Mr. Clean Magic Eraser
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hose91
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Absolutely! Been using them weekly for at least 3 years now. They work like a champ on both glass and acrylic tanks. Just gotta be careful to buy the original, as the other variants have soap or other chemicals in them. They make really short work of anything on the glass inside the tank.
Seattle_Aquarist
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Hi All,
For glass tanks only, I use Mr. Clean Magic Eraser (original) to clean the inside glass. It is excellent at removing spot algae as well as dust algae. Once you have tried it and if you like it you can head over to Ebay and purchase "Melamine Cleaning Foam" for a fraction of the price of Mr Clean.
For glass tanks only, I use Mr. Clean Magic Eraser (original) to clean the inside glass. It is excellent at removing spot algae as well as dust algae. Once you have tried it and if you like it you can head over to Ebay and purchase "Melamine Cleaning Foam" for a fraction of the price of Mr Clean.
Hi All,
For glass tanks only, I use Mr. Clean Magic Eraser (original) to clean the inside glass. It is excellent at removing spot algae as well as dust algae. Once you have tried it and if you like it you can head over to Ebay and purchase "Melamine Cleaning Foam" for a fraction of the price of Mr Clean.
Is there a problem with using them with acrylic tanks?
Seattle_Aquarist
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Hi Cory,
Malamine cleaning pads work sort of like a very, very fine grit sandpaper; it doesn't seem to effect a hard surface like glass but it will no doubt leave 'mini scratches' in acrylic. The scratches may not be visible when there is water in the tank but would likely looks like a 'haze' on the plastic in an empty tank.
Malamine cleaning pads work sort of like a very, very fine grit sandpaper; it doesn't seem to effect a hard surface like glass but it will no doubt leave 'mini scratches' in acrylic. The scratches may not be visible when there is water in the tank but would likely looks like a 'haze' on the plastic in an empty tank.
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hose91
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Roy is totally right in theory, but in practice I've been using them on both of my acrylic tanks for years (75 and 100g), without any issues. It's possible that when I drain the tanks they'll be cloudy, I suppose, and neither tank is really in pristine condition to begin with, but they work for me and I haven't noticed any degraded conditions due to the melamine pads.