There's a new "tank" Sheriff in town - FLIPPER

[BigAl07]

Originally Posted by cale262

Looks good but I think it would be nicer if the wet side floated...

True but wouldn't that defeat the "Flip" process? It drops very slowly and I've yet to "lose it" and have to go fishing. I'm not saying it can't/wont happen but thus far it hasn't happened.

[Reef Pilot]

I'm surprised you said the scraper worked well for coralline algae. That's where I was most disappointed with mine. It didn't have enough pressure on the glass for that. I had to get out my old Kent one for that.

[cale262]

Originally Posted by BigAl07

True but wouldn't that defeat the "Flip" process? It drops very slowly and I've yet to "lose it" and have to go fishing. I'm not saying it can't/wont happen but thus far it hasn't happened.

I don't think so, it would be better to rise slowly IMO, easier to retrieve in the high flow, deeper tanks without getting out the wetsuit and snorkel. Even my Tiger Shark has gotten away from me & caught by the current... but it just floats to the top, easy peasy to catch from there..IMHO

[BigAl07]

Originally Posted by Reef Pilot

I surprised you said the scraper worked well for coralline algae. That's where I was most disappointed with mine. It didn't have enough pressure on the glass for that. I had to get out my old Kent one for that.

Keep in mind I was using a "Custom" metal blade on mine. That made a HUGE difference to say the least. I took a few pics of my process when I got the Mag-Flip model a couple years ago.

Here you can see the beginning build-up of small Coralline "Spots"


Here's the same picture, roughly same angle & distance but after just a few minutes of scraping with the Mag-Flip.


As you can see it completely removed the "spots" but I do stress it was very early on and they weren't "Connected" yet and only a single layer thick. This system isn't designed to remove those areas that haven't seen a scraper in 3 years. That takes some elbow grease and sometimes a snorkel LOL!

cale262 with all due respect it sinks very slowly allowing you time to see it, react, and reconnect to it. Maybe floating would be better but I'd imagine that would impact some of the other needed features of the product (size, strength etc).

[mseepman]

I too own the Mag-flip and couldn't be more disappointed in a cleaner. It had no strength, even on 1/4" glass my nano-magnet cleaner cleaned better and the plastic scraper didn't clean anything...and I mean NOTHING, it was just there for decoration.
If the magnets were strong like in the Tiger Shark, or even a Mag Float this would probably be a good idea.

[cale262]

Another benefit to floating is it won't get any sand/debris stuck in the pads when it hits the bottom, that would possibly scratch the glass/acrylic after capture.

Not cutting the product down, just playin devils advocate here.

[lockrookie]

i will wait and see the results before i give an opinion.. had something like it not long ago