The curse of the Mag Float: Let's start a support group.... - Page 2

SnowManSnow · 10/17/2009, 09:38 AM

I remember the first time my wife and i went into a petsmart to pick out our first coral (years ago) and she pointed at a HUGE bubble algae and said.... Wow ! look at that one ... hahaha..

she has since been..... educated.

SnowManSnow · 10/17/2009, 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by fishsticks4sale

last kid who used my mag float an started kicking sand up, i busted him in the head with a shoe.. bet he wont do that again. think it was my nephew

people usually hit me with that wow omg where can i get some fake plants like this

o yea and the hitting the glass to make the fish move around more.

aww my fav one touching all over the glass *finger prints*

an always asking "can i feed them"

an im sure everyones fav putting their hands in the tank

everyone that looks at my tank knows better than to touch ANYTHING.... haha the key is to intimidate them with the nuclear looking equipment and dangerous looking things in the tank

MOST ppl that are new that come over are stunned to learn that the corals aren't plants though

B

commonstranger · 10/17/2009, 10:33 AM

Hands in the tank ,,, Hmmmmm tell them there is an electrical current thats pulses through the water to stimulate the corals growth. They won put their hands in the there then ,lol.

FlyinggFish · 10/17/2009, 01:01 PM

Lol

Skunkbudfour20 · 10/17/2009, 01:30 PM

I busted two of my parents friends little kids trying to get snails and hermits out of my tank one day... because they wanted to pet them

Keep in mind my tank in the wall is over 5'6" to the top.. and its a 24" deep tank... they moved a desk to stand on, and were shoulder deep in my tank (practically hanging on the front panel) with my spatula for cleaning the skimmer screwing around with things... Who knows what was on those dirtballs arms, or what they have done before when i wasnt around.

Needless to say, their mother wasnt too excited when i informed her what they were up to... that she would need to sign a blank check to cover anything that got screwed up, and that it would be several thousand dollars if it was anything severe...

Unattended children are my biggest pet peeve, and i just wish ONCE they would try to pet the lion fish in the back room... as bad as that sounds

elegance coral · 10/17/2009, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Skunkbudfour20

Unattended children are my biggest pet peeve, and i just wish ONCE they would try to pet the lion fish in the back room... as bad as that sounds

redfishsc · 10/17/2009, 06:31 PM

Skunk, if you had a magfloat, the kids would have never noticed the hermit crabs... guaranteed!

mdntrdr · 10/17/2009, 06:32 PM

Lmao

plancton · 10/17/2009, 07:39 PM

Yeah, and everybody wants to play with it and mess everything up. That´s why I keep it behind a rock on the back of the tank.

mcbaes72 · 10/17/2009, 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by SFeST

http://www.thefind.com/pets/info-ham...t-algae-magnet

I got one of these so it would blend in with my stand just for this reason

2nd on those. Had mine for about 7-8 yrs.

Of course, like others here who had people "mavel" over mag-float, relative had to try it out when I wasn't in the room. She cleaned below the 1" line of algae right above the sand bottom. She got a bunch of sand trapped between the magnet/acrylic pad and scratched the **** out of my tank. Then, wondered why my acrylic tank looked all scratched up afterwards. I was

!!

buffalo123 · 10/17/2009, 08:22 PM

magfloats are toys for every child , most irritating . especially when the outside one goes missing

Been_There8 · 10/17/2009, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Raggamuffin

I am SO SO SO happy to know I am not the only one! Every person I have had over who isn't a reefer plays with that dang thing!

Yea, i just want to go to their house and play with their vacuum cleaner.

Mouse · 10/17/2009, 09:02 PM

My inlaw once turned up the heater on the old tank when I was camping, she said the light has to be on for it to work.

ser_renely · 10/18/2009, 03:19 AM

Mine scratches my glass up

fasteddie99 · 10/18/2009, 07:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Skunkbudfour20

Unattended children are my biggest pet peeve, and i just wish ONCE they would try to pet the lion fish in the back room... as bad as that sounds

Bwa ha ha ha ha! Thats a good one!

I was once caught by my dad when I was about 10 trying to stick a paper clip into the wall outlet. I turned around one last time to see if anyone was looking before went ahead with it, and there was my dad just looking at me. He was going to let me do it!

He said "go ahead, I know you"ll never do it again"

EllieSuz · 10/18/2009, 08:29 AM

Did you ever make an effort to have your tank looking its best and your guests walk right by it several times and don't make a single comment?

BLKTANG · 10/18/2009, 08:34 AM

My Candycane Hawk is on my Magfloat.Honestly noone has ever asked about my Magfloat,& i have the big 4"er.

E.intheC · 10/18/2009, 09:14 AM

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Originally Posted by EllieSuz

Did you ever make an effort to have your tank looking its best and your guests walk right by it several times and don't make a single comment?

haha.. only at my old apartment. I had a nice 55 gallon reef at the time with all sorts of fun corals and fish.. and my roommate had a 55 gallon with (IMO) ugly rocks, no background, HOB filters, and OSCARS! .. again, IMO ugly fish... Completely ignored my reef and all gravitated to those fish!
.. d'oh!

tank o tang · 10/18/2009, 09:35 AM

I love it when adults start making fish faces and noises when my tangs are staring them down.

Even better when I tell then to peak over the canopy and my puffer starts spitting water at them.

10/17/2009, 09:38 AM	#26
SnowManSnow Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Georgia Posts: 956	I remember the first time my wife and i went into a petsmart to pick out our first coral (years ago) and she pointed at a HUGE bubble algae and said.... Wow ! look at that one ... hahaha.. she has since been..... educated. __________________ It's dark as the inside of a cow out here! - Mark Twain Current Tank Info: 120 MRC acrylic Tank (love it). Constellation T5s Mixed Reef

10/17/2009, 10:33 AM	#28
commonstranger Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Franklin, TN Posts: 1,331	Hands in the tank ,,, Hmmmmm tell them there is an electrical current thats pulses through the water to stimulate the corals growth. They won put their hands in the there then ,lol. __________________ My drug dog is smarter than your honor student. I'll keep my Guns,Money and Freedom. You can keep the "Change". Current Tank Info: 125 tank and 125 sump

10/17/2009, 01:01 PM	#29
FlyinggFish Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ft. Lauderdale Posts: 1,042	Lol __________________ Most women buy clothes, I buy corals Current Tank Info: Biocube 29

10/17/2009, 06:31 PM	#32
redfishsc Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Wake Forest, NC Posts: 3,696	Skunk, if you had a magfloat, the kids would have never noticed the hermit crabs... guaranteed! __________________ "The measure of a life is not its duration but its donation." Corrie Ten Boom “The tyrant dies and his rule is over, the martyr dies and his rule begins” -- Søren Kierkegaard Current Tank Info: ghetto grad school reef.....11g rimless tank, 36X9X9, lit by Cree and Rebels scobbled together. Stocked mostly with free stuff I got from panhandling my fellow reefers.

10/17/2009, 07:39 PM	#34
plancton Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Mexico Posts: 1,866	Yeah, and everybody wants to play with it and mess everything up. That´s why I keep it behind a rock on the back of the tank. __________________ Hansel, he´s so hot right now...

10/17/2009, 01:30 PM	#30
Skunkbudfour20 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Montana Posts: 107	I busted two of my parents friends little kids trying to get snails and hermits out of my tank one day... because they wanted to pet them Keep in mind my tank in the wall is over 5'6" to the top.. and its a 24" deep tank... they moved a desk to stand on, and were shoulder deep in my tank (practically hanging on the front panel) with my spatula for cleaning the skimmer screwing around with things... Who knows what was on those dirtballs arms, or what they have done before when i wasnt around. Needless to say, their mother wasnt too excited when i informed her what they were up to... that she would need to sign a blank check to cover anything that got screwed up, and that it would be several thousand dollars if it was anything severe... Unattended children are my biggest pet peeve, and i just wish ONCE they would try to pet the lion fish in the back room... as bad as that sounds

10/17/2009, 06:32 PM	#33
mdntrdr Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Illinois Posts: 550	Lmao

10/17/2009, 08:22 PM	#36
buffalo123 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Cambridge, Ontario Canada Posts: 1,092	magfloats are toys for every child , most irritating . especially when the outside one goes missing

10/17/2009, 09:02 PM	#38
Mouse UnRegistered Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Rio Linda CA Posts: 739	My inlaw once turned up the heater on the old tank when I was camping, she said the light has to be on for it to work. __________________ Somedays it just isnt worth gnawing through the straps...... Current Tank Info: 125g > < this close to being set up

10/18/2009, 03:19 AM	#39
ser_renely Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,820	Mine scratches my glass up __________________ RIP: Osc. Clown - Ammonia, YW GobY - overflow, YW Goby - Pistol shrimp, Firefish - acclimation. 5 Fire fish - pistol shrimp, Mandarin - Pistol shrimp!!!!! Current Tank Info: 60g Cube, 15g sump/fuge,Tunze 9010 skimmer, Reefbreeders Photon 16" - 2 Osc. Clowns,2 Lyretail Anthias, Blue Chromis, mp20, mp10....another DAMN pistol shrimp!

10/18/2009, 08:29 AM	#41
EllieSuz Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 3,858	Did you ever make an effort to have your tank looking its best and your guests walk right by it several times and don't make a single comment?

10/18/2009, 08:34 AM	#42
BLKTANG Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Never,Never Land Posts: 7,061	My Candycane Hawk is on my Magfloat.Honestly noone has ever asked about my Magfloat,& i have the big 4"er. __________________ We the few have done so much,for so long,for so little.That we are now qualified to do anything with nothing. ____________________________________________________________________________ Current Tank Info: RR 90 Maganvore sump,250w Hamilton fixture,VorTec's ASM skimmer.

10/18/2009, 09:35 AM	#44
tank o tang Thread Lurker Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: CT Posts: 1,527	I love it when adults start making fish faces and noises when my tangs are staring them down. Even better when I tell then to peak over the canopy and my puffer starts spitting water at them. __________________ A 5 gallon bucket of water dosen't look like much till it's on your living room floor Current Tank Info: 180gal