kien's 150g Room Divider Mixed Reef & Stuff

[kien]

Well, looks like it was a false alarm, again ! I was sure this time that the light fixture itself was toast, but after proper testing I discovered that it was just a bad ballast once again. Like last time, I scoured the web (retailers) for another replacement (Galaxy Ballast) but could no longer find any! Again, I was certain that I would finally have to give up on my halide fixture and get a new light, possibly LED.

Fortunately (or unfortunately, depending on how you look at it), after a routine visit with the boys at Concept Aquariums I discovered that they had a supplier that had ballasts that would work with my Sunlight Supply Maristar fixture! So of course I ordered two (one as a backup).





One of these is not like the others..



Now I'm kicking myself for not ordering 3 of them so that they all matched, and using the existing Galaxy Ballasts as spares/backups.

[kien]

Also..

I recently discovered this little gem!



OH EM GEE! This is one of the best purchases I have ever made! It's essentially a kent scraper with a magnet! So much easier to clean the glass now that it only takes one pass and not 10 like it did with my old magfloat/shark.



And as an added bonus I can now scrape down BELOW my sand line without worrying about scratching the glass (not that it really matters now that my tank is already scratched up all to hell; DAMN YOU MAGFLOAT!)

So much awesome!

[rishu_pepper]

Do you know what's the difference between the "Long" and "Strong" version of the care magnet?

I recently purchased a Shark, while its cleaning abilities are great, I'm always scared to clean the area near the sandbed in fears of scratching the tank, and moving the shark magnet requires a lot of force and makes daily cleaning too much of a chore (or I'm just a wuss with tiny Asian arms ).

[kien]

Originally Posted by rishu_pepper

Do you know what's the difference between the "Long" and "Strong" version of the care magnet?

I recently purchased a Shark, while its cleaning abilities are great, I'm always scared to clean the area near the sandbed in fears of scratching the tank, and moving the shark magnet requires a lot of force and makes daily cleaning too much of a chore (or I'm just a wuss with tiny Asian arms ).

You know, I have no idea what the difference is.

I too have tiny Asian arms so I share your pain! Well, I did up until I got the new tuzne cleaner! I wish I had one 5 years ago. Would have saved my tank 5 years worth of scratches from the magfloat/shark (DAMN YOU MAGFLOAT/SHARK!). I thought I was pretty careful whenever near the sand but no matter how careful I am, sand surely got under the magnet of those types of cleaners. That or possibly calcareous tube worms.

Still, I hate to bring bad news but even with the new cleaning scraper it's STILL a chore LOL.

[rishu_pepper]

Originally Posted by kien

You know, I have no idea what the difference is.

I too have tiny Asian arms so I share your pain! Well, I did up until I got the new tuzne cleaner! I wish I had one 5 years ago. Would have saved my tank 5 years worth of scratches from the magfloat/shark (DAMN YOU MAGFLOAT/SHARK!). I thought I was pretty careful whenever near the sand but no matter how careful I am, sand surely got under the magnet of those types of cleaners. That or possibly calcareous tube worms.

Still, I hate to bring bad news but even with the new cleaning scraper it's STILL a chore LOL.

Thank you my Asian friend.

I will go purchase one of these soon. Cleaning with the shark is getting real tired real quick.

[jason604]

Can't sand still get between this n glass n scratch Ur tank? If it's not possible at all I will deff get 1 as well. I stopped using mag float in fear of scratching my new tank but having an in wall now it's hard using the Kent scraper cleaning from the top due to reflection n I keep have to go to the front to check for missing spots.

[kien]

Originally Posted by jason604

Can't sand still get between this n glass n scratch Ur tank?

actually, I did notice that if you are REALLY aggressive with it that you can manage to wedge sand between the glass and that plastic blue bit that holds the metal scraping blade in place. Still, it's not easy to do. Certainly not as easy to wedge sand in there as with a magfloat/shark. Think about a Kent scraper that you run along the inside of your tank. That's what this thing is like. Mostly just a thin blade on the inside.

[kien]

[FishyFishy!]

Looking good Kiener!

[gregzz4]

Care Magnet nano
(0220.010)
Glass thickness from 6mm (1/4") to max. 10mm (3/8").

Care Magnet long
(0220.015)
Glass thickness from 10mm (3/8") to max. 15mm (1/2").

Care Magnet strong
(0220.020)
Glass thickness from 15mm (1/2") to max. 20mm (3/4").