bee505

What are you using to clean the outside glass of the tank and what are you using to clean the inside of the tank? The inside of my glass always seems to leave a film behind, not sure if the water is cloudy or my glass is dirty. I am still cycling my tank (week 2) with no snails or star fish.

gm333

I use a magnet scraper to clean the inside of the tank, and I use windex on the outside. Only with the windex I spray it on to the paper towel in another room first. Then come in the room and clean the glass.

unclejed

For me, the Magna float is the only way to go.

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bee505

Do you guys experience any scratch on the glass with any of the magnets?

Loman

You use the word glass so I will assume that the tank is glass and not acrylic. There is little potential to scratch the glass with a magna float. I do try to make sure and keep it free of particles of sand just in case they would scratch it. Even on the few times I have picked up sand on the float it has not visiblly scratched the glass. If you have an accrylic tank I would be more carefull since they scratch easier but still use a magna float.

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24 Gallon Salt Aquapod
20 Gallon Freshwater
Various QT tanks
2 x 75 Gallon Reefs in planning stage

lostanime

Although I keep magna-floats in all the tanks to do quick ad-hoc algae scrubs... I'm using (aquarium-specific) razor scrapers because not even the largest magnets (supposedly rated for 300gal tanks) are strong/aggressive enough to take coralline off my front glass. "In a past life" I've used countless razorblades on glass to peel tint, clean adhesives off, etc... it's nearly impossible to scratch as long as you've got the entire edge of the blade against the glass and not one corner.

Regarding cleaners on the outside ... only use the cleaners on the glass itself. It will not absorb into the glass, but it can absorb into the silicon sealants between the glass panels.

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bee505

Thanks for everyone's suggestion. I'll go ahead and pick up a magna-float.

niceguysince1982

Does anyone know to fix scratches inside or out on a 220 gallon aquarium

Joe.

only when sand or gravel gets between the glass and cleaner.