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rmhuntley
09-16-2006, 07:33 AM
Anyone know how to make a DIY magnetic Powerhead Anchor? I"ve seen a thread somewhere on it, but I can't find it for the life of me.
fly guy
09-16-2006, 09:00 AM
No, but i just figured out how toi make "frag-mags" for less than $2 and completely encapsulate them in acrylic so rusting and scratching your tank is a non issue. Same thing could easily be done with just a bigger magnet. Im not sure what you mean by powerhead anchor....might be the exact same thing kinda..............
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mister crabs
09-17-2006, 09:06 PM
he wants to be able to attach a PH to a magnetsuch as a magfloat so that you can move it around.
fly guy
09-17-2006, 09:10 PM
same thing only bigger then
mister crabs
09-17-2006, 09:22 PM
yeah....i know tunze makes a magnetic PH holder but they want bank for it. I saw a thread on RC where someone took the really big magnetic cleaners and either glued or attached thier PH's to it somehow
fly guy
09-17-2006, 09:30 PM
A big mag scraper is $25-50.

You could do the same thing i did with my acrylic fragmags with a bigger magnet for somewhere between $10 and $20 i bet. Just simply buy 2 strong magnets, drill a hole in a thick enough piece fo acrylic to house it and then use weldon #16 to glue two thin sheets of acrylic to both sides. Prevents leaking and scratching.
vanz
10-27-2006, 01:29 PM
So I'm trying to make this, and was wondering...if the powerhead is right on the magnetic mount, wouldn't it affect the powerhead itself? Does it need a spacer between the powerhead and the magnet holder? Or is it perfectly fine to just glue the powerhead onto the thing?
siskiou
10-27-2006, 02:10 PM
I wouldn't see why you coudn't glue the powerhead on directly, as long as you can still open it up easily for cleaning.

I'm thinking of trying it with my MJs sometime in the future.
vanz
10-27-2006, 03:48 PM
Well I've read somewhere that you can put those strong magnets near electrical things, or else it would screw it up or something to that effect. Anyone know if that's true?
impur
10-27-2006, 04:49 PM
I came across this today Roy, hope it helps.

http://www.cawanee.com/magnetmounts/magnetmounts1.htm
vanz
10-27-2006, 07:27 PM
I came across this today Roy, hope it helps.

http://www.cawanee.com/magnetmounts/magnetmounts1.htm

Awesome link! That also answers my question about the proximity of the magnet to the powerhead. Thanks.