Does anyone know how to get algae off the glass in a fish aquarium?

@thyst07 (2079)
United States
April 28, 2010 3:24pm CST
I'm talking about the really stubborn, tough kind that algae eaters can't eat. I've been going at it with a scrubbing sponge for about half an hour and I just can't get some of it off. The fish have already been removed to a different aquarium, so I don't have to worry about hurting them. Any ideas?
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@kedralynn (980)
• United States
29 Apr 10
I tried to do some research into this topic for you and it wasn't super helpful. I found there are some algae removers you can buy but that might harm the fish so I'd then wash the tank out well after using it. Mostly all I found were things to decrease the algae but not fully remove it. Types of algae eaters, things to put in the water. There were topics about preventing algae- not leaving the tank in the sun, not keeping the tank lights on all the time, changing the water often, and so on. I know tilex (it has bleach) kills mold and mildew. Might get rid of that algae but I wouldn't risk putting the fish back in that unless you then washed it with soap and rinsed it really really good. So yeah, sorry I couldn't find any good info.
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@thyst07 (2079)
• United States
29 Apr 10
Thanks for the effort. I'm planning to sell the fish tank, so even though I'm not putting fish back into it, it would be best if I didn't use anything that could harm the future owners' fish. So I guess my husband and I will just take turns scrubbing.