Wipe your glass......or not!

[Basile]

If we talk glass we talk algae, clean or not clean at some point you get algae on the glass, you know what i'm saying even the pros, so don't deny it :angel3:

So my question is; Should you leave your cleaning crew their food or wipe it clean, you can vote now.

 

[Octoman]

I let mine grow a bit, my lawnmower blenny seems to enjoy it. But, I don't let it get nasty looking. I clean mine about twice each week.

 

[framerguy]

I clean my viewing plane about twice a week, and the back about once a week.In the refugiums I clean the viewing side about once a week, the rest I don't touch.

 

[Frankie]

Everyday here. I am a clean freak~

 

[Basile]

Any advantages either way...just asking, other than esthetics.

 

[chrome91]

i wipe the front daily, sides weekly, and never the back. lets my bicolor foxface get some free food

 

[BLAKEJOHN]

I wipe the front and sides as soon as I see a bit of haze which is usually daily. Scrape coraline from front and sides weekly and light scrape on the back wall weekly. I only scrape the sump may be once a month

 

[ReefGuy69]

I wipe the sides and front daily. Never touched the back since i set up the tank and its been about alittle over 1 yr. and sometimes the back looks just as clean as the front. except for some coraline algae here and there. It keeps the snails to the back of the tank and i figure any algae that grows back there is going to compete for algae on the front and sides. thus i have to clean it less. And ive never cleaned the fuge/Sump. i figure whats the point. it doesnt need to look pretty for me or anything else.

 

[new reefer 03]

i wipe it every week or so. if they arent doing a good job, i dont leave them any

 

[wazzifam]

I have never had algae on my prestine glass(Denial)
LOL every day sometimes 2 times

 

[Frankie]

Any advantages either way...just asking, other than esthetics.

Yes, keeping the algae in the water column will help your mechanical filtration remove it lowering you nutrients.

 

[new reefer 03]

from what ive heard, when you scrape it off you feed your filter feeders
thats what i call a cheap food.

 

[klm2500hd]

I clean off the 2 viewable sides on the 180 and the 1 viewable side on the 30 when algae gets noticable (1-2 times a week) the fuge at water changes (1-2 weeks) the backs and unviewable sides only if there's a breakout of HA.

 

[jenglish]

I have overstocked my snails so unless I look really close i can't even see algae on my glass. If I do scrape it I see some come off but its only noticable if you have a scraped spot ot compare it with. and then Just barely.