Magnet Cleaners

jamesp

jamesp

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Will a real good magnet cleaner remove coraline algae from plexi-glass? Will it scratch the glass?
 
maroonclownfan

maroonclownfan

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They work great on glass tanks, IME, for nuisance algae removal. A couple swipes and its bye bye algea. The coralline is a little tougher if it has been there awhile. I use an old credit card an brute force to get that stuff off. But if you do regular glass cleanings the corralline should not have a chance to get a good foot hold, and the magnetic cleaner works good.
MCF
 
jamesp

jamesp

Member
MaroonClownFan, That's my problem. I had back surgery 4 weeks ago and the glass on my 125g is almost all coraline algae. It will be another couple of weeks before I can even begin touch it.
 
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bt_1999_66

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Try a credit card.... If you press hard enough it will also smooth out small scratches if any....
 
maroonclownfan

maroonclownfan

Member
An old credit is the best method I have used for removing coralline off the front glass.
Its a good arm workout!!!
Hope your back gets better....good luck......MCF
 
debbers

debbers

Member
I just bought one of those magnet cleaners and it has two surfaces, a soft pad side and a scratchy side that reminds me of the "hook" side of velcro. I just used the soft side and it worked great. I would imagine the scratchy side is for tougher algae.
~D~
 
iechy

iechy

Member
I've never really found a need to clean my magnets but I wish someone would come up with a good cleaner for aquarium walls;)
 
danrw84

danrw84

Active Member
on my magnet cleaner the soft side is what touches the outer glass, the velcro one touches the inner,
 
jlem

jlem

Active Member
I was thinking that that was cool that you have a soft and rough side and then I realized that mine does to and the soft side goes on the outside. :D ;)
 
j21kickster

j21kickster

Active Member
you risk scratching more with the rough on the outside- the felt on the soft side would only be able to clean diatom algae- anything else would have to use the abrasive felt material or the plastic made for cleaning
 
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