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May 10th 04, 04:18 AM
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Algea Problem
my glass is really starting to look bad from this...can i scrape it off?
"Dinky" wrote in message link.net... "PaulB" wrote in message .com... | Diatoms. Just wait. It will likely go away soon. Outbreaks of this are | fairly common soon after a tank is set up. | Odd, it lessened, but never really went away in my tank, 6 months old. The snails and hermits keep it under control, but I still have to wipe it off the glass pretty regular. 
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May 10th 04, 04:59 AM
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"Gottcha" wrote in message news 
| my glass is really starting to look bad from this...can i scrape itoff? Sure, I keep the front and one side of the tank glass as clean as possible to make it easier to see inside, which is the point of having it.g My soft sponge algae stick seems to work best on this stuff..be sure not to use a blade-style scraper on acrylic.
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May 10th 04, 05:36 AM
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Algea Problem
I think that "Turbo" snails will eat this.
"Gottcha" wrote in message news my glass is really starting to look bad from this...can i scrape it off? "Dinky" wrote in message link.net... "PaulB" wrote in message .com... | Diatoms. Just wait. It will likely go away soon. Outbreaks of this are | fairly common soon after a tank is set up. | Odd, it lessened, but never really went away in my tank, 6 months old. The snails and hermits keep it under control, but I still have to wipe it off the glass pretty regular.
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May 10th 04, 05:35 AM
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Algea Problem
i have about 10 turbos in there and they dont seem to like the glass....lol
"PaulB" wrote in message om... I think that "Turbo" snails will eat this. "Gottcha" wrote in message news my glass is really starting to look bad from this...can i scrape it off? "Dinky" wrote in message link.net... "PaulB" wrote in message .com... | Diatoms. Just wait. It will likely go away soon. Outbreaks of this are | fairly common soon after a tank is set up. | Odd, it lessened, but never really went away in my tank, 6 months old. The snails and hermits keep it under control, but I still have to wipe it off the glass pretty regular.
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