300 dollar magfloat

Magnavore 10 Magnet Cleaner - 1 - 1.5 - AquaCave.com Just why?

 

Magnavore 10 Magnet Cleaner - 1 - 1.5 - AquaCave.com Just why?

"Magnavore-10 is ideal for service companies, zoos, public aquaria"

 

OH

 

It says it works on glass up to 1 1/2 inches thick. I suspect that’s where much of the cost comes from.

 

Couldn’t you build one diy?

 

Couldn’t you build one diy?

Probably, but it'd be expensive I assume if you needed magnets for that thick of glass. I just can't imagine spending 300 dollars on an algae magnet when I have a billion free bladder snails.

 

Just get a roomba and magnets and a sponge for free aquarium cleaning

 

Just get a roomba and magnets and a sponge for free aquarium cleaning

An aquarium roomba lol....

 

An aquarium roomba...thats certainly an idea. With a 10 ft cable so the battery back doesn't fry in the tank?

 

An aquarium roomba...thats certainly an idea. With a 10 ft cable so the battery back doesn't fry in the tank?

that's not a far stretch, they do make pool vacs....

 

Robosnail, for real. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CZ9Q17A/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_fabt1_wjjWFb1ZNGP7Z

I found that on accident though it does seem neat. I think I saw a pool robot in use at SeaWorld and was trying to figure out what it was. They make them with tracks that can go vertical and do glass, can't find an image like the one I remember though, probably old technology by now.

 

I have large magfloats for my 180g. They cost about $140 8 years ago .If you get your finger in between them you will be sorry. They store with a 3/4 inch piece of wood between them and are hard to pull apart.
I have found them to be very hard to drag across the glass. Very powerful magnets ..

 

But do you find them useful or a pain? I've always used guppies for cleaning my algae but i sometimes wonder if there is a better way.

I have large magfloats for my 180g. They cost about $140 8 years ago .If you get your finger in between them you will be sorry. They store with a 3/4 inch piece of wood between them and are hard to pull apart.
I have found them to be very hard to drag across the glass. Very powerful magnets ..

 

I found that the dry side scuffed the acrylic a little. Since it would add up over time that was the first and last time I used the magnet.

 

I have a solution for that ! Use glass tanks !!

I found that the dry side scuffed the acrylic a little. Since it would add up over time that was the first and last time I used the magnet.

 

I found the big magnets more of a pain and now they are a novelty ..No good reason to use them .
I like normal magnets on normal tanks [ 55g and under] but really find polishing micron pads [50 /100 micron] are best to remove algae . You a bunch from one normal size sheet so it is easy to throw them in bleach till you run out . They rinse easy enough but using an clean pad for each tank might make a difference ? The pads are cheap and last years ..