Miscellaneous Ramblings Feb 2026

[techman81]

Ugh.. that sounds bad.... so does being in OSMC for 3 weeks as well. I have a scratch in my glass. Not sure how it happened. Got it a couple months ago. I don't want to make my glass white. What I'm using hasn't caused any problems. THESE I'm not going to apply undue pressure, but these pads make me nervous. It is like a kitchen cleaning pad.

I use these aquarium algae pads The dimensions in the description are correct. The images make them look larger. I like the smaller size and the pack of 24 will last a good while because they hold up well for many uses.

 

[Koan]

Any reason not to just use melamine?



On a stick?


AI generated

Low iron glass is not softer than standard glass

 

[techman81]

Any reason not to just use melamine?

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On a stick?

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AI generated

Low iron glass is not softer than standard glass

The Seachem algae pads are essentially magic erasers and I've found that they disintegrate fairly quickly, like magic erasers do on walls.

 

[gnatster]

Any reason not to just use melamine?

Microplastics. They shed https://www.acs.org/pressroom/press...sponges-shed-microplastics-when-scrubbed.html

 

[Count Krunk]

I just use a razor blade if its too much for the mag float.

 

[Koan]

Microplastics

Yea.. pretty sure that ship has sailed

Microplastics in Drinking Water: A Review of Sources, Removal, Detection, Occurrence, and Potential Risks - PMC

The emergence of microplastics (MPs) in drinking water supply systems has become a significant environmental challenge. Although the potential impacts of MPs in drinking water on human health remain incompletely understood, the ingestion of MPs ...

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

I'm on well not city mains water here, but use plastic bottled distilled water for top off anyway. God only knows where Walmart gets it