Magic eraser reef safe?

[Aardvark1134]

I see a lot of people lately taking about Mr clean Magic eraser on the inside of the tank...are these reef safe?
I use them in my house but I have never used one inside a tank!

See some people taking the thin sheets version of it and putting it between the wetside magnet and the tank on a mag float or (insert your fav brand)

 

[JCTReefer]

Yes, but only the original. There’s also much cheaper alternatives than the name brand. Like these.

 

[JCTReefer]

I’ve used them quite a bit over the years. Zero issues. They work great.

 

[kenchilada]

FYI this stuff is called melamine foam and is technically a mild abrasive. I have not used it in a tank.

 

[JCTReefer]

Some people will use them on acrylic I’ve heard. Yes, they are melamine sponges like the poster said above. I’ve used them on my sump also. Haven’t had issues with scratching anything. And I’d assume they’d definitely be safe with glass from a scratching perspective.

 

[Fishingandreefing]

I have always used the original ones inside of my acrylic tank during cleaning. So far I don’t think it cause issue. However, there’s a new version came out and supposedly unscented but I am not sure it’s the same. Looks they stop making the originals. Anyone?

Mr. Clean Magic Eraser Extra Durable, Cleaning Pads with Durafoam, 10 Count

 

[hjp904]

Hello all,

Has anyone noticed the PH dropping after using one of these types of sponges? I am asking because my tanks pH has been very stable only ranging from 8.1 to 7.8 with the higher reading in the later afternoon. I used a version of this type of sponge I bought from BRS called Nano Sparkly Sponge On A Stick made by Hydra Aquatics yesterday around 12:45PM. I only used it to clean the underside of the filter sock holder in my sump where I have not been able to reach very well. It had a little build up, but nothing that would cause any alarms. The sponge stayed intact minus a little bit of the size from use. After I was complete and cleaned up my mess I logged into the Apex fusion app just to take a look at the readings. The pH seems to have dropped a little as it usually does after some cleaning, but it never stopped falling. it dropped down to 7.4 right around the normal hour of it being at the high point over over 8. At this point I felt I needed to prevent it from dropping any further so I hung a very slow drip of buffer just to keep the pH from dropping anymore. That seemed to stop the falling of the pH late last night, and I expected to see things start to turn around during the day today because I have had my carbon reactor running since yesterday in the event some type of contaminant had leached. Today Monday the PH falling had stopped, but it is still lower than normal. Here are my test results from my RedSea test kit.

ammonia - 0
nitrite - 0
nitrate - 8.5 (Hannah HR)
pH - 7.7
dKH - 9 (usually I try to keep it at 8 but the buffer bumped it up a little)

I am not saying using the sponge was the cause of this, but it is the only thing that I have done different and noticed any type of change. I test my water every few days and have a AWC that changes out 2 gal of water/day and I keep a close eye on the levels in the holding tank.

Salt I am using is HW Marine mix with water salinity of 1.025 which I add 3 grams of soda ash to get the alkalinity to 8.5.

any suggestions would be appreciated.

 

[Revnobody]

No problems with using them on my acrylic tank. Just make sure they are unscented and name brand and they work wonders.