Comments on: A Magic Tool To Clean Your Acrylic?

By: vlad

vlad — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 22:29:03 +0000

There aren’t any reported as of yet. I thin your best bet would be to empty your tank, and slowly buff those scratches away using a rotary buffing/sanding machine.

By: dynamixii

dynamixii — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 20:30:19 +0000

Can someone recommend a more abrasive magic eraser to remove scratches in the acrylic?

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By: Hubert

Hubert — Fri, 01 May 2009 02:43:33 +0000

very interesting thread thanks for posting

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By: vlad

vlad — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 04:12:42 +0000

First off, thank you for reading our blog. We put a lot of effort in educating as many reefers around the world on an array of topics.

Long time ago, I learned a valuable lesson to always give credit to those where its due. I would feel ashamed to have tried to take credit for this discovery.

You are right about the sponge. You cannot remove coraline, and you better be careful around the sandbed. As well, my entire system was built from high end cast acrylic. I think that is the key. As a result, those scratches that everyone is worried about, don’t even cross my mind. I guess if it does scratch your panes, it will tell you that you may not have the high quality acrylic that you originally thought.

By: Ladipyg

Ladipyg — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 20:10:00 +0000

I am totally surprised by all the attention this article by me on Reef 2 Reef forum generated. I am seeing blogs all over the place…you’d be surprised how many people started blogs AFTER my initial contribution and are claiming credit for this. Vlad, you are very stand up and I thank you for giving credit where credit is due. I would not say the Magic Eraser won’t remove coraline but remember that the coraline algae is hard and as it comes off and is trapped into the Magic eraser you may end up with tiny scratches. You would be prone to blame it on the sponge but it was actually the coraline that stuck to the sponge that scratched the tank. You also have to be very careful when you get close to the sandbed if you have one not to pick up sand on the sponge that will also scratch. Like anything else, there are different grades of acrylic…my tank is made of high grade stuff so it does not scratch. I’m guessing if I went to Home Depot and got a small thin piece of cheap acrylic to test the sponge on and rubbed real hard…it may cause scratches. I find my tank getting better and better using this. I hope it’s made someone’s cleaning chore easier.

By: vlad

vlad — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 03:34:40 +0000

I believe that it will. You will need to apply a bit more pressure, but it will come off. Coraline I do not think will.

By: Karthik

Karthik — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:47:00 +0000

Hey!

Will it work on a long-term sustained green algae on glass?

My tank had this hard to remove, green algae over months and months, I have scrap it with a sharp pointer knife to get it off. I was wondering if the Magic Eraser will make it easier, or not.

By the way, my tank is 65-Gallon Marine Fish Tank only.

The algae is rough, very very hard to remove