ALGAE SCRUBBER??

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Member introductions and random (non-aquarist) topics.


blueshoes2208
 
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ALGAE SCRUBBER??

by blueshoes2208

yeah so everyone has the magnetic floats to clean off the glass but the front of my tank is round, (1/4 of a circle) so the blocked magnetic scrubbers wont work, what do i use????


Tmercier834747
 
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by Tmercier834747

How about a thick abrasive blue foam pad attatched at the end of a 20" handle...I see them in almost any pet store. =P Happen to own one actually..in addition to the 3 mag-a-floats..


blueshoes2208
 
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by blueshoes2208

that thing work pretty good??


Snowboss4492
 
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by Snowboss4492

get the smallest mag float you can find...............mine is only like an inch wide and 2-1/2 inches tall...............the narrower the float the more surface contact you'll have with the glass................also there are "socks" you can stick the inside magnet in that will contour better as well....they mainly use em on acylic tanks so they don't scratch as bad


the scrubber on a stick is a good idea as well...........i just like the mag because it's easy and it stays in the tank rather than hanging in my stand getting cat hair and who knows what else on it before i stick it back in my tank


Boss


a1k8t31524
 
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by a1k8t31524

I have an egg shaped maganet that i use on my 8gal bi-orb.....and it is a globe


Snowboss4492
 
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by Snowboss4492

lol...........see .............if i think of a cool idea somebody else must have already built it ....................the story of my life


gumbii
 
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by gumbii

i use my library or petco card...


swampcat874
 
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by swampcat874

single edge razor blade just stay away from silicon sealant in corners. (For glass tank only!)


zambize
 
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by zambize

Credit cards work great on stubborn spot algae.


waterbabe
 
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by waterbabe

i have a circular tank i have no probs with the mag float at all. its the large rectangle one not the square one .and dont waste your money on the bio orb egg shaped one, they dont work unless you have the orb bowl.

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