Billaney Posted April 13, 2006 Report Share Posted April 13, 2006 I have a bit of very stubbon brown algee/marks on the inside of my 700L tank its not coming of with my magnetic scraper and its a real pain to get to by hand , i have bristlenose and a large flying fox in there and there not shifting it, any ideas ? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misnoma Posted April 13, 2006 Report Share Posted April 13, 2006 For saltwater tanks you can get a blade attachment for mag scrapers. Actually, one of the large 4" mag cleaners from the LFS may do the job for you, given the inside of it is velcro hook (i.e. scratchy), it certainly removes coralline with some work. That or you can get 24" long scrapers from the LFS too (well you can up here), so easier to get to without hands in tank etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted April 13, 2006 Report Share Posted April 13, 2006 If you want to stick your hands in and make a mess you can use an old eftpos card to scrape it off, its relatively soft enough not to scratch the glass... It may take a while in a 700L tank though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suphew Posted April 13, 2006 Report Share Posted April 13, 2006 pies got a MEGA scraper from somewhere that will remove coralline algae, there was a warning on it that if you put the two halfs together without glass in between it has to go back to the manufactures to be seperated, lol, prob just marketing hype but still very nice cleaner. wooden finish to. Janes should be able to tell you where he got it from since hes been banned. personally i use a paint scraper. I have a couple of different length plastic pipes that i jam on the handle to get to the difficult spots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billaney Posted April 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2006 All great advice , thanks, i'll talk to Jane at the weekend , this site never fails to plesantly surprise me , with the great advice and helpful people ! THANKS everyone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted April 24, 2006 Report Share Posted April 24, 2006 A bit late cos I've been away, but I get wide razor scrapers from the $2 shop. They work well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billaney Posted April 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2006 A bit late cos I've been away, but I get wide razor scrapers from the $2 shop. They work well. Hi Caryl , welcome back hope you had a great trip. I'll check out the two dollar shop Hey its my 1000th post !! :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted April 24, 2006 Report Share Posted April 24, 2006 CONGRATULATIONS! Yes we had a great trip away thanks. Will get the pics resized and photobucketed soon I hope. Trying to catch up in here first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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