number of lengths.


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Unread 10/26/2017, 05:08 AM   #7
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Wife does the front with the magfloat and CUC takes care of the rest..
Same here... to me it is a free grazing zone. I have never touched the back glass. I see my tangs nibbling away on the back wall as well.


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