skaffen Posted April 14, 2008 Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 Hiya I'm new to keeping tropical fish and was wondering, should I clean the back of the tank - on the inside I mean. I have a black backing, and it's against the wall so there's no visual issues, I'm just wondering what's best for the fish! Cheers Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella Posted April 14, 2008 Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 I daresay the fish couldn't care less... I am leaving the back of my tanks uncleaned, just a little experiment to see how it goes, might look more natural (then again algae is fine by me and helps 'age' my native tanks). It is proving to absorb the glare from the flash when I take photos, could be handy when it gets more coverage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heir Posted April 14, 2008 Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 i dont clean mine! but thats where the shrimps hang out so they keep the algae in line lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted April 14, 2008 Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 I only ever clean the front glass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlos Posted April 14, 2008 Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 Hey there I have read that if you let algae grow on the parts of your tank that you don't look through that they absorb any excess nutrients and make it harder for other algae to grow on the front of your tank. Thats the theory .... plus I can't be buggered doing it . Seems to be working OK but I still struggle wih algae. Florish excel is my best friend!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkLB Posted April 14, 2008 Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 I leave the backs of my tanks uncleaned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted April 14, 2008 Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 my tank back is dirty, give my africans something to do. a few of them often eat the algae Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skaffen Posted April 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 That's a resounding "No!" then. Cool, no extra work. Thanks for the help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke* Posted April 14, 2008 Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 On my barebottom discus tanks I did......and some 2ft corie/tetra conditioning tanks.... if it's going to be ugly i'd clean it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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