A pet store near me has an awesome show tank with no coralline on any of the
glass. On my way out a month back I asked him how he does it. He said
something to the effect that his multiple clams and other calcium absorbing
species and rocks keep the glass clean for him. I need to go back and
clarify but I thought I'd give you his info.

Steve is the owner and the one I asked. Very nice guy. You may want to
call him about his "show tank in the back without any coralline on the
glass". Since I'm newer to aquariums you may get more out of his
explanation than I did while walking out the door.

http://www.horizonpetsandfishcom/ Austin, Tx so it's Central Time

Bryan



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Just personal preference ... I think it looks good on the rock, but
think it looks ugly on the glass. Why would you want to leave it on
the back pane?

Patrick wrote:
Do you mind if I ask, Why would you want to remove coralline from your
tank?
I can possibly understand removing from the sides, if it really
interferes
with something, but why from the back pane? I can't wait until my new
(four
months old) tank starts to develope it, and am actually trying to
encourage
growth. Just being curious.

Patrick


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Hello;

I'd like to remove the coralline algae from the side and back glass
panels of my tank. The algae is growing in sheets which are only
lightly attached to the glass, and scrape off easily.

What I'm wondering is what will happen if I scrape it off and let it
sit in the tank. Will it just break down gradually and be removed by
my protein skimmer, or will it decompose and rapidly increase levels of
harmful organics in my tank? Should I remove it manually? I'd say
about 75% of the back glass is covered with it, and about 90% of my
side panels (this is a 55 gal. tank).

Thanks in advance.