My method to clean acrylic is to use a regular magnetic algae magnet with
BiOrb pads in between the tank & the magnet both inside & out. These come
in packs of 3 & can be quite expensive from your LFS but are all over eBay
& very cheap. I use then again & again, they last ages & the abrasive side
is perfectly safe even using it by hand & applying some pressure for those
stubborn bits of green dot algae. I've been using these for nearly 5 years
now & the acrylic is as clear & sparkly as the day it was made.
John*<o)))<*
On 3 July 2013 20:47, Michael & Marilynn Lambinicio
<mlambinicio@ymail.com>wrote:
> **
>
>
> Hi Amber! We have a few acrylic tanks at the aquarium & you're right they
> scratch VERY easily, so we clean those by hand with a sponge rather than
> with the magnetic floating brushes.
>
> I haven't decided if I'm going to make my 20gal split a community tank,
> ill probably keep it species only, Betta can be so testy some like company
> & others wont even accept a snail in their territory but I'm def going make
> it richly planted!
>
> Where did you get your past & current betta from? After I have my tank
> cycled Ill probably hit up aquabid.com for some Betta from Thailand -
> there are some excellent breeders over there!
>
> Ill def post pics once I have everything up & running :)
>
> /Marilynn
>
>
> On Jul 3, 2013, at 3:16 PM, Amber <arberglund@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Welcome to the group, I'm sure we would all love to see your acrylic
> > tank once they have finished building it. I've always wanted an acrylic
> > tank rather than the glass tanks I have (acrylic is SO much lighter, but
> > so much easier to scratch, so keep that in mind when you do any cleaning
> > of the sides).
> > I used to keep my betta's in their own tanks (10 gallon sometimes
> > smaller), but they never lasted more than a year for some reason. I've
> > recently purchased a new male betta and a female betta and have them in
> > 2 of my community tanks instead of keeping them in their own tanks. I'm
> > hoping they'll live longer happier lives this way.
> >
> > Amber
> >
> > On 7/2/2013 11:30 PM, Michael & Marilynn Lambinicio wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi! My name is Marilynn & am new to the home hobbyist aquarist. I have
> > > husbandry knowledge via volunteering at the National Museum DC. I have
> > > a husband, he's a sailor & I have a cat, she's so spoiled I'm
> > > surprised she's not fermenting lol!
> > >
> > > Anyway, I'm speaking to a local contractor regarding a custom acrylic
> > > tank they'll be building for my bettas. Once I've gotten the hang of
> > > them in a year of so I may try my luck with a marine tank.
> > >
> > > I'm currently a student at UFC for my BS in Biology, I graduate next
> hear!
> > >
> > > /r
> > > Marilynn
> > >
> >
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> >
> >
>
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