Soon after your reef aquarium is set up, the live rock develops a richer purple coating of coralline algae and after that the same colorful growth appears on the walls of your tank. At the same time a very tough "spot algae" appears. This is attractive on the back and ends of your tank, but on the front it obstructs the view and must be removed, especially at the bottom and in the corners.

Removing this tough algae from the wall of an acrylic tank requires a lot of pressure on an ordinary acrylic mesh algae scrubber pad. Also the blade-type scrapers on the market are generally lightweight and the blades must be changed frequently.
Aquarium Arts has found a solution to this problem - we have made a very durable, effective scraper to handle the toughest coralline/spot algae without damaging the walls of your acrylic tank.

Our scraper is made of 3/8" thick re-cycled acrylic, slightly bent at one end with a 45 degree bevel that forms a great scraping edge. This one-piece tool is a real persuader! No moving parts, nothing to break, no blades to replace, lasts forever. Several sizes are available.
The larger size is 2.25-2.5" wide and 13-15" long, which gives you plenty of pressure at the bottom of a 28" deep tank.

For small tanks, a shorter model, made of 3/8" or 1/4" thick acrylic, is 1.5-2" wide and 6-8" long.

The cleaning edge of the scraper gets dull with use but is quickly restored with a few strokes of a wet/dry sanding block.

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Each of our scrapers is drilled to take a lanyard for hanging or to attach to your wrist so you don't drop it in the tank.

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Current prices for packages of these scrapers are:
Large scraper, lanyard, and sanding block - $34.95 plus $11.95 S&H (USPS)
Small scraper, lanyard, and sanding block - $28.95 plus $11.95 S&H (USPS)

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