I have maxijets with the upgrade kit and the sure grip magnets on my 175g tank which I'm pretty sure is 1/2" glass and I have to tug pretty hard to get them off to clean (although the coraline algae may have something to do with it)
Yeah they seem to stick well enough. Like you say, it takes a good tug to remove them. It's just when the power is turned on they tip backwards.