Magnet Cleaner for Acrylic Tank

[something'sfishy]

My LFS told me that I shouldn;t use a magnet cleaner especially made for Acrylic. It might still scratch my acrylic tank.. The tank is 55 gal. uniquarium..HOw can I clean it? Ira bit deep and can't rach my arm...yikes!! Any suggestions???:help:

 

[bigarn]

I believe there are cleaners made for acrylic tanks.

 

[sergeant]

I use a micro fiber filter padding between the magnets. The stuff that comes in the magnets will scratch it.

 

[something'sfishy]

HOw much does it cost? HOw about the external part of the acrylic tank? is it safe to use while I have the micro fiber on the inside part of the tank?:notsure:

 

[wyoxbow]

Mag Float makes a algae remover for acrylic tanks.

 

[squidd]

Yup...softer "pad"...
But as with any magnetic cleaner (even on glass) you want to be carefull NOT to get sand caught between it and the tank....
Scratch City...

 

[something'sfishy]

How about using a scraper on acrylic near the sand bed..is it safe?

 

[squidd]

They make "plastic" scrapers designed for acrylic tanks...
Or a credit card...

 

[tony detroit]

I used a magfloat acrylic safe on my old acrylic till I scratched it.
I started using the kent aquascraper, which IMO works better after that and it worked great, never scratched. If you use the magnet BE VERY CAREFUL.

 

[jotade]

IMO, you need to be very careful with the amount of force/pressure you use even with the Kent scraper and credit cards.
I've managed to scratch my acrylic with these while scraping the sides of my tank.
You need a light touch, and to hit the area several times to get rid of the harder algae... for this reason I wouldn't trust a magnet cleaner.