acrylic tank magnet

[Tommy Boy]

hey i need a magnet cleaner for an acrylic tank, looking for suggestions! i want a good one. the tank is a 250 tenacore.

 

[albano]

Mag float/acrylic version...have used them for years

 

[Tommy Boy]

Mag float/acrylic version...have used them for years

ok never give u any problems? nice tank by the way!

 

[leeit2me]

as you may find out that acrylic scratches easily. I also use magfloat acrylic ones. just becareful not to drag it near the sand as it will pick up sand and will scratch the acrylic.

you can use a credit card or plastic scraper with a long handle that they sell in petco.

 

[albano]

just becareful not to drag it near the sand as it will pick up sand and will scratch the acrylic.

you can use a credit card or plastic scraper with a long handle that they sell in petco.

+1, I use a plastic scraper for the area just above the sand bed. The most important thing to remember is NEVER leave the mag float on the tank...where friends and family(kids) can get it and 'HELP' you clean the tank...they WILL scratch it!

 

[Tommy Boy]

ok so mag float it is?

 

[JARRETT SHARK]

I have the same one but i wish i got the xlarge one but it cost alot of $$$ so had to get med size

 

[NYreefNoob]

how thick is the acrylic ? i use the mag large on my acrylic tank which the tb aquatics scraper attached to it

 

[Tommy Boy]

i believe its 1/2"

 

[NYreefNoob]

yeah then u gonna need the xl

 

[albano]

yeah then u gonna need the xl

+1 sort of!
on my 450g I have both...large and XL...the XL is needed if I fall behind in cleaning, the large will work for daily cleaning, IF you go slowly with it

 

[reefs247]

better off w/ a clothy cleaner like 1 of those ones with the long brush handle or just get snails lol acrylic is a pain to take scratches out of and it happens so easily

 

[akma]

I'd get a piranha magnet with the acrylic pad replacement.

http://www.aquacave.com/SearchResult.aspx?CategoryID=559

 

[MIKE NY]

Mag float/acrylic version...have used them for years

x2...thats what I use also

 

[125reefer]

Would never use a magnet cleaner again for any of my tanks.i scratched a glass tank with a mag.not worth it in my opinion