glass cleaning question

[bueller]

Hey everyone,

had a silly question, would it be alright if i used a new stright edge razor to get some of the algae off my glass...it's annoying me.
I'm real nuts about whatever goes into the water [hands...ect] and just wanted to make sure the metal of the razor won't screw up the tank before I tried.

Thanks for the advice in advance

EJ

 

[marrone]

A razor blade is fine, actually a lot of scrapers have razor blades in them. Just rinse it off and then dry it. Even if it stainless steel it will rust some what, so when it starts to rust just use another one.

 

[barebucta]

OWw....also stand clear of the clear silicone at the corners or else you're asking for trouble.

 

[digitalreefer]

I've been using a toothbrush (bought new for this purpose). My 2 clowns chase it when I clean the tank. They sometimes bump it so I'd be nervous about a blade, but whatever works for you.

 

[nanoreefer22]

I've been using a toothbrush (bought new for this purpose). My 2 clowns chase it when I clean the tank. They sometimes bump it so I'd be nervous about a blade, but whatever works for you.

When you start getting coralline, if it hasn't happened already, you'll find that a toothbrush won't work so easily. That stuffs a pain in the royal as$ once it starts growing rapidly.

I use a razor blade too, works wonders for glass. I'd use it once and dump it. They're too cheap to risk scratching your tank.

 

[ming]

Heck, an old credit card works too! But yeah, a razor blade is fine, just throw it out once it starts to rust

 

[digitalreefer]

Heck, an old credit card works too!

Although a new one would be safer in the tank that at the fish store... big bills seem to come in shortly after a trip there!