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Old 02-04-2005, 03:38 PM
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I just let the coraline grow on the back of mine. I think it looks more natural than the store bought backing variety.
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Old 02-04-2005, 03:48 PM
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cool, thanks for the advice..the coraline is getting outta control
razor for the hard algae, otherwise magfloat seems to handle the film stuff.
I do use a razor but becasue of the bracing on my tank it's hard to reach the back and sides of the tank
I don't look throught the back, or sides of my tanks, so I never clean those surfaces
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Old 02-04-2005, 08:25 PM
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I use a rare earth and will never go back to the cheaper ones.
Mine cost about $60 but it has replaceable felt and cleaning pads, not to mention this magnet kicks butt on strenght. It holds to the glass like no other and is great for going around corners. It's so strong that you can put it on either side of one hand and it will stick to the front and back of your hand-watch the fingers though! With this strenght I only need to make one pass on the glass to see crstal clear.
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Old 02-04-2005, 11:50 PM
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Ditto Rich, rare earth forever more ! The extended reach model is a nice new feature.
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Old 02-05-2005, 02:10 AM
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I have a number of Mag Floats, and one of the larger one does a good job in my 20H, but for real cleaning on my larger tank I use a Magnavore. It cost around $80.00, but that thing is seriously powerful.
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Old 02-05-2005, 02:51 AM
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Rare Earth! Wouldn't use any other.
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Old 02-05-2005, 03:16 AM
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I have both the rare earth and mag float....... I would spend the extra money on a rare earth any day!!
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Old 02-05-2005, 03:33 AM
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now is some brand of cleaner using rare earth for there name? this would be weird as both mag float and several other brands use "rare earth" magnets inside them. Rare earth is a physical type of magnet that is stronger than a iron based magnet.

here is a bit about them for Those that are interested.
http://www.leevalley.com/hardware/pa...77&cat=3,42363

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I was using the largest size of Mag Float on my 75gal and recently replaced it with a Rare Earth. I was using a Rare Earth on my 180 and it cleans excellently. I have two of the Hammerheads.

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Old 02-05-2005, 06:58 AM
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For me, rare earth = MAGNAVORE..... not just the sliver they drop in the mag float...
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