Speaking of suction cups...

[lanman]

I can NOT get my heaters to stay stuck to the glass inside my tank with the suction cups. Does anyone have a better way of getting your regular old glass and metal heater units to stay in one place in the tank?

 

No... I don't want to put them in the sump - because if I have a power outage, I want to be able to run just the heaters and powerheads off the battery - the main pump kills it in an hour.

 

The only idea I've come up with so far is to glue a frag-mag to the heater in place of a suction cup, and mag it to the glass. I haven't tried it yet

 

Any other ideas???

 

TIA!

bob

Edited April 14, 2009 by lanman

[Jon Lazar]

Put a blob of silicone on the inside of the suction cup, then push the suction cup in place like you would normally.

 

Jon

 

 

I can NOT get my heaters to stay stuck to the glass inside my tank with the suction cups. Does anyone have a better way of getting your regular old glass and metal heater units to stay in one place in the tank?

 

No... I don't want to put them in the sump - because if I have a power outage, I want to be able to run just the heaters and powerheads off the battery - the main pump kills it in an hour.

 

The only idea I've come up with so far is to glue a frag-mag to the heater in place of a suction cup, and mag it to the glass. I haven't tried it yet

 

Any other ideas???

 

TIA!

bob

[reefmontalvo]

Or you could attach a clip to the heater's wire then let it hang in the back ground of the tank in the event you need to take the heater out or you need to get behind it for cleaning.

[lanman]

Or you could attach a clip to the heater's wire then let it hang in the back ground of the tank in the event you need to take the heater out or you need to get behind it for cleaning.

 

They hang... and sway in the currents... and are generally distracting.

 

bob

[droyal1110]

http://zoomed.com/db/products/EntryDetail....SI7czoxOiIwIjt9

 

Essentially they are magnets with the clip to hold onto stuff. I don't personally have any, but I plan on purchasing a bunch, tired of finding my thermometer floating around and everything else floating around. I have seen these at the Cozy Clownfish and I think the Marine Scene. They may have them at BRK but I can't recall.

[Sugar Magnolia]

http://zoomed.com/db/products/EntryDetail....SI7czoxOiIwIjt9

 

Essentially they are magnets with the clip to hold onto stuff. I don't personally have any, but I plan on purchasing a bunch, tired of finding my thermometer floating around and everything else floating around. I have seen these at the Cozy Clownfish and I think the Marine Scene. They may have them at BRK but I can't recall.

 

Cool! Thanks for the heads up. I need those for my heater and my spraybar.

[droyal1110]

Actually I found them at marinedepot.com for $6.49, http://www.marinedepot.com/ps_ViewItem~cat...ory~FIHTHA.html

 

Maybe we should get in on a group buy? I doubt we would save all that much money but who knows, if we order 100+ (because I'm sure everyone has the same problems) we could get a cheaper price maybe? Just a thought.

[lanman]

http://zoomed.com/db/products/EntryDetail....SI7czoxOiIwIjt9

 

Essentially they are magnets with the clip to hold onto stuff. I don't personally have any, but I plan on purchasing a bunch, tired of finding my thermometer floating around and everything else floating around. I have seen these at the Cozy Clownfish and I think the Marine Scene. They may have them at BRK but I can't recall.

Looks great - going to see if anyone local has them.

 

bob

[lanman]

http://zoomed.com/db/products/EntryDetail....SI7czoxOiIwIjt9

 

Essentially they are magnets with the clip to hold onto stuff. I don't personally have any, but I plan on purchasing a bunch, tired of finding my thermometer floating around and everything else floating around. I have seen these at the Cozy Clownfish and I think the Marine Scene. They may have them at BRK but I can't recall.

 

I found two at Marine Scene - their last two!! For the first time in AGES, my thermometers are sitting quiet and still - and right

where I want them!! (I'm sure the montipora one of them was sitting in will miss the heat...)

 

Thanks!!!

 

bob

[droyal1110]

Sweet! Glad they worked, now that someone else has tried them first =D I think I'll pick some up for myself as well.