magnets for cleaning glass

[barbtrave]

I want to buy a magnet for cleaning a 75 gallon tank. What would you suggest?/ Any other advice for cleaning?

 

[fishfreek]

I like the MAGFLOATS. I always suggest purchasing one size larger than they recommend for your tank size. That will let the scrapper have better contact with the inside of the glass.

 

[Guest]

Me too, Magfloats are great and worth the money. I still get in there and hand scrub once a week to get the top and bottom of the tank by the lip and the harder to remove algaes so that don't get a foothold. I have a 75 and have the mag that is about 4inches by 2 inches. I would probably get the bigger one that is a cube.

 

[Umpa Lumpa]

They're really good but I had 1 problem with it, to fat. My rockwork is really close to the glass and the magfloats were just to fat to fit between the rockwork and the glass, so I got a twister magnet cleaner. It doesn't float but it will squeeze in there to clean my glass. Its got a plastic loop that I've attached some fishing line to so I don't have to get my hands wet when pulling it out.

ETA: Here's a link for the twister magnet

http://www.marinedepot.com/md_viewItem.asp?idproduct=AS4413

 

[AndyH5512]

The Magfloats are great, unless youre in the same situation as Umpa Lumpa. I swear by mine!

 

[macman7010]

MAG FLOAT!!!

 

[seaham358]

Glass or acrylic.... If glass I like the Mag float, cheaper then others out there.

 

[jester]

yes i got one for my acrylic and yes i got the acrylic kind and some sand got behind it and i scratched the crap out of my tank so be very carefull i no longer use it for my acrlic only for my glass tanks

 

[Guest]

Mag float deffinatly the way to go for glass. I haven't got any acrylic so you on you own with that one. Also use the kent pro scraper great for those hard to reach places in the back of the aquarium

 

[melosu58]

Mag float here

 

[Gatorfreak]

Mag float scratched up my glass tank no matter how hard I tried not to get sand in it. I use Kent Scraper now.