best way to clean the brown algae?

[calikas]

can u tell me the best way to get that brown algae off the inside glass.i know it just wipes off but what should i use,sponge,rag,,hand

 

[kellylardner]

i just used my syphon ... lol but I guess it depends how muh there is ... I'm new but thats what I did.

 

[TheFighterFish]

There's two main items you can get that's out there.

1. Algae scraper on a stick
2. Algae scraper on a magnet

haha.

Personally, I used the one on the stick just because it was cheap ($2) and because I have small tanks. There's a more coarse side and soft side, depending on how well the algae has grown. You just soak the sponge stick in water and wipe. Repeat. When you're all finished, it looks great. However, my sponge stick is starting to tear...

The other method is more advance. With the magnet (1 attached to front/back) you never have to deal with outside water. This is also convenient because it is precise. You can get them in different shapes, sizes, and colors. I have never used a magnet before, but all goes well.

There's a third way--chemicals. I wouldn't recommend it. Oh yeah, I don't suggest you use a rag.

Hope you found this useful.

 

[kellylardner]

ya I want to get a magnet one cuz well I figure my son will play with it moving it around the tank! I know I do when I go into a store with one LOL

 

[calikas]

thank s ill look into the magnet but ill get a stck first

 

[NoDeltaH2O]

otos




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[newFishmom]

otos don't eat brown algae--already tried that. Or is there some special type that does? I remember being told "nothing eats brown algae."

True? False?

 

[rohnds]

A siphon and magnet are practically useless in cleaning brown "diatomic" algae. They form around SiO4 and PO4 molecules and thus they tend to be hard, not slimly and soft like green algae.
The best thing is to get a good scrapper and scrub the algae off the glass.

Rohn

 

[NoDeltaH2O]

http://www.myfishtank.net/forum/showthread.php?t=36218&highlight=otos;+brown

some beg to differ. Maybe we are talking about a different kind of brown algae. I had brown (diatoms) algae until I got a small fleet of otos

 

[WickedQueen]

pleco or the magnet

 

[GeraldTheMouse]

oto, pleco, algea eating catfish...

 

[jade71301]

I had the same algae problem two days ago. I cured it with buying another snail and most of it had disappeared only a small little spot or two still there. Two snails are better than one you could say lol. So maybe try that see if it works. If not rinse the decorations, and use and algae magnet.

 

[kellylardner]

I worry about outbreaks of snails ...but I guess i could see if my O would eat them.

 

[Striker2807]

I just use a scrapper on stick because like someone said it is cheap and is very effective. Depends on how bad you got it I suppose if you got it anywhere else other then the inside of the class then a scrapper isn't going to help you get rid of that.

 

[pigs_fly]

When I have outbreaks, I just use my acrylic aquarium scrubber pad (im sure there are some for glass aquariums too). It works like a charm and it was super cheap (cant remember off the top of my head, but that means if was a pretty miniscule amount, lol).

 

[Striker2807]

I just purchased one yesterday and it was $2.