How to safely clean glass
Moderator: Mustafa
-
- Egg
- Posts: 10
- Joined: Mon Feb 13, 2023 4:27 pm
How to safely clean glass
For aesthetic reasons I don’t like when my bowl gets green algae on the glass. I usually just use my hand and a dry paper towel to rub the sides clean whenever I am topping off the bowl with distilled water. Is this bad for the shrimp? Is there a safer way to clean the glass?
-
- Shrimpoholic
- Posts: 363
- Joined: Thu Apr 21, 2016 2:20 pm
- Location: Southern California, USA
Re: How to safely clean glass
Paper towels can contain wetting agents, dyes, and other chemicals that can cause problems with your tank's water. Best to buy a scrubby made for aquariums.
Re: How to safely clean glass
A few nerite snails will totally clean your glass! I have three of them in a 2.7 gallon aquarium. They just love to feed on the algae on the glass. The attached photo shows a nerite on the back wall of the jar. The other two are hiding somewhere. They work at keeping the glass clean.
- SuperProofer
- Shrimpoholic
- Posts: 325
- Joined: Wed Sep 06, 2017 2:44 pm
Re: How to safely clean glass
Depends on how big your tank is. For the jar I have on my work desk I just use a toothbrush to scrub down the front-facing portion of the glass.