6208 Wavwbox

[pelphrey]

Got a steal on a 6208 wavebox, complete setup... except the interior magnets are exposed. Are they supposed to be like this? Or do they need to be replaced?

Was hoping to install this weekend, I’ve wanted one of these for a long long time!

If new magnets are needed it is what it is, well worth the wait!

 

[Gareth elliott]

They look like ceramic magnets not rare earth. Have less strength for their mass, but because they are made from oxidized iron they can not rust like a neodymium magnet and leach weird chemicals in your tank. As they are already fully oxidized. You can paint them with a thin layer of plastidip to help with their brittle nature.

 

[pelphrey]

They look like ceramic magnets not rare earth. Have less strength for their mass, but because they are made from oxidized iron they can not rust like a neodymium magnet and leach weird chemicals in your tank. As they are already fully oxidized. You can paint them with a thin layer of plastidip to help with their brittle nature.

Thanks!!

 

[pelphrey]

I found out the external magnets (how it was shipped to me) were coated. So I swapped them around.

still trying to figure out programming, which has been tricky.

 

[pelphrey]

Got this response from roger

“That is the older version, we used that style magnet holder from 2011-2015. The magnets are ferrite, which is an inert ceramic, what most impellers are made of, they are not coated as they are weaker and loose too much strength from coating. The main draw back to this design is iron debris clings in the crevices, everything from GFO to loose debris in the tank and around the house sticks to it and causes staining that is avoided by the coated/sealed surface on the newer magnets, the new magnets also pick up this stuff but it just wipes off the smooth surface. We used these at a time when the supply of neodymium was constrained”

Also I did install the unit this weekend and I’m thinking there is something wrong with the pump. It barely made a wave in my small tank.