Tunze Care Magnet

[madweazl]

Am I the only one that didnt know this magnetic cleaner existed? I havent used one yet but the video makes it look like the best thing since sliced bread! I gotta try one out.

 

Edited September 23, 2016 by madweazl

[Joshifer]

That mans face and voice annoys me. Lol.

 

Ya theirs another one flip something. One side is velcrow like a reg mag cleaner and you take the outside end off it flips now you got a blade for scraping.

[epleeds]

I have one. Not that impressed with it especially for the cost.

[nextlevel808]

Ive been using the algae free magnet cleaner for a while but saw this few weeks ago and wanted to try it out. Might make getting closer to sand easier but not sure if I would still just use razor blade by hand by sand bed or not even with the tunze saying it would catch as much sand. 

[madweazl]

I have one. Not that impressed with it especially for the cost.

Drats

[nextlevel808]

That mans face and voice annoys me. Lol.

 

Ya theirs another one flip something. One side is velcrow like a reg mag cleaner and you take the outside end off it flips now you got a blade for scraping.

 

its called the Flipper but think the tunze is better. Ive heard a lot of mixed reviews for the flipper.

[Origami]

It reminds me a little of the old Easy Blade scraper that you glued onto the back of a magfloat. Unlike that old model, this one kind of "floats" on the blade surfaces which should increase the PSI at the blade tip. Still, the old Easy Blade was only a $10 or $11 addition to your magfloat and it easily stripped off coraline and algae from glass panels. . 

[AlanM]

I like the flipper, not because of the flip, which I can never get to work right, but because it is about half the thickness of my magfloat with blade glued on.  

 

I have corals growing right up to the glass, so the closer I can get to an infinitely thin magnet scraper the better.

[Apcoleman]

I like the tunze a lot but much prefer the flipper. I still mess up the "flip" every now an then but its a solid product. I also have the algae free which I should probably post in the FS section because it just sits off to the side. I make sure to store all of my glass cleaners out of the tank in between uses to ensure nothing gets on the pads that could scratch the glass.

[GOSKN5]

I love the flipper... thin and works great..

[epleeds]

I use this now. Works great on 1/2"-3/4" glass tanks. It's. $70 on Amazon but so worth it

 

http://m.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=24103

[madweazl]

I use this now. Works great on 1/2"-3/4" glass tanks. It's. $70 on Amazon but so worth it

 

http://m.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=24103

I clean frequently enough that I dont need the blade for coralline but it I would love something that would let me get below the sand line for that last 1/4-1/2" of algae. Does this work for that? I have a MagFloat that has the mounts for the attachment.

[WilRams]

I have the flipper. Meh. I also have an algae free but it's too big for my current tank. What I have been using lately is a Vertex glass cleaner. Nice and thin since I have corals all the way to the glass. I clean frequently enough that the Velcro material is good enough no need for a scraper.

 

Keeping my back glass clean is the hardest part. No real good way to do but to go arms in.

[madweazl]

I have the flipper. Meh. I also have an algae free but it's too big for my current tank. What I have been using lately is a Vertex glass cleaner. Nice and thin since I have corals all the way to the glass. I clean frequently enough that the Velcro material is good enough no need for a scraper.

 

Keeping my back glass clean is the hardest part. No real good way to do but to go arms in.

I can do a portion of mine with the MagFloat but the plumbing makes it impossible to do it all so the rest is done with a traditional scrubber.

[Origami]

Great information in this thread. I've not bought an algae cleaner in probably 7 years. The last time that I did, it was a Mighty Magnet for my old acrylic 180. Hearing what you all like today is great information.

[pizzaguy]

Flipper for me also works great and thin

[flooddc]

I have one. Not that impressed with it especially for the cost.

Same here! One would expect more on it's brand. 

To be fair, it doing a decent job on the stubborn algae. But the the design is awful if you have a large tank. Imagine yourself holding a tiny brush to scrub algae. The handle is so small, my fingers locked-up after a long period of scrapping. Also, I have the "long" scrapper and magnet is not really strong for the 1/2" glass.