a scraper that will actually let you get that nasty edge near the sand...

Sk8r · 09/13/2015, 04:21 PM

safely.

http://www.amazon.com/Tunze-Care-Mag...magnet+cleaner

I don't like to recommend one product because there are so many good ones, but this is a brilliant design that will let you clean safely near the sand. More than one tank has gotten a nasty scratch from that sort of clean (Oh, I can steer the magnet ever so carefully, I won't pick up any sand---oops.)

I have a 36 inch deep tank. I can even, watching carefully to make sure the blade doesn't trap a grain---nudge the sand into a new level so I can clean that pesky sand-edge spot. Sturdy, reliable, stainless blade so it won't rust, easy to maneuver, and it's a new design.

shifty51008 · 09/13/2015, 04:37 PM

i haven't bought one yet but a couple of our reef club members swears by them. I will be getting one though as I am a tunze fan anyway

homer1475 · 09/13/2015, 04:59 PM

Strictly speaking to the nano, it doesn't have a stainless blade like the big brother so it's not as effective.

The flipper brand has a stainless blade(nano and bigger brother), "flips" so the opposite side is a regular cleaner, and works wonders even close to the sand.

heathlindner25 · 09/13/2015, 04:59 PM

I don't have one but I did hear they were great product... Does the inside part float?

billdogg · 09/13/2015, 05:00 PM

I really like my latest - called "The Flipper" It takes a minute to get the hang of it, but once you do, it does a very good job as well.

leemosh · 09/13/2015, 05:01 PM

I'm curious if it floats, too.

But, I'm already planning on getting one as my next scraper.

gone fishin · 09/13/2015, 05:11 PM

Thanks for the tip. I had not seen that one.

GoobieGoo · 09/13/2015, 05:14 PM

One of the best out there. I was skeptical before I bought one. But it proved me wrong. Worked great on my acrylic, without the scratching.

GoobieGoo · 09/13/2015, 05:15 PM

Also, mine, which is the bigger model does not float.

heathlindner25 · 09/13/2015, 05:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GoobieGoo

Also, mine, which is the bigger model does not float.

that's what I heard... A friend of mine got one and it broke magnetism and fell to the tank floor breaking a large SPS colony

09/13/2015, 04:21 PM	#1
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	a scraper that will actually let you get that nasty edge near the sand... safely. http://www.amazon.com/Tunze-Care-Mag...magnet+cleaner I don't like to recommend one product because there are so many good ones, but this is a brilliant design that will let you clean safely near the sand. More than one tank has gotten a nasty scratch from that sort of clean (Oh, I can steer the magnet ever so carefully, I won't pick up any sand---oops.) I have a 36 inch deep tank. I can even, watching carefully to make sure the blade doesn't trap a grain---nudge the sand into a new level so I can clean that pesky sand-edge spot. Sturdy, reliable, stainless blade so it won't rust, easy to maneuver, and it's a new design. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

09/13/2015, 04:37 PM	#2
shifty51008 12-5 Chiefs record Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 10,134	i haven't bought one yet but a couple of our reef club members swears by them. I will be getting one though as I am a tunze fan anyway __________________ 75 gal. mixed DT, 100 gal. sump, 50 gal. fuge, Clownfish breeder

09/13/2015, 04:59 PM	#3
homer1475 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 5,313	Strictly speaking to the nano, it doesn't have a stainless blade like the big brother so it's not as effective. The flipper brand has a stainless blade(nano and bigger brother), "flips" so the opposite side is a regular cleaner, and works wonders even close to the sand. __________________ 80G SCA Build: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2560256 Originally posted by der_wille_zur_macht: "He's just taking his lunch to work"

09/13/2015, 05:00 PM	#5
billdogg Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Grove City, Ohio Posts: 10,806	I really like my latest - called "The Flipper" It takes a minute to get the hang of it, but once you do, it does a very good job as well. __________________ I'll try to be nice if you try to be smarter! I can't help that I grow older, but you can't make me grow up! Current Tank Info: 120 mixed reef with 40b sump, RO 150 skimmer, AI Sol Blue x 2, and a 60g Frag Tank with 100g rubbermaid sump. 2 x Kessil A360w lights, BM curve 5 skimmer

09/13/2015, 05:11 PM	#7
gone fishin Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Wyocena Wi Posts: 6,936	Thanks for the tip. I had not seen that one. __________________ Tony Current Tank Info: 180gal DT, BM NAC77 skimmer,3 Maxspect razors, Maxspect Gyre 150, 30g QT

09/13/2015, 04:59 PM	#4
heathlindner25 Moved On Join Date: May 2012 Location: flowery branch georgia Posts: 3,644	I don't have one but I did hear they were great product... Does the inside part float?

09/13/2015, 05:01 PM	#6
leemosh Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Posts: 48	I'm curious if it floats, too. But, I'm already planning on getting one as my next scraper.

09/13/2015, 05:14 PM	#8
GoobieGoo Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Fountain, CO Posts: 51	One of the best out there. I was skeptical before I bought one. But it proved me wrong. Worked great on my acrylic, without the scratching.

09/13/2015, 05:15 PM	#9
GoobieGoo Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Fountain, CO Posts: 51	Also, mine, which is the bigger model does not float.