Glass Cleaner recommendations

[Tropicalfishkeeping201]

Hello everyone,

What do you guys use to clean your aquarium glass and that it doesn't scratch the glass? 

Thank you in advance 🙂

[billango]

I don't get hard to scrape off algae on my glass so I just use one of those blue rough brushes that they sell for cleaning aquarium glass. The magic erasers that aquarium co-op sells also work well. Theirs specifically don't have cleaning chemicals or whatever else inside. 

[nabokovfan87]

They have an ammonia free windex I have used.... somehow the bottle vanished on me.  I Just use the fritz cleaner now, easy thing to add on to an ACO order.

HONESTLY, I don't clean the glass enough, when I do it's usually just water and a towel or paper towel after maintenance.

[Sleepy]

Inside glass I use the coop branded magic erasers outside glass I wont ever using anything besides the Fritz I absolutely love that stuff.

[TOtrees]

Straight vinegar on the outside glass (spray bottle, wipe with paper towel), razor blade or magnetic scrubber on the inside depending on what I'm trying to clean. 

[Chick-In-Of-TheSea]

This is what I use. I spray my rag in another room. Then I take it into the fish room to wipe the glass.

Edited February 10, 2023 by Chick-In-Of-TheSea

[Tropicalfishkeeping201]

Thank you! 🙂 @billango, @nabokovfan87, @Sleepy, @TOtrees, and @Chick-In-Of-TheSea

[lefty o]

i dont use anything. when i do water changes i tend to end up with a damp towel. i take that towel and scrub the glass with it, then quickly go over it with a dry towel. no chemicals, and nothing extra to buy.

[FLFishChik]

On 2/10/2023 at 6:41 PM, lefty o said:

i dont use anything. when i do water changes i tend to end up with a damp towel. i take that towel and scrub the glass with it, then quickly go over it with a dry towel. no chemicals, and nothing extra to buy.

Same, the towel I use to wipe up any water that drops on the outside of the tank after a water change is damp enough that I can clean the glass on the outside. I use the magnetic scrubber on the inside on those very rare occasions that my Nerites or otocinclus miss something 

[Flumpweesel]

Occasionally white vinegar kitchen roll on the outside, 

Inside generally a melamine sponge (cut down into thin strips). Same thing as an untreated magic eraser.

[Tropicalfishkeeping201]

Thank you! @lefty o, @FLFishChik, and @Flumpweesel

[anewbie]

I use plain vinegar - it is fish safe and works well enough.

[Tropicalfishkeeping201]

On 2/11/2023 at 12:09 PM, anewbie said:

I use plain vinegar - it is fish safe and works well enough.

Thank you! @anewbie

[Stephan1973]

On the outside of the tank I use Fritz aquarium glass cleaner it works amazing. Especially my cats and dogs nose prints and slobbers.  The inside of the tank I use a razor blade that attaches to my magnetic scrubber or just the magnetic scrubber

[Tropicalfishkeeping201]

Awesome, Thank you! @Stephan1973

[PerceptivePesce]

I just wanted to let y'all know I got a hygger magnetic glass cleaner.  The hygger magnet is stronger than the mag-float brand.  The part inside the tank is slightly less proud and it's black.

This is the external glass cleaner I use.  I love the way it smells, and it works great.  I've used the product for years to clean glass inside my house.  It's cheap, too.  Although, I rarely use it for my aquarium because I also do the @lefty o technique and wipe the glass with the damp towel I was using.

I've also used magic erasers in my home for years (now i use generic brand), they are truly magical.  And to clarify, the magic eraser brand doesn't have cleaning chemicals in it.  I looked into that a long time ago.  I actually bought some of the name brand magic eraser Sheets as they are thinner and I figure that will come in handy for the aquarium.

 

[cavdad45]

I just use a wascloth and water

 

[Procrypsis]

RO water.

No chemical residue and it's free (for me anyway).

[Tropicalfishkeeping201]

Thank you very much guys! @PerceptivePesce, @cavdad45, and @Procrypsis