Roommate's friend's kid scratched the hell out of my tank. Must vent before I scream.

lastlight · #1 02-03-2015, 04:53 AM

Adam you're the calmest one here. You're sorta killing our momentum lol. You punched SOMEONE right?

Aquattro · #2 02-03-2015, 05:27 AM

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Originally Posted by lastlight

You punched SOMEONE right?

That would have been my first response

rishu_pepper · #3 02-03-2015, 06:57 AM

The OP is a bigger man than 95% of the world. Good on you for keeping your priorities straight. Tanks are replaceable (if expensive!) but friendships are priceless. Big thumbs up for you.

SeaHorse_Fanatic · #4 02-03-2015, 07:51 AM

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Originally Posted by rishu_pepper

The OP is a bigger man than 95% of the world. Good on you for keeping your priorities straight. Tanks are replaceable (if expensive!) but friendships are priceless. Big thumbs up for you.

Agreed. Okay Canreef lynch mob, we can all put away our torches and hanging ropes and go look at our tanks again under blue LED. Ahhhhhhh.

mike31154 · #5 02-03-2015, 02:11 PM

Unfortunate, but perhaps a lesson learned. May not be feasible or convenient for folks with in wall tanks that are not easily accessible, but personally the only time my cleaning magnet is in the tank, is when I'm using it. Once done, the thing is outta there. Main reason for me is I kind of think the abrasive side loses much of it's cleaning capability by being squished against the glass 24/7/365. Also fortunate in that my daughter & son in law take care of things when I'm away for more than a few days. Daughter was very distraught on one occasion when she broke off a piece of coral that had grown too close to the glass with the magnet. Told her not to worry, it happens, have done it myself. Will grow back, there are worse things that could happen to my house while I'm gone! Scratched glass definitely sucks though, I can relate. Maybe another solution would be to raise the sand bed a bit to cover the scratched areas?

lastlight · #6 02-03-2015, 02:37 PM

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the only time my cleaning magnet is in the tank, is when I'm using it. Once done, the thing is outta there.]

i do this and actually thought that was what the majority of people did.

Dearth · #7 02-03-2015, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by lastlight

i do this and actually thought that was what the majority of people did.

I used to but got lazy plus just about everything in my tank has or currently is using my magnets as a perch snails, crabs, blennies, clownfish and sea cucumbers have all used it as a perch

ensquire · #8 02-03-2015, 07:06 AM

Not sure if this will work for your tank, But I have Tunze Care Magnets in all my tanks and I am impressed by the quality design. They can be left in the tank, and you would have to work really hard to scratch a tank with one. They also do a great job on the glass which is another plus

I know J%L sells them. Not sure if anyone in Calgary sells them.

http://reefbuilders.com/2014/06/05/t...le-brilliance/

asylumdown · #9 02-04-2015, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by ensquire

Not sure if this will work for your tank, But I have Tunze Care Magnets in all my tanks and I am impressed by the quality design. They can be left in the tank, and you would have to work really hard to scratch a tank with one. They also do a great job on the glass which is another plus

I know J%L sells them. Not sure if anyone in Calgary sells them.

http://reefbuilders.com/2014/06/05/t...le-brilliance/

This is exactly my plan. If Big Al's or Pisces doesn't carry them (going to check on the weekend) I'm going to order them.

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Originally Posted by lastlight

Adam you're the calmest one here. You're sorta killing our momentum lol. You punched SOMEONE right?

lol I haven't punched someone since high school. I did something far more productive... I bought more fish!

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Originally Posted by mike31154

Unfortunate, but perhaps a lesson learned. May not be feasible or convenient for folks with in wall tanks that are not easily accessible, but personally the only time my cleaning magnet is in the tank, is when I'm using it. Maybe another solution would be to raise the sand bed a bit to cover the scratched areas?

I tried that for a while, but no dice. My tank has Euro-bracing and it's already so tall (my stand is extra high so my 6'4 partner didn't have to bend down to look at it) I can barely put my fingers in the water. Trying to remove and replace the wet side of the magnet when I can't reach under the euro-bracing without a ladder lasted all of 3 days when I first set it up.

And sadly, I'd need a very deep sand bed to cover these babies up. But they are well below eye level, so I can sort of pretend they're not there by keeping my eyes up lol.