im done with mag floats

[125reefer]

sure sometimes sand gets caught in the threads and a small scraqtch happens but man i just used it to clean the tank and i got a scratch from top to bottom of the tank.i didnt realize it because only my blue lights were on but when the white lights came on i noticed this big ugly scratch from the top to the bottom and across almost the whole tank.ahhhhhh.throwing it away and getting something less dangerous.man this sucks

 

[ZANYMASTER]

Welcome to the club.It happened to me so I ditched it and got the NANO magnet.But for your Tank,you may need something bigger like the Great White Shark or something like that.Others will chime in.

 

[jcs11236]

hey Zanny--how is the neo nano magnet? does it really clean algae good?

 

[dacaptain78]

In the same boat as you. My 125 gallon is scratched to hell from a Mag Float. Nothing seemed caught in mine, maybe the pad was just old, but for the pad to scratch the glass was enough for me. I threw mine away and bought a Magnavore. So far so good.

 

[ZANYMASTER]

It does a fair Job.It gets into places other magnets can't which is good.

 

[bigdog1428]

In the same boat as you. My 125 gallon is scratched to hell from a Mag Float. Nothing seemed caught in mine, maybe the pad was just old, but for the pad to scratch the glass was enough for me. I threw mine away and bought a Magnavore. So far so good.

whats a magnavore?????

 

[NYreefNoob]

ok any float cleaner will do this to a tank. few years ago after scratching a starfire tank i got to thinking and took one of the fine mesh bags that come in phosban ect and cut a piece to fit my mag float and glued it on so nothing could get under it and poof havent scratched anything since and i have a acrylic tank now and use the same thing

 

[guarda]

Tiny scratch yesterday with magfloat. Ruined my day

 

[Imbarrie]

Same here, happened when I first got it.

I was in a funk for a while.

Using a razor blade now.

 

[richardhmc]

You wanna talk about scratches? come see my tank, it looks like as if a child took a box cutter and tried to draw a picture with it.

 

[125reefer]

just sucks.everything was so nice.i usually dont use it but i had some algae i wanted to get rid of as i was leaving.well back to using a scrub brush

 

[hktoez]

same here! i just bought a kent algae scraper from swc yesterday. So far so good. no rust.. gets coraline off very easily also.

 

[dacaptain78]

whats a magnavore?????

Magnavore is just the brand of algae magnet. Here is a link:

http://www.magnavore.com/magnets.html

 

[TRIGGERMAN]

Should have just upped your cleanup crew Brian! I got snails and hermits hit me up lol

 

[Keith P]

Will an AlgaeFree Piranha scratch my tank??

 

[125reefer]

i have plenty of hermits and snails.the 92 is still new and im getting the brown algae.thought id clean it to make it lok nice

 

[E.intheC]

same here! i just bought a kent algae scraper from swc yesterday. So far so good. no rust.. gets coraline off very easily also.

This is what I use. Works great, and still going strong after a few years of continuous scraping.

With any magnet, if you have to use one.. keep it out of your tank. I have left the magnet in my tank.. and after a few days, there's all sorts of critters in between the magnet and the glass. Not only are you ruining their day, you're increasing the chances of scratching your tank.

If you find you're having to use a magnet or scraper more often than every few days, you should really look at the nutrient level in your tank.

 

[TRIGGERMAN]

OMG you scratched the 92?!

 

[125reefer]

yes.looks horrible now.got another 1 for me haha

 

[TRIGGERMAN]

Oh jesus F :smash: