Best way to scrub glass without scratching?

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I get this Green/Brown algea spots on the glass that I cant seem to take off other then with a scraper, but I noticed that It leaves small scratches here and there and that means that before I know it my glass will be horrible. any good advice on this?? are the magnets any good?? I was thinking maybe If I used magnets and cleaned verry often enough to prevent those nasty algea spots.
 
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I tryied a rough sponge and It wont take anything off, and when I got one a little bit rougher then its start make tiny hairlike scratches:(
 
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Yeah, I just use mag-floats to keep my arms dry, but for tough stuff, I use a plastic razor-blade or an old credit card, even have a reusable sponge I got from petsmart.
 
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Thats where I got all my mag-floats, I print out their online page with the price and take it into their stores to pricematch it with.
 
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aquaholic said:
I get this Green/Brown algea spots on the glass that I cant seem to take off other then with a scraper, but I noticed that It leaves small scratches here and there and that means that before I know it my glass will be horrible. any good advice on this?? are the magnets any good?? I was thinking maybe If I used magnets and cleaned verry often enough to prevent those nasty algea spots.
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I have never seen glass scratch that easy. Indeed, I have used razor blades for years, with a bit of care, and "angle of attack" kept low--yet effective, I have never had problems with scratching the glass. Sometimes a green pad does it for me ...

What do you have, a plastic/acrylic tank?

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JS
 
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