Suction Cups wont suck! and that sucks...

Loggerhead · 02/24/2006, 04:41 AM

What to use in place of my suction cups that are failing me? I had a maxi jet drop onto a Monti and fragged it for me.

MayoBoy · 02/24/2006, 06:25 AM

Use a dollop of silicone on each cup; make an acrylic hanger to hold the MaxiJets; or, as I did, say screw it and buy a Seio and screw it to the wall.

s10willy · 02/24/2006, 07:14 AM

Can you secure the cord outside the tank so that there is not much slack in the line. I made a loop and secured it behind the stand so that even if the suction cups fail, the pump may fall 2 inches. There isn't enough loose cord to allow it to fall farther. This doesn't prevent a sandstorm, but nothing gets broken.

wfrost · 02/24/2006, 09:18 AM

Have you seen the I beiieve its a Rio mod where you cut off the cups and silicone it to one of the magnetic scrubbers that way you can move it where ever you want to.

Wryknow · 02/24/2006, 09:39 AM

or......buy new suction cups and replace them periodically. The silicon tends to harden over time and losses its ability to hold suction. They're not expensive.

Shooter7 · 02/24/2006, 09:56 AM

I have a couple of mine epoxied to magnetic glass cleaners...works like a charm.

aquaman67 · 02/24/2006, 10:23 AM

Soak them in white distilled vinegar for an hour and scape the glass with a razor balde.

Surferlopez · 02/24/2006, 10:24 AM

you can soak the sucktion cups in vinegar for a few hours, this will soften the rubber and they will be able to suck again.
Danny

aquaman67 · 02/24/2006, 10:30 AM

I beat ya to it!

dhnguyen · 02/24/2006, 10:52 AM

Take out the suction cups and boil them for 15 minutes or so, they'll be softened and renewed again afterwards.

D.

gil716 · 02/24/2006, 11:24 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by dhnguyen
Take out the suction cups and boil them for 15 minutes or so, they'll be softened and renewed again afterwards.

D.

now that's a great idea. not having to deal with stinky vinegar.

here's another great idea posted on the manhattan reefs site. Russ basically silicones small rare earth magnets in place of the suction cups.
http://www.manhattanreefs.com/forum/...ead.php?t=9334

skyfireblaze · 02/24/2006, 12:06 PM

I took the plastic hooks that came with my MJ's over to the kitchen stove (gas), heated them up until the became somewhat soft, and then remolded them to fit over the trim of the tank. While I can't hang the PH's as low in the tank as I could put them with the suck-tion cups, at least there's no way for them to fall off and it didn't cost me a thing (not counting the pennies I spent on the gas).

liao · 02/24/2006, 07:46 PM

Nick's Acrylic Reef

xtrstangx · 02/24/2006, 08:33 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Shooter7
I have a couple of mine epoxied to magnetic glass cleaners...works like a charm.

Indeed.

If you put your suction cups (on the bracket) in about a cup of water (I put them in rubbermaid containers with the water). Microwave it for like 1:30.. the water will be very hot so grab the bracket real quick and stick it onto clean (razor blade the glass) glass. Thats what I use for my one pump that isn't on a magnet.

bllfish · 02/25/2006, 09:49 PM

I glued the bracket to a mag float and I also bought a couple of mounts from Nick's Acrylic Reef. Both work great.

02/24/2006, 04:41 AM	#1
Loggerhead Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Topeka, Ks Posts: 91	Suction Cups wont suck! and that sucks... What to use in place of my suction cups that are failing me? I had a maxi jet drop onto a Monti and fragged it for me. __________________ Good things are rarely cheap, and cheap things are seldom good - Anthony Calfo -Book of Coral Propagation Current Tank Info: 90 gallon AGA Megaflo mixed reef

02/24/2006, 06:25 AM	#2
MayoBoy Movin' on Up Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Webster Groves, MO Posts: 2,282	Use a dollop of silicone on each cup; make an acrylic hanger to hold the MaxiJets; or, as I did, say screw it and buy a Seio and screw it to the wall. __________________ Getting sucked back in slowly but surely. Current Tank Info: 27 gallon freshwater planted cube. Amazonian biotope

02/24/2006, 09:18 AM	#4
wfrost Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Alabama near Huntsville Posts: 159	Have you seen the I beiieve its a Rio mod where you cut off the cups and silicone it to one of the magnetic scrubbers that way you can move it where ever you want to. __________________ :fish1:

02/24/2006, 09:39 AM	#5
Wryknow Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 1,203	or......buy new suction cups and replace them periodically. The silicon tends to harden over time and losses its ability to hold suction. They're not expensive. __________________ You cannot use reason to change the opinion of a person that did not use reason to form their opinion in the first place. Current Tank Info: 65 G RR, w/ 50 G sump/refugium, DIY LED lighting, AquaMaxx CO-1 skimmer, Tunze 1073.050 return

02/24/2006, 09:56 AM	#6
Shooter7 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Tolono, IL Posts: 6,754	I have a couple of mine epoxied to magnetic glass cleaners...works like a charm. __________________ Dave Current Tank Info: 10 years salty - standard 29g reef - moved from 120 gal reef, 2x250w Reeflux 10k's on ARO electronics and VHO super actinics on Icecap ballast, 2xTunze 6060, MSX 200 skimmer, GEO 612 Ca reactor, mag 12 return

02/24/2006, 07:14 AM	#3
s10willy Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 404	Can you secure the cord outside the tank so that there is not much slack in the line. I made a loop and secured it behind the stand so that even if the suction cups fail, the pump may fall 2 inches. There isn't enough loose cord to allow it to fall farther. This doesn't prevent a sandstorm, but nothing gets broken.

02/24/2006, 10:23 AM	#7
aquaman67 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Tennessee Posts: 7,629	Soak them in white distilled vinegar for an hour and scape the glass with a razor balde.

02/24/2006, 10:24 AM	#8
Surferlopez Moved On Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Tampa Bay Area Posts: 602	you can soak the sucktion cups in vinegar for a few hours, this will soften the rubber and they will be able to suck again. Danny

02/24/2006, 10:30 AM	#9
aquaman67 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Tennessee Posts: 7,629	I beat ya to it!

02/24/2006, 10:52 AM	#10
dhnguyen Moved On Join Date: May 2004 Location: Kingston, WA Posts: 4,751	Take out the suction cups and boil them for 15 minutes or so, they'll be softened and renewed again afterwards. D.

02/24/2006, 12:06 PM	#12
skyfireblaze Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Albuquerque, NM Posts: 754	I took the plastic hooks that came with my MJ's over to the kitchen stove (gas), heated them up until the became somewhat soft, and then remolded them to fit over the trim of the tank. While I can't hang the PH's as low in the tank as I could put them with the suck-tion cups, at least there's no way for them to fall off and it didn't cost me a thing (not counting the pennies I spent on the gas). __________________ Jon Current Tank Info: 37g (24"x18"x21") - Eheim 1250 Return Pump - Deltec AP600 Skimmer - 250w MH & 2x24w T5 (Maristar) - 2 MaxiJet 1200's (for now) - Tunze Osmolator ATO

02/24/2006, 07:46 PM	#13
liao Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Pensacola, FL Posts: 96	Nick's Acrylic Reef __________________ Hook'em Horns <*}}}}<

02/25/2006, 09:49 PM	#15
bllfish Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Stuart, Florida Posts: 1,818	I glued the bracket to a mag float and I also bought a couple of mounts from Nick's Acrylic Reef. Both work great. __________________ "I fish by myself because lots of people don't like me, and the ones that do like me, well, I don't want them to know my spots." ><)))))*>--- Current Tank Info: 72 bow, 36" stand, 4 54W T5, vantec stealth fans, eheim 1260, mj 1200 & 2 Koralia #1 to WaveMaster Pro, CPR 24" Aquafuge HOB & 7100K PC, JBJ Arctica chiller, LiterMeter III