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DKoKoMan 03-19-2017 09:04 AM

Does anyone have the flipper... it looks pretty cool with the blade attachment. I will take a look at the magfloat :)

Bblinks 03-19-2017 09:28 AM

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Originally Posted by DKoKoMan (Post 1010883)
Does anyone have the flipper... it looks pretty cool with the blade attachment. I will take a look at the magfloat :)

Tunze for the win!

Myka 03-19-2017 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by iamfrontosa (Post 1010882)
Magfloat with scrapper attachment. It will never fall off to the bottom of the sand bed. I have Tunze, but magfloat works much better for me.

This is my fav combo too. I'm not a big fan of the Tunze Flipper because they don't float.

iamfrontosa 03-19-2017 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by DKoKoMan (Post 1010883)
Does anyone have the flipper... it looks pretty cool with the blade attachment. I will take a look at the magfloat :)

Magfloat medium is one I am using on 150g. The magnet isn't too strong so moving it around the tank is not an issue. I have a friend who bought, i think, XL size. The magnet is so damn strong that no one can move it around his tank lol.

duncangweller 03-19-2017 03:57 PM

I have the flipper and I also bought a tunze scraper. The flipper is annoying.

Like Mindy said it doesn't float so heaven forbid you should drop it whilst trying to flip it. It also scratched my glass in quite a few spots. I didn't find it as easy to flip as the videos made out either.

The tunze one seems to work well and doesn't make me too nervous when I'm scraping right down to, and into the sand. Plus it rolls the algae into a nice sausage shape and detaches from the blade for awaiting herbivores.

DKoKoMan 03-20-2017 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Myka (Post 1010888)
This is my fav combo too. I'm not a big fan of the Tunze Flipper because they don't float.

Thanks Mindy for this! I had no idea this thing didn't float and I have had experiences in the past with my cheap magnet getting away from me. Is the scraper attachment an add on accessory?

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Originally Posted by iamfrontosa (Post 1010895)
Magfloat medium is one I am using on 150g. The magnet isn't too strong so moving it around the tank is not an issue. I have a friend who bought, i think, XL size. The magnet is so damn strong that no one can move it around his tank lol.

LOL... bigger isn't always better. Wait that didn't come out right. Thanks for this information as I would have been the guy who probably bought the bigger one thinking t was better.

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Originally Posted by duncangweller (Post 1010896)
I have the flipper and I also bought a tunze scraper. The flipper is annoying.

Like Mindy said it doesn't float so heaven forbid you should drop it whilst trying to flip it. It also scratched my glass in quite a few spots. I didn't find it as easy to flip as the videos made out either.

The tunze one seems to work well and doesn't make me too nervous when I'm scraping right down to, and into the sand. Plus it rolls the algae into a nice sausage shape and detaches from the blade for awaiting herbivores.

Thanks! The videos were sucking me in as the flip looked simple enough and I was sold on the scratch resistant design... guess that's not the case :wink:

I will take a look at the Tunze one being referenced as well! Thanks for the feedback guys and gals. Saved me some money as I throw these across the room when they don't work as I expected. :twised:

kyl 03-20-2017 03:20 PM

I have three of the tunze (two nano, one normal), they're great and no scratches so far.

DKoKoMan 03-20-2017 04:46 PM

They just mount on via magnet? Does the Tunze have only the scraper blade or a scraping pad as well?

duncangweller 03-20-2017 05:21 PM

Just a plastic scraping blade on the tunze but it seems to work. No pad like a mag float or anything.

Myka 03-20-2017 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Myka (Post 1010888)
This is my fav combo too. I'm not a big fan of the Tunze Flipper because they don't float.

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Originally Posted by DKoKoMan (Post 1010925)
Thanks Mindy for this! I had no idea this thing didn't float

Oops. Tunze scraper is what I was refering to, not the Flipper. I haven't used the Flipper. The Tunze scraper doesn't float.


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