Magnets?

[StradicCi4]

Hey, I have a Fijicube AIO kit for my 75g, it wont touch the bottom of my tank as my tank is 24" tall, and the Fijicube is 19 or so. The newest ones don't come with magnets or clamps, and since my tank is up and running Silicone isn't an option. I have been wanting to use magnets from the get go to hold this in place. I have been all over amazon and found some nice epoxy coated magnets that would absolutely do the trick, however they say that they are Ni+Cu+Ni coated (under the epoxy). Being that they have a copper plating, I kind of want to stay away from them.

What magnets can we recommend to use in our tanks that wont leach copper?
If I put them in dual wall heat shrink tubing, will that sufficiently add another layer of redundancy?

Thoughts?

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Check this thread out!

Magnets that are reef safe?

I would like to make some magnetic shelves in my tank with some shelf rock. I dont know which magnets are reef safe. If anyone has done this before or bought magnets for something else going in their tank can you link where to buy the magnets from. I looked on Amazon but I am not sure if any of...

www.reef2reef.com

 

[JTP424]

Agree with above thread :D K&J is the way to go.

 

[StradicCi4]

The problem is shipping costs to Canada lol - its more than the magnets themself to ship.

 

[19Mateo83]

I have had good luck with These plastic encapsulated magnets from eBay. They have been in my system for over two years with no issues so far.

 

[StradicCi4]

I think I am going to go with these, and put them in dual walled heat shrink. The heat shrink is the same thing as plastic encapsulation no?

 

[Coral Ultra]

ust make it part of your regular maintenance to inspect the magnets for swelling. Get them out of the tank at the first sign that they are compromised. I really don’t like magnets in tanks

 

[BryanM]

^^ What Coral Ultra said. Even if it is reef safe, most of the time they don't stay that way. Annual inspection at least.