Razorblades

[U4BOYZ]

Is it possible to scratch glass aquariums with a razorblade? I have one to 'scratch' off the hard deposits on my glass...and I'm chicken to use it....I'm afraid I'll leave deep scratches. :question:Thoughts? Thanks.

 

[Bifferwine]

Not really. Most people use razor blades on their tanks. I have a razor blade attachment for my MagFloat and it's great.

What can happen though, is that you get a grain of sand stuck in your cleaning magnet which scratches the glass. That seems to happen a lot more often than people scratching the glass with a razor blade.

 

[ccCapt]

Use an old credit card. It won't scratch the glass...or cut you if it slips. ;)

 

[dcantucson]

Use an old credit card. It won't scratch the glass...or cut you if it slips. ;)

Never heard of that ccCapt. Thanks.

 

[sen5241b]

You can scratch the glass with a razor. I have a biocube 29 and the front glass is beveled (or curved). I always scrape sideways. If you scrape up and down the two ends of the blade will scratch the glass.

 

[dcantucson]

I have experienced this with my Red Sea Max. I believe that you can put fine line scratches in the glass if you are not careful. Also if you scrape at the wrong angle.

 

[phuture1]

I use a plastic scraper from home depot. seems to work pretty good. but like Biff said.. look out for that pesky sand.

 

[messiah023]

I use a scraper from DRS F&S.

Works great.

I would never use a blade though...my stupid clowns always attack the scraper, I can just imagine them slicing themselves up on the blade!

 

[Sunshine]

ewwwwwwww now I have that image in my head, geeeeeee thanks .....

 

[dcantucson]

Might be a good way to rid your tank of Clowns messiah. :)