Has anyone used Aqua-Mags successfully.

AquamanE · 03/11/2008, 05:00 PM

Especially for prolonged periods.

Ide like to grow out some of my SPS frags on some, maybe even leave them permananetly.

www.aqua-mags.com
www.aqua-mags.com

DragonRage · 03/11/2008, 05:03 PM

I think those are a new product, I just saw them on a site a few weeks ago I think.

scapes · 03/11/2008, 06:34 PM

I love them!!
my candy cane garden...

they work great until you knock the bigger corals off...the bigger they are the harder they are to reattach.

AquamanE · 03/11/2008, 08:22 PM

Nice BUT will they, or will they not hold up corals as they grow.

I dont care for my GARF Purple bonsai falling from 20" high on my Birds nest Frag.

AquamanE · 03/11/2008, 08:25 PM

Scapes- Not only that, but do the magnets appear like they can last years without breaking down and leaching God knows what?

scapes · 03/11/2008, 08:31 PM

I've had mine for atleast a year, and as far as the actual magnet goes...not any problems.

I had an atleast 3"x3" acropora growing on one really nicely. no problems holding it up. I accidentally knocked it off when I stuck my arm in the tank. Couldn't get it glued back on b/c it was too big.

sooo, it seems to hold up pretty well. gluing a bigger frag is a problem though. something the size of the candy canes I have in the pic are a good size to mount. As you can see, one candy cane is atleast 20 heads. This pic was taken about 3 months ago and it's still going strong.

I"ll take some pics tomorrow of my green millepora growing on one and one of my bigger candy canes. lights are out now....

AquamanE · 03/12/2008, 04:22 AM

No one else....only "scapes". I guess ill have to buy, experiment and report back....

scapes · 03/12/2008, 05:27 AM

I love mine....I know I've got atleast 15 of them hanging up..

scapes · 03/12/2008, 05:53 AM

well, you got me curious as to exactly how many I had. I have 19 magnets w/ stuff on them. 5 magnets w/ nothing on them. so I"ve bought 24.

I have acroporas, candy canes, palys, & even a green polyphed toadstool mounted on them

Roy G. Biv · 03/12/2008, 06:42 AM

I have Xenia growing on my back wall. That works well enough for me

AquamanE · 03/12/2008, 05:32 PM

Thats a good way of getting Xenia and GSP to grow on the sides. Many people like to do that.

Scapes- 19 is a lot more than I would care for. I just want to give my SPS a little more room to grow. Pics!!!

ctreefer · 03/12/2008, 06:18 PM

I got some in a local club group buy a couple months ago. I've only mounted one so far with a monti cap and so far so good. The cap is small (3"), but the magnets are pretty powerful for my 29 gallon glass and I would expect they would hold up to quite a large colony. They are completely sealed in epoxy with a nice coating to help it blend in with the environment. I know we ordered 50 in the last group buy and they just recently placed another larger order with repeat buyers FWIW.

ctreefer · 03/12/2008, 06:20 PM

Scapes, that's a neat idea with the candycanes.

03/11/2008, 05:00 PM	#1
AquamanE Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 6,544	Has anyone used Aqua-Mags successfully. Especially for prolonged periods. Ide like to grow out some of my SPS frags on some, maybe even leave them permananetly. www.aqua-mags.com www.aqua-mags.com __________________ Eddie Soler FMAS BOD Member MACNA 2013 Chairman "I'd rather die living than live to die" Current Tank Info: 200G mixed reef with 60G sump, Radion LED’s , Bubble King skimmer, blah blah blah.

03/11/2008, 08:22 PM	#4
AquamanE Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 6,544	Nice BUT will they, or will they not hold up corals as they grow. I dont care for my GARF Purple bonsai falling from 20" high on my Birds nest Frag. __________________ Eddie Soler FMAS BOD Member MACNA 2013 Chairman "I'd rather die living than live to die" Current Tank Info: 200G mixed reef with 60G sump, Radion LED’s , Bubble King skimmer, blah blah blah.

03/11/2008, 08:25 PM	#5
AquamanE Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 6,544	Scapes- Not only that, but do the magnets appear like they can last years without breaking down and leaching God knows what? __________________ Eddie Soler FMAS BOD Member MACNA 2013 Chairman "I'd rather die living than live to die" Current Tank Info: 200G mixed reef with 60G sump, Radion LED’s , Bubble King skimmer, blah blah blah.

03/12/2008, 04:22 AM	#7
AquamanE Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 6,544	No one else....only "scapes". I guess ill have to buy, experiment and report back.... __________________ Eddie Soler FMAS BOD Member MACNA 2013 Chairman "I'd rather die living than live to die" Current Tank Info: 200G mixed reef with 60G sump, Radion LED’s , Bubble King skimmer, blah blah blah.

03/12/2008, 05:32 PM	#11
AquamanE Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 6,544	Thats a good way of getting Xenia and GSP to grow on the sides. Many people like to do that. Scapes- 19 is a lot more than I would care for. I just want to give my SPS a little more room to grow. Pics!!! __________________ Eddie Soler FMAS BOD Member MACNA 2013 Chairman "I'd rather die living than live to die" Current Tank Info: 200G mixed reef with 60G sump, Radion LED’s , Bubble King skimmer, blah blah blah.

03/11/2008, 05:03 PM	#2
DragonRage Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 209	I think those are a new product, I just saw them on a site a few weeks ago I think.

03/11/2008, 06:34 PM	#3
scapes Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Millbrook, AL Posts: 2,520	I love them!! my candy cane garden... they work great until you knock the bigger corals off...the bigger they are the harder they are to reattach.

03/11/2008, 08:31 PM	#6
scapes Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Millbrook, AL Posts: 2,520	I've had mine for atleast a year, and as far as the actual magnet goes...not any problems. I had an atleast 3"x3" acropora growing on one really nicely. no problems holding it up. I accidentally knocked it off when I stuck my arm in the tank. Couldn't get it glued back on b/c it was too big. sooo, it seems to hold up pretty well. gluing a bigger frag is a problem though. something the size of the candy canes I have in the pic are a good size to mount. As you can see, one candy cane is atleast 20 heads. This pic was taken about 3 months ago and it's still going strong. I"ll take some pics tomorrow of my green millepora growing on one and one of my bigger candy canes. lights are out now....

03/12/2008, 05:27 AM	#8
scapes Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Millbrook, AL Posts: 2,520	I love mine....I know I've got atleast 15 of them hanging up..

03/12/2008, 05:53 AM	#9
scapes Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Millbrook, AL Posts: 2,520	well, you got me curious as to exactly how many I had. I have 19 magnets w/ stuff on them. 5 magnets w/ nothing on them. so I"ve bought 24. I have acroporas, candy canes, palys, & even a green polyphed toadstool mounted on them

03/12/2008, 06:42 AM	#10
Roy G. Biv Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 3,646	I have Xenia growing on my back wall. That works well enough for me

03/12/2008, 06:18 PM	#12
ctreefer Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: southern CT Posts: 3,274	I got some in a local club group buy a couple months ago. I've only mounted one so far with a monti cap and so far so good. The cap is small (3"), but the magnets are pretty powerful for my 29 gallon glass and I would expect they would hold up to quite a large colony. They are completely sealed in epoxy with a nice coating to help it blend in with the environment. I know we ordered 50 in the last group buy and they just recently placed another larger order with repeat buyers FWIW.

03/12/2008, 06:20 PM	#13
ctreefer Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: southern CT Posts: 3,274	Scapes, that's a neat idea with the candycanes.