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Wayne 06-16-2010 12:12 PM

Magnet advice
 
Ok I built a acrilic L shaped box. Its 8"L X 8"L X 4"W X 1.5"D I will upload a picture after work. I plan on filling it with sand to place some corals. Its made from 1/4" Acrilic, and now I need to mount the magnets...

So how many magnets do you think I need? I was thinking minimum 4... should the magnets be inside the box (goes through acrilic and glass) or outside the box (goes though glass). Also I just used silicone for the box should I use epoxy to hold the magnets on?

TIA

Wayne 06-17-2010 12:15 AM

http://i774.photobucket.com/albums/y...h/IMG_2241.jpg

http://i774.photobucket.com/albums/y...h/IMG_2242.jpg

I am thinking that the sand is going to be kind of heavy so... Any thoughts

Wayne 06-19-2010 08:11 PM

Well I ended up using reef safe superglue on the outside of the box so there is only one layer of glass seperating the magnets.

Didn't work :( Anyone have any ideas. I am thinking just a scaled down, no L version might be better...

Bloodasp 06-19-2010 08:25 PM

a Bracket might work. Also what type of magnet are you using?

Wayne 06-20-2010 01:35 AM

I am using 8 rare natural earth magnets that are incased in plastic... I just think that it was too much weight. I may break it apart and just have a flat surface...


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