LF: Large Mighty Magnets to borrow

[Galoot]

Hey everyone. Before I go and spend a mint on this setup, I was hoping to try it out beforehand. I need to do some in tank acrylic resurfacing, and was thinking of going with their kit. My tank is 3/4" thick all around, but my current magnet is only rated for 5/8". It just isn't strong enough. So does anyone have one of these beasts I could try out first?

TIA,

 

[Kensington Reefer]

I’m too far...

 

[Galoot]

Not if you have the right mighty mags!

 

[Galoot]

I really need to get rid of this stuff!

 

[Coral reefer]

What is it you’re trying to get rid of?

 

[Galoot]

What is it you’re trying to get rid of?

Whatever that is that is along the bottom quarter of the tank. Nothing takes it off. The sanding is my last resort.

 

[PjFish]

Hard to tell from pics but any signs of crazing?

 

[Galoot]

No not crazing. I talked to the owner from mighty magnets. He’s very confident it is just very hard and flat coraline. I bit the bullet and bought the F6 magnet, dozer pad, bag, and refinish kit. We’ll see how it goes!

 

[PjFish]

Ive seen videos of people using magnets attached to drills also to remove scratches and haze while filled.. Not sure where they got them or if diy

 

[Coral reefer]

No not crazing. I talked to the owner from mighty magnets. He’s very confident it is just very hard and flat coraline. I bit the bullet and bought the F6 magnet, dozer pad, bag, and refinish kit. We’ll see how it goes!

I would try to algae cutter bag first!

 

[Galoot]

I would try to algae cutter bag first!

Oh trust me, I’ll start with the least aggressive route first. I’m praying that the stronger magnet and cutter bag or dozer pad get it done!

 

[andyman]

I have the F5 on my acrylic tank. My tank is approx 18mm or little under 3/4". It works pretty well but sometimes I wish I got the F6. I can scrub my tank with one hand using this. I believe my tank was similiar to yours where it got so bad that I couldn't see thru it anymore.

I started with using a stainless steel blade for my kent scraper. The acrylic one couldn't remove the coraline algae that was built up due to years of growth.
Anyway the scratch removal kit works pretty good. Start with the roughest grit, trust me. You'll just be wasting time and wearing out your sandpaper using a finer grit in the kit. The cutter bag / dozer pad won't make a difference with the issue I can see on yours (I tried doing that first on mine. ). I still recommend you buy it, the dozer pad is great to scrape coraline on a regular basis and the algae cutter bag works really well and makes maintenance easier.

BTW i repaired my tank with all corals and fish in tank. No loses and the tank looks new!

 

[Galoot]

I have the F5 on my acrylic tank. My tank is approx 18mm or little under 3/4". It works pretty well but sometimes I wish I got the F6. I can scrub my tank with one hand using this. I believe my tank was similiar to yours where it got so bad that I couldn't see thru it anymore.

I started with using a stainless steel blade for my kent scraper. The acrylic one couldn't remove the coraline algae that was built up due to years of growth.
Anyway the scratch removal kit works pretty good. Start with the roughest grit, trust me. You'll just be wasting time and wearing out your sandpaper using a finer grit in the kit. The cutter bag / dozer pad won't make a difference with the issue I can see on yours (I tried doing that first on mine. ). I still recommend you buy it, the dozer pad is great to scrape coraline on a regular basis and the algae cutter bag works really well and makes maintenance easier.

BTW i repaired my tank with all corals and fish in tank. No loses and the tank looks new!

Thanks for the detailed insight!

 

[Coral reefer]

I have the F5 on my acrylic tank. My tank is approx 18mm or little under 3/4". It works pretty well but sometimes I wish I got the F6. I can scrub my tank with one hand using this. I believe my tank was similiar to yours where it got so bad that I couldn't see thru it anymore.

I started with using a stainless steel blade for my kent scraper. The acrylic one couldn't remove the coraline algae that was built up due to years of growth.
Anyway the scratch removal kit works pretty good. Start with the roughest grit, trust me. You'll just be wasting time and wearing out your sandpaper using a finer grit in the kit. The cutter bag / dozer pad won't make a difference with the issue I can see on yours (I tried doing that first on mine. ). I still recommend you buy it, the dozer pad is great to scrape coraline on a regular basis and the algae cutter bag works really well and makes maintenance easier.

BTW i repaired my tank with all corals and fish in tank. No loses and the tank looks new!

I’ve never seen good results before. That’s great to hear!

 

[PjFish]

I have the F5 on my acrylic tank. My tank is approx 18mm or little under 3/4". It works pretty well but sometimes I wish I got the F6. I can scrub my tank with one hand using this. I believe my tank was similiar to yours where it got so bad that I couldn't see thru it anymore.

I started with using a stainless steel blade for my kent scraper. The acrylic one couldn't remove the coraline algae that was built up due to years of growth.
Anyway the scratch removal kit works pretty good. Start with the roughest grit, trust me. You'll just be wasting time and wearing out your sandpaper using a finer grit in the kit. The cutter bag / dozer pad won't make a difference with the issue I can see on yours (I tried doing that first on mine. ). I still recommend you buy it, the dozer pad is great to scrape coraline on a regular basis and the algae cutter bag works really well and makes maintenance easier.

BTW i repaired my tank with all corals and fish in tank. No loses and the tank looks new!

Any pics ?