Removing coraline algae

[arvin]

How do I remove coraline algae from the glass? This is an empty tank. I am using vinegar and using RichT's scraper blade to scrape it off. It come off but takes a long time and some spot are real stubborn.

Any ideas??

 

[JohnS_323]

How big is the tank? I've found RichT's scrapper works best when the tank is full. I've cleaned a few pretty bad tanks by filling them and then ReefGadgeting them. I think you're talking about a pretty big tank though so you may not want to go that route. . .

 

[arvin]

it is a 180g tank. I think I will have to do few rounds of this cleaning while it is empty and then try to do it when the tank is full again...

 

[ricwilli]

Soak a paper towel with warm water and vinegar and place it on the stubborn spot for a 2-3 minutes, than try scraping it. When I clean tanks, I usually do it by hand with a razor blade. Doing it by hand will give you better angle positions to scrape the coraline.

 

[ukman]

I 2nd the razor blade
much easier to clean

 

[Sunny]

Would the blade not scratch the glass?

 

[arvin]

Would the blade not scratch the glass?

Nope, it wont. thats a good thing about glass. In my case, I used a credit card, which worked quite well.

 

[Sunny]

I hope that credit card is expired - LOL ;D