tank clean up... how to clean heater

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May 19, 2005
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so my 55g tank has yet again(or, is still) been attacked by algae, I plan to to a major clean up, since I've found that the more algae I get out the slower it goes and the easier the tank is to manage.
I have had a few different kinds of algae in the tank and as soon as I have found a solution to one(move it out of sunlight, add C02 etc.) another one decides to move in. I can get the stuff off the glass no problem, but there is still some really hard algae on the heater(on the part of the glass where it doesn't get as hot). I don't want to take a scraper to it, but I don't know how to clean it otherwise, can I let it sit in bleach or something else for a while to kill the algae?
 
I believe it might be the other way around. The more algea you have in a tank, the slower new algae becomes established. This is because the existing algea is using up some of the nutrients just to live. This results in fewer nutrients for new algae.

If you want to get rid of ALL your algea without getting your hands wet, then try a three day blackout. Much more effective than spot cleaning.
 
i have a question, is your tank a planted tank?


if not, you might want to try adding some plants, if plants are present, the algea won't be because the plants are larger and will absorbe more nutrients than the algea. that way, the algea won't have the proper nutriention to survive, and it will die away
 
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