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

 

[Naturescapes_Rocco]

I once scratched the SH*T out of my tank with a green scrubber. Beware!!

Article Thread 'How to repair scratches on low-iron glass with Cerium Oxide, WITHOUT removing hardscape.'

May 13, 2025

This thread is for the general discussion of the Article How to repair scratches on low-iron rimless tank with Cerium Oxide -- WITHOUT removing the.... Please add to the discussion here.

• Naturescapes_Rocco
• Replies: 2
• Forum: Planted Aquarium Discussion

 

[BenB]

I'm trying to find something that keeps me from putting my hand in the tank all the time for gda.

 

[techman81]

I once scratched the SH*T out of my tank with a green scrubber. Beware!!

Article Thread 'How to repair scratches on low-iron glass with Cerium Oxide, WITHOUT removing hardscape.'

May 13, 2025

This thread is for the general discussion of the Article How to repair scratches on low-iron rimless tank with Cerium Oxide -- WITHOUT removing the.... Please add to the discussion here.

• Naturescapes_Rocco
• Replies: 2
• Forum: Planted Aquarium Discussion

Yeah, one of those misinformation debates I had with someone on FB when I first got into this at the end of 2024. Someone asked about cleaning aquarium glass and one of the responses was green Scotch Brite pads. I immediately responded that she nor anyone else in the thread should do that. The green Scotch Brite pads aren't just plastic, they have added abrasive and will absolutely scratch glass. She responded I was wrong, she had been using them on her tanks for years and had no scratches. I just said she wasn't looking at her tanks very closely or she would see all the swirls of micro scratches. That was exactly the problem with the 90 gallon tank I got from my work associate.