best magnet cleaners for the money?

saltysteven · 06/18/2008, 10:55 AM

what are the best magnet cleaners for the money?
http://www.marinedepot.com/ps_Aquari..._cleaners.html

there just seems to be so many options

saltysteven · 06/18/2008, 10:57 AM

and has anyone used easy blade before? does it work?

heyfredyourhat · 06/18/2008, 11:26 AM

I use a mag float,but be very careful it is super easy to scratch the glass if a grit of sand gets in btwn. What I use now is the mag float but then I take an "algae scuff pad" and place it in btwn the glass and the mag. That way there is less force on the glass so if a piece of sand were to get trapped inside it might not be so damaging

saltysteven · 06/18/2008, 11:52 AM

anyone ever use the Magnavore or TUNZE or Hagen or JBJ Digi-Mag?

silent saab · 06/18/2008, 12:03 PM

nope, ive only used mag floats, ive sorta wanted to try the one that has the blade on it for the coraline algae that gets stuck on the front glass...

Puffdragon · 06/18/2008, 12:22 PM

I love the easy blade. It is super glued to the mag float and simply holds a SS razor blade. Goes right through coraline in a couple of passes.

sassafrass · 06/18/2008, 12:24 PM

magnavore is very good it's powerful so sand doesn't get between, make sure and get the one suited to the thickness of your tank or it becomes hard to move.
Lee

saltysteven · 06/18/2008, 01:04 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by sassafrass
magnavore is very good it's powerful so sand doesn't get between, make sure and get the one suited to the thickness of your tank or it becomes hard to move.
Lee

how does it compare to a mag float or others?

CLOWNSPUR · 06/18/2008, 01:29 PM

I have always liked mag floats...

mwwhite · 06/18/2008, 03:48 PM

We use the Magnavore for acrylic. Pleased with it - they sell "tune-up" kits for them also.

saltysteven · 06/19/2008, 10:27 AM

how about the TUNZE?

snorvich · 06/19/2008, 11:36 AM

I have tried most of them and settled on Mighty Magnets at http://www.mightymagnets.com/ because they have various options, fit different tank thicknesses, have a coraline algae pad, and because they FLOAT. You have no idea how important that last attribute is until you use one that does not float.

sassafrass · 06/19/2008, 11:47 AM

magnavore is much better than magfloat Iv'e tried both.

SWaquariast · 06/19/2008, 11:53 AM

Magfloats are pretty good they go for around $15 but I would use the hand ecstension ones with a razor blade, sand sifter, and glass scrubber these are $22. But I have both

ps: magnets only clean of the brown scum of the glass, not the green or purple algea.

saltysteven · 06/19/2008, 11:58 AM

ps: magnets only clean of the brown scum of the glass, not the green or purple algea.

how do you get the green and or purple off then?

mlbarry · 06/19/2008, 09:29 PM

I LOVE my hammerhead cleaning magnet. It works great!!

saltysteven · 07/27/2008, 07:37 AM

is it possible to get the green and or purple off with a magnet cleaner?

prickles · 07/27/2008, 11:10 PM

my tiger sharks get the coralline off as well as the regular algae. I like em. I got one for each tank.

06/18/2008, 10:55 AM	#1
saltysteven Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: bethany, ct Posts: 851	best magnet cleaners for the money? what are the best magnet cleaners for the money? http://www.marinedepot.com/ps_Aquari..._cleaners.html there just seems to be so many options

06/18/2008, 12:03 PM	#5
silent saab Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Denver,colorado Posts: 323	nope, ive only used mag floats, ive sorta wanted to try the one that has the blade on it for the coraline algae that gets stuck on the front glass... __________________ SW Aquarium = little ocean in a box!! Current Tank Info: 50 Gallon acrylic: mixed reef 20lbs LS, 25lbs LR,3 diff damsels, i clarkie clown, 1 banghai cardnal, 2 t-5HO DIY, 1 accu start ballast over driven bulbs to 54w, 2 blue plus,1 400w 15k MH light, 15g sump/fuge, ASM g-1x skimmer mesh modded.

06/18/2008, 12:22 PM	#6
Puffdragon Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Indiana Posts: 297	I love the easy blade. It is super glued to the mag float and simply holds a SS razor blade. Goes right through coraline in a couple of passes. __________________ The definition of an expert "Someone who has done something for so long that they can not see a new way to do things." Current Tank Info: 350 gallon mixed reef system

06/19/2008, 11:36 AM	#12
snorvich Team RC member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Outlander Posts: 40,953 Blog Entries: 46	I have tried most of them and settled on Mighty Magnets at http://www.mightymagnets.com/ because they have various options, fit different tank thicknesses, have a coraline algae pad, and because they FLOAT. You have no idea how important that last attribute is until you use one that does not float. __________________ Warmest regards, ~Steve~

06/19/2008, 11:53 AM	#14
SWaquariast Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: USA Posts: 745	Magfloats are pretty good they go for around $15 but I would use the hand ecstension ones with a razor blade, sand sifter, and glass scrubber these are $22. But I have both ps: magnets only clean of the brown scum of the glass, not the green or purple algea. __________________ Mitch Current Tank Info: 20g Mixed reef aquarium.

06/18/2008, 10:57 AM	#2
saltysteven Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: bethany, ct Posts: 851	and has anyone used easy blade before? does it work?

06/18/2008, 11:26 AM	#3
heyfredyourhat Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: BC Canada Posts: 963	I use a mag float,but be very careful it is super easy to scratch the glass if a grit of sand gets in btwn. What I use now is the mag float but then I take an "algae scuff pad" and place it in btwn the glass and the mag. That way there is less force on the glass so if a piece of sand were to get trapped inside it might not be so damaging

06/18/2008, 11:52 AM	#4
saltysteven Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: bethany, ct Posts: 851	anyone ever use the Magnavore or TUNZE or Hagen or JBJ Digi-Mag?

06/18/2008, 12:24 PM	#7
sassafrass Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: capitola ca Posts: 1,729	magnavore is very good it's powerful so sand doesn't get between, make sure and get the one suited to the thickness of your tank or it becomes hard to move. Lee

06/18/2008, 01:29 PM	#9
CLOWNSPUR Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS Posts: 50	I have always liked mag floats...

06/18/2008, 03:48 PM	#10
mwwhite Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Land O Lakes, FL Posts: 690	We use the Magnavore for acrylic. Pleased with it - they sell "tune-up" kits for them also.

06/19/2008, 10:27 AM	#11
saltysteven Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: bethany, ct Posts: 851	how about the TUNZE?

06/19/2008, 11:47 AM	#13
sassafrass Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: capitola ca Posts: 1,729	magnavore is much better than magfloat Iv'e tried both.

06/19/2008, 11:58 AM	#15
saltysteven Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: bethany, ct Posts: 851	ps: magnets only clean of the brown scum of the glass, not the green or purple algea. how do you get the green and or purple off then?

06/19/2008, 09:29 PM	#16
mlbarry Premium Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Florence, KY Posts: 157	I LOVE my hammerhead cleaning magnet. It works great!!

07/27/2008, 07:37 AM	#17
saltysteven Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: bethany, ct Posts: 851	is it possible to get the green and or purple off with a magnet cleaner?

07/27/2008, 11:10 PM	#18
prickles Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: AZ Posts: 1,138	my tiger sharks get the coralline off as well as the regular algae. I like em. I got one for each tank.