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    Pond window


    What do people use to clean the inside of there windows to avoid scratches ?


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    I use a double sided window squeegee on a pole. Rubber scraper one side and sponge the other. Works a treat.

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    Tried most things over the years, loads of squeegees, the foam disintegrates, the rubber hardens, but this is the best so far.

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/OXO-Good-Gr...hower+scrubber

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    Quote Originally Posted by Doitsusanke View Post
    Tried most things over the years, loads of squeegees, the foam disintegrates, the rubber hardens, but this is the best so far.

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/OXO-Good-Gr...hower+scrubber
    That looks the part for the job, many Thanks


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    I use a flipper magnet, the orange one, has a blade on one side and an algae scrubber on the other. Use the blade and never have to get my hands wet cleaning the window.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 14crazychris View Post
    I use a flipper magnet, the orange one, has a blade on one side and an algae scrubber on the other. Use the blade and never have to get my hands wet cleaning the window.
    Cheers Chris


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    How thick is your glass ? I was wondering about the aquarium style magnets
    I’m 33mm thick


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    Mines 24.5 I think, and I was surprised the magnet worked, would probably want the bigger one ideally however on 33mm glass you’d have to look for a larger more industrial magnet I would have thought.
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    i use Jap Matting.... Quick and easy
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    Quote Originally Posted by 14crazychris View Post
    Mines 24.5 I think, and I was surprised the magnet worked, would probably want the bigger one ideally however on 33mm glass you’d have to look for a larger more industrial magnet I would have thought.
    Cheers Chris


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    im surpassed that works, had a few on my 10mm glass and they soon lose their magnetism

    on the pond I just use a J cloth most of the time
    the slow pond build thread

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    i use double sided cleaner. squeegee rubber one side and sponge other side

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    I use pool brush first then an Oxo scrubber like the one Doitsusanke linked to above for any stubborn bits that don't easily brush off.

    When my pond was covered last winter I used a magnet aquarium cleaner (the super duper strength one). You do occasionally tend to lose the inside bit (which floats so easy to retrieve) so you have to move the thing fairly slowly, but if you do a couple of mins with it every 2-3 days it does a pretty good job of keeping the window clean without having to lift the covers off to brush it. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00Y2RUW...754&th=1&psc=1

    My window is 24.5mm thick. I suspect you would have problems with thicker glass.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bowsaw View Post
    im surpassed that works, had a few on my 10mm glass and they soon lose their magnetism

    on the pond I just use a J cloth most of the time
    Yes I was really surprised as well, the flippers are expensive though, normally keep it on the blade side and I can clear all the glass in about 2 minutes, once each week. Had it on there at least a year.
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    Sainsbury do a nice stiff brush in their "value" range at £2.49 that works real well.

    Alternate is to heat to a min of 18C all year and get a couple of Pleco

    Dave

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    Quote Originally Posted by Davej View Post
    Sainsbury do a nice stiff brush in their "value" range at £2.49 that works real well.

    Alternate is to heat to a min of 18C all year and get a couple of Pleco

    Dave
    I have seriously thought about getting some plecos and having an indoor tank for them for when I turn the temperature down in the pond for a few weeks.

    Which variety of Pleco are the best ones to get for this? I read somewhere that there are some that will try to eat scales off the fish if they get really hungry which is a bit concerning. But I don't think my pond walls will ever be so clean they would have nothing to scoff

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    Quote Originally Posted by Feline View Post
    I have seriously thought about getting some plecos and having an indoor tank for them for when I turn the temperature down in the pond for a few weeks.

    Which variety of Pleco are the best ones to get for this? I read somewhere that there are some that will try to eat scales off the fish if they get really hungry which is a bit concerning. But I don't think my pond walls will ever be so clean they would have nothing to scoff

    Hi ,you would need a sailfin Pleco they will grow fast outside and can reach 18+inch so need to think tank size after a summer out side,might put my sailfin pleco in my pond next year.
    chip who makes videos had Plecos in his pond on one of his videos.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JAY76 View Post
    Hi ,you would need a sailfin Pleco they will grow fast outside and can reach 18+inch so need to think tank size after a summer out side,might put my sailfin pleco in my pond next year.
    chip who makes videos had Plecos in his pond on one of his videos.
    unless your ponds over 22.5oc then you will just end up with a very stressed if not dead fish, and thats the coolest your recommended to subject them to, even when I had ad them in a tank you still need to clean the glass as they will readily leave spots and find fish food more appealing than algae on the glass
    the slow pond build thread

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    Quote Originally Posted by JAY76 View Post
    Hi ,you would need a sailfin Pleco they will grow fast outside and can reach 18+inch so need to think tank size after a summer out side,might put my sailfin pleco in my pond next year.
    chip who makes videos had Plecos in his pond on one of his videos.
    Thanks Jay. Yeah ive seen pictures of Chip’s and Mike also has some at Yume.
    My pond was only below 18C for about 8 weeks last winter, and I do have a QT I could heat during those weeks for a Pleco too. Something to think about

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    Sods law the pleco will find more algae on the sides than on the glass !

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    I’ve know of plecos in outdoor dealer vats that have cleaned the sides up well, ponds were sitting at 18c with the plecos still inside, think they would be removed when the temps drop to 16/17, these were large fully grown sail-fin plecos.
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