cleaning the sides of tank

messina06 · 07/21/2009, 06:49 AM

I have used a razor blade in the past for cleaning coraliene off the sides of the tank but wha tdo ou guys find works best for the areas next to the seals in the corners?

cloak · 07/21/2009, 11:30 AM

I just use one of those green scuff pads for those "delicate" areas by the seals. You'll really have to scurb hard if you let the coraline cake up, but if you do it regularly, it's no trouble at all.

inovrmyhd · 07/21/2009, 12:15 PM

I scrape it off with the un-usable credit cards that I have maxed out on the hobby. Joking about the maxed out part but I do use an old credit card to scrape it off. You just have to do it often enough that it doesn't get too built up.

h2obaby · 07/21/2009, 01:53 PM

and the blue plastic scrapers made by CPR work great !!

Mako72 · 07/21/2009, 02:18 PM

Fingernails work good too!

dcombs44 · 07/21/2009, 02:19 PM

I have a nice think purple border on both sides of my silicone all the way around the tank

07/21/2009, 06:49 AM	#1
messina06 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: ft lauderdale, FL Posts: 364	cleaning the sides of tank I have used a razor blade in the past for cleaning coraliene off the sides of the tank but wha tdo ou guys find works best for the areas next to the seals in the corners?

07/21/2009, 12:15 PM	#3
inovrmyhd Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Scranton, PA Posts: 103	I scrape it off with the un-usable credit cards that I have maxed out on the hobby. Joking about the maxed out part but I do use an old credit card to scrape it off. You just have to do it often enough that it doesn't get too built up. __________________ -- Tim -- Current Tank Info: 29gal, LS, LR, Yellowtail Damsel, Lawnmower Blenny (RIP), false percula, shrooms, candy cane, anemone, eagle eye and radioactive dragons eye zoas

07/21/2009, 01:53 PM	#4
h2obaby Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Hawaii Posts: 177	and the blue plastic scrapers made by CPR work great !! __________________ ~~Michelle~~ Current Tank Info: 14sw 1 fw range from 10 gal to my new 300g

07/21/2009, 02:19 PM	#6
dcombs44 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 2,913	I have a nice think purple border on both sides of my silicone all the way around the tank __________________ Current Setup: 10 Gallon Skimmerless Zoanthid Tank Lighting: Single 175 Watt Metal Halide (14,000 K Hamilton Lamp) Filtration: 10 gallon sump/refugium and Phosban Reactor Return: Mag Drive 700 Controller: ReefKeeper Lite (Basic Version) Circulation: TBD Age of System: Build is in Progress

07/21/2009, 11:30 AM	#2
cloak Moved On Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 14,854	I just use one of those green scuff pads for those "delicate" areas by the seals. You'll really have to scurb hard if you let the coraline cake up, but if you do it regularly, it's no trouble at all.

07/21/2009, 02:18 PM	#5
Mako72 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Eastern Pennsylvania Posts: 201	Fingernails work good too!