damn suction cups!

SilverShark · 06/24/2006, 05:40 PM

Anyone know of how to get suction cups working again? Have cleaned them but on one powerhead they are refusing to stay still. Any tips guys? (don't want to glue them to the glass!)

ek9vboi · 06/24/2006, 05:45 PM

I heard of soaking them in vinager.

Amphiprion · 06/24/2006, 05:48 PM

Why don't you try gluing the suction cup mount to a magnetic glass cleaner?

ACBlinky · 06/24/2006, 05:56 PM

Vinegar, a toothbrush and a razor blade. Use the vinegar to soak any deposits off the suction cups, the toothbrush to scrub them clean, and the razor blade to remove any and all algae from the glass. Apply the squeaky clean suction cups to the freshly scraped glass, and (usually) they'll work like new.

Kaiser Tang · 06/24/2006, 06:04 PM

They sell magnetic mounts fairly cheap now. Marine Depot has them on sale.

shilo_1 · 06/24/2006, 06:28 PM

I hate the suction cups too. I had a PH fall off the glass a few nights ago and chew up my RBTA !

I need to go and buy some magnetic glass cleaners to mount the ph's to.

SilverShark · 06/24/2006, 06:56 PM

thanks all, will try the vinegar method

ruppel · 06/24/2006, 06:57 PM

I had trouble with the magnet affecting the impeller on Maxi-Jets when I tried that method.

thorsen · 06/24/2006, 07:47 PM

my LFS sells new suction cups in all sorts of sizes and styles for about 25 cents each. After awhile it doesn't matter if you clean them they are just shot.

poppin_fresh · 06/24/2006, 07:52 PM

I only trust suction cups for my veggie clip. Any other use is asking for trouble IMHO. I have had them fail too many times to trust them anymore.

Amphiprion · 06/24/2006, 08:11 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by ruppel
I had trouble with the magnet affecting the impeller on Maxi-Jets when I tried that method.

I have several attached to maxi-jets and I have never experienced any sort of difficulty with them.

Mike 1911A1 · 06/24/2006, 08:15 PM

Suction cups can't suck enough! I use the magnetic mounts. They work awesome!

Mike

mfinn · 06/24/2006, 08:21 PM

Once the suction cups lose their grip, toss them in the garbage and by new or try the new magnet mounts. I ended up making my own magnet mounts for my seio powerheads

Kaiser Tang · 06/24/2006, 09:33 PM

These are the magnets that I use. They work very nicely without any problems.

benray4fun · 06/24/2006, 09:33 PM

I agree with the magnets, they never give up like the suction cups. I used the hagen magnetic glass cleaner and some underwater epoxy, both were very cheap...like $10. You can move the pump without ever getting wet!... take a look...

Kaiser Tang · 06/24/2006, 09:35 PM

Wrong link, try this one . Sorry.

vanmo92 · 06/24/2006, 10:02 PM

I hear to take them off the powerhead and boil them for a few seconds. I tried it and it seemed to work well.

06/24/2006, 05:40 PM	#1
SilverShark Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: England, UK Posts: 778	damn suction cups! Anyone know of how to get suction cups working again? Have cleaned them but on one powerhead they are refusing to stay still. Any tips guys? (don't want to glue them to the glass!)

06/24/2006, 05:48 PM	#3
Amphiprion Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mobile, AL Posts: 6,611	Why don't you try gluing the suction cup mount to a magnetic glass cleaner? __________________ You've done it now, haven't you? Current Tank Info: 40g breeder patch reef w/ seagrass; 2-250w XM 10K; Vortech MP40wES & MP10wES; BM Curve 7 skimmer; carbon & occasional GFO

06/24/2006, 05:56 PM	#4
ACBlinky Premium Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Peterborough, ON, Canada Posts: 4,954 Blog Entries: 20	Vinegar, a toothbrush and a razor blade. Use the vinegar to soak any deposits off the suction cups, the toothbrush to scrub them clean, and the razor blade to remove any and all algae from the glass. Apply the squeaky clean suction cups to the freshly scraped glass, and (usually) they'll work like new. __________________ "The cure for anything is salt water: sweat, tears, or the sea." - Isak Dinesen Current Tank Info: 150g mixed reef, 30g sump/refugium, LED lighting, 100lbs LR, coral beauty, flame angel, blue & yellow tangs, gobies, damsels, 6-line wrasse, lawnmower blenny, dottyback, clown pair, rabbitfish, shrimp, crabs, CUC.

06/24/2006, 06:04 PM	#5
Kaiser Tang Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Dallas, Texas Posts: 1,314	They sell magnetic mounts fairly cheap now. Marine Depot has them on sale. __________________ "Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new." Albert Einstein Current Tank Info: Marineland 150 XH Reef w/ 55 AGA Sump, Oceans Motions Super Squirt, Ecotech Marine Vortech, Current Prime 1/3 hp Chiller, 200 lbs. LR, 175 lbs. LS, 800 watts PFO MH and 440 watts IceCap VHO. Softies, LPS, and Clams!

06/24/2006, 06:28 PM	#6
shilo_1 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Dixon, CA (95620) Posts: 2,857	I hate the suction cups too. I had a PH fall off the glass a few nights ago and chew up my RBTA ! I need to go and buy some magnetic glass cleaners to mount the ph's to. __________________ Shilo Current Tank Info: FS: 93g Rimless Starphire Cube Setup

06/24/2006, 05:45 PM	#2
ek9vboi Registered Member. Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: South FL Posts: 3,027	I heard of soaking them in vinager.

06/24/2006, 06:56 PM	#7
SilverShark Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: England, UK Posts: 778	thanks all, will try the vinegar method

06/24/2006, 06:57 PM	#8
ruppel Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 74	I had trouble with the magnet affecting the impeller on Maxi-Jets when I tried that method. __________________ A good friend will help you move, a great friend will help you move a body Current Tank Info: On sabatical right now

06/24/2006, 07:47 PM	#9
thorsen Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Danville, PA Posts: 204	my LFS sells new suction cups in all sorts of sizes and styles for about 25 cents each. After awhile it doesn't matter if you clean them they are just shot. __________________ And God said, let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life... Genesis 1:20 Current Tank Info: 180 gallon

06/24/2006, 07:52 PM	#10
poppin_fresh Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Vermont Posts: 1,982	I only trust suction cups for my veggie clip. Any other use is asking for trouble IMHO. I have had them fail too many times to trust them anymore. __________________ PBITAWA! Current Tank Info: None now. Past- 180g w/ 100g basement sump and 20g 'fuge. H & S skimmer, T'5s & Tunze

06/24/2006, 08:15 PM	#12
Mike 1911A1 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 324	Suction cups can't suck enough! I use the magnetic mounts. They work awesome! Mike

06/24/2006, 08:21 PM	#13
mfinn Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Olympia. WA. Posts: 8,648	Once the suction cups lose their grip, toss them in the garbage and by new or try the new magnet mounts. I ended up making my own magnet mounts for my seio powerheads __________________ 240 gallon soft coral tank 50 gallon lps tank

06/24/2006, 09:33 PM	#14
Kaiser Tang Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Dallas, Texas Posts: 1,314	These are the magnets that I use. They work very nicely without any problems. __________________ "Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new." Albert Einstein Current Tank Info: Marineland 150 XH Reef w/ 55 AGA Sump, Oceans Motions Super Squirt, Ecotech Marine Vortech, Current Prime 1/3 hp Chiller, 200 lbs. LR, 175 lbs. LS, 800 watts PFO MH and 440 watts IceCap VHO. Softies, LPS, and Clams!

06/24/2006, 09:33 PM	#15
benray4fun Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Hartford, CONNECTICUT Posts: 1,147	I agree with the magnets, they never give up like the suction cups. I used the hagen magnetic glass cleaner and some underwater epoxy, both were very cheap...like $10. You can move the pump without ever getting wet!... take a look... Last edited by benray4fun; 06/24/2006 at 09:44 PM.

06/24/2006, 09:35 PM	#16
Kaiser Tang Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Dallas, Texas Posts: 1,314	Wrong link, try this one . Sorry. __________________ "Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new." Albert Einstein Current Tank Info: Marineland 150 XH Reef w/ 55 AGA Sump, Oceans Motions Super Squirt, Ecotech Marine Vortech, Current Prime 1/3 hp Chiller, 200 lbs. LR, 175 lbs. LS, 800 watts PFO MH and 440 watts IceCap VHO. Softies, LPS, and Clams!

06/24/2006, 10:02 PM	#17
vanmo92 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Silverthorne, CO. Posts: 2,045	I hear to take them off the powerhead and boil them for a few seconds. I tried it and it seemed to work well. __________________ PBITAWA Current Tank Info: 72 gallon bow Mixed Reef 1 fw tank