What Algae Scraper Do You Use?

[celaeno]

what algae scraper do you use? what're its pros and cons?

i use doc wellfish's green algae scraper for glass tanks.

pros:
easily wipes off brown/green algae
long handle to prevent hand from getting wet

cons:
hard to reach the bottom corners
pad is a bit large for my 10/20 gallon tanks

 

[highfire]

For the back of my tank I use a long handled scraper with a blue pad, but to be honest I don't find it that easy to use. I find my arm really aches afterwards, but at least I can get right to the bottom of the back glass.

For the sides and front I use a Mag Float - great piece of kit!

 

[celaeno]

bump

 

[kuhliloacher]

Mag-Float. All i've ever used. Comes in different sizes.

 

[Tolak]

Bristlenose plec, they come in two different colors. Why waste perfectly good algae?

 

[stargirly1208]

Mag-Float. All i've ever used. Comes in different sizes.

i agree. awesome because you can leave it in your tank also and never have to stick your hand in again!

 

[blue acara]

I use a white credit card. Works well-hand gets wet though.

 

[rdd1952]

I don't use a scraper. They just never seemed to work very well. I do have one of the mag floats but also use one of the algae mitts (a filter pack works too) that I wipe the tank walls with when I do water changes. Both of my tanks also have AEs of some type that keeps them clean.

 

[Rex740]

I use a fish. The Farlowella.

 

[vinylman]

I use a windscreen scraper made from steel (as used at work!) with a perfectly sharp edge. It's about seven inches wide, so it's quick, too.

 

[Captain Retardo]

I just take some filter foam, and wipe the algae, it comes right off.