Rusty Stuff:Diatoms?

I like the magnetic cleaner too. My hands are in the aquarium all the time
anyway but the magnet makes it nice for quick cleaning spots.

One word of warning though on mag. brush or any sponge, rag, whatever you
use.... be careful around the sand. You'll mix up the sand when you're
down near it. If you get one tiny little piece of rock on that brush, you
will drag it around and scratch your glass. You'll hate yourself.

I don't get near the substrate with the brushes or sponges. I suggest using
one of those scrapers for the very bottom. I start a couple of inches above
the sand and scrape downward into the sand, then shake off any sand specs
before moving on. Just my fix...

B


"Cindy" wrote in message
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* StringerBell wrote, On 9/27/2006 3:09 PM:
Hello all---

a rusty color has hit some spots on the Rock----are these the dreaded
"Diatoms"?

Is it time for me to add some little snails and crabs?

You should get a magnetic glass cleaner. The kind that floats if the
inside part falls off. Makes it a lot easier to clean the glass.

Cindy