To scrape or not to scrape that's the question. (1 Viewer)

[spongebob281]

I'm getting a rimless tank delivered in a few weeks time. With my other rimmed tanks I'd just let coralline algae run rampant on the back glass pane. Anyone of you clean your all sides of your system religiously, like squeaky clean in all four panes?

 

[flexrac]

i think it's a matter of preference, some like a sterile looking tank and others like theirs to look more like the reef, i always start out cleaning the glass and then just letting it go.
with my last two tanks, it has not been an issue, since i have fake backgrounds.

 

[Ostentum]

I always scrape the viewing sides, keeping the front clean of corraline is pain in itself much less trying to keep my back glass clean, and thats just in the 110. I can only imagine when I get the 300g up and going what thats going to be like.

 

[kevinandnadine]

I know I really dont like having to razor blade the walls ( even though I do) I have found I keep the back and side walls a lot cleaner a lot more of the time after buying the Algae Free Tiger Shark Float. It was kinda expenseve but I have found I can let thing go longer and still not need to scrape with this monster of a magnet.

It may also be my imagination but when i started scraping the coraline on the walls the spread of coraline on my base rock seemed to increase. Maybe a seeding effect.

 

[spongebob281]

I know I really dont like having to razor blade the walls ( even though I do) I have found I keep the back and side walls a lot cleaner a lot more of the time after buying the Algae Free Tiger Shark Float. It was kinda expenseve but I have found I can let thing go longer and still not need to scrape with this monster of a magnet.

It may also be my imagination but when i started scraping the coraline on the walls the spread of coraline on my base rock seemed to increase. Maybe a seeding effect.

Define expensive :0)

 

[andrew7b]

I don't know how you guys do it. I can't get them to grow that much.

 

[spongebob281]

I don't know how you guys do it. I can't get them to grow that much.

Low Ca perhaps?

 

[andrew7b]

Low Ca perhaps?

I'm running a geo 618 cal. reactor. Cal. 460 Alk 8 Mag 1230

 

[RR-MAN]

I'm getting a rimless tank delivered in a few weeks time. With my other rimmed tanks I'd just let coralline algae run rampant on the back glass pane. Anyone of you clean your all sides of your system religiously, like squeaky clean in all four panes?

I scrape all sides to death. I have two Kent scrapers (long/short handle).

 

[toefu]

I will second that tiger shark float. That thing rocks. Bought it 50% off during black friday and it's a world of difference. Who would've thought a stupid magnet scrubber could be different. I've owned numerous mag floats through the years. The tiger is able to pull off coralline algae off of 3/4" glass. The coraline would always laugh at me when I tried to pull it off using a mag float.

 

[spongebob281]

I scrape all sides to death. I have two Kent scrapers (long/short handle).

Pics or it didn't happen :0)

 

[RR-MAN]

Pics or it didn't happen :0)

LOL, Sure.

 

[RR-MAN]

Here you go, not the best IPhone photo. Elos has a tough plastic overflow design and cleaning/scraping it is impossible but the rest of the tank is clean.

 

[spongebob281]

On da real. Can a brotha see some pics?

 

[spongebob281]

yup that looks purdy clean to me. Thanks

 

[RR-MAN]

If you design the rock work correctly, you should be able to keep the back/sides clean if you prefer it that way.

 

[spongebob281]

I plan to construct two atolls rising toward the waterline. That ought to leave plenty of room to wield my scraper. BTW I aim for that hospital's sterile looks you got going there. I want my system to have that just-out-of-the-box looks.

 

[RR-MAN]

That would be cool. When are you getting the tank?

If the back wall is clean, you can actually concentrate looking at the corals and fish.

 

[spongebob281]

Getting it shipped in 2 wks time, I hope. Saw plenty of ultra clean rimless tank on RC that makes me wanna drool. And also with polished water it creates an illusion your fish are gliding in thin air.