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spreerider 09-08-2008 10:17 PM

you can buy magfloats that are for acrylic just make sure its labeled acrylic, if it says nothing about acrylic its a glass one.

marie 09-08-2008 10:27 PM

http://www.jlaquatics.com/product/cl...ng+Magnet.html

http://www.jlaquatics.com/product/cl...22+x+6%22.html

http://www.jlaquatics.com/product/CL...-+Acrylic.html

Myka 09-09-2008 03:37 AM

Mag-Floats scratch the heck out of glass and acrylic. I despise those stupid things...you get one little grain of sand in there, or coralline algae, or those little tube worms like to live on the freakin magnet, and you get a scratch! I still use mine on my 33g though...now that it's scratched to heck it doesn't matter! :lol: I prefer the Kent ProScrapers.

justinl 09-09-2008 03:59 AM

you can avoid scratches by a mag-float by a) being careful not to come within an inch of the sand bed (use a credit card instead), b)covering the outside magnet (the one with the velvet cover rather than the bristles) with a cloth covering, c) not letting the feather dusters and coralline algae accumulate on the glass (be dilligent) and d) remove the mag-float from the tank after use. no guarantees though. :)

Myka 09-09-2008 05:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by justinl (Post 344320)
you can avoid scratches by a mag-float by a) being careful not to come within an inch of the sand bed (use a credit card instead), b)covering the outside magnet (the one with the velvet cover rather than the bristles) with a cloth covering, c) not letting the feather dusters and coralline algae accumulate on the glass (be dilligent) and d) remove the mag-float from the tank after use. no guarantees though. :)

That pretty much takes away all the handiness of having the Mag-Float! ;) Which is why I will never buy one again!

ElGuappo 09-09-2008 05:35 AM

to be more specific the srubber was like steel wool but plastic, and the sponge was from an lfs.

mark 09-09-2008 05:54 AM

caution with kitchen gear, used a pad once on my old tank and though was plastic, where I used it turned the glass hazy (really fine scratches)


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