WTB: Large Magnetic Scraper (recommendations welcome)
- Thread starter Sky's Reef
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i got this http://www.marinedepot.com/Flipper_...ms-Enoch_Innovations-4F54601-FIMTAM-4-vi.html and love it because:
1) well, it flips so you can scrape off the coralline
but to me, equally important:
2) it's thinner than other cleaners so can squeeze b/w tight spots where the rock is close to the glass.
1) well, it flips so you can scrape off the coralline
but to me, equally important:
2) it's thinner than other cleaners so can squeeze b/w tight spots where the rock is close to the glass.
i only have a 75g. Glass is 3/8".
I had some pretty thick spots as well and going straight at it w/ the entire blade doesn't really work. What i do instead is kind of go at an angle and use the corner of the blade. That seems to do the trick and results in pretty large flecks of coralline peeling away.
I'm pretty anal about having the glass super clean and, prior to having the flipper, it was difficult to get the the areas by the silicone sealant as i didn't want to damage it. I would end up w/ a line of purple running vertically at the corners and it bothered me. Anyways, that problem is solved now because this thing gives me more control. Oh, and the growth i had just above the sand line is gone as well. I wish i could use it on my tunze pumps too!
I had some pretty thick spots as well and going straight at it w/ the entire blade doesn't really work. What i do instead is kind of go at an angle and use the corner of the blade. That seems to do the trick and results in pretty large flecks of coralline peeling away.
I'm pretty anal about having the glass super clean and, prior to having the flipper, it was difficult to get the the areas by the silicone sealant as i didn't want to damage it. I would end up w/ a line of purple running vertically at the corners and it bothered me. Anyways, that problem is solved now because this thing gives me more control. Oh, and the growth i had just above the sand line is gone as well. I wish i could use it on my tunze pumps too!
