Aqua-Mags

bkv1997 · Mar 10, 2008

Finally got around to mounting a few of my frags on these things and was wondering what others think about them.

Any pics of Frags that have been mounted for a while? Hopefully growing from the glass? I'll try and get some pics of mine tomorrow.

Forgot to include a link for those that weren't familiar with them http://www.aqua-mags.com/

J. Montgomery · Mar 10, 2008

I'm up to ~15 Frag-Mags myself.

The magnets they sell now are even stronger than the older "Large" size magnets (they used to come in small, medium, and large). They're plenty capable of holding a small colony. When I bump into mine, they just spin rather than disconnecting.

I like to glue live rock rubble to the magnet, and then glue frags to the rubble.

Lytehouse · Mar 10, 2008

J. Montgomery said:
I'm up to ~15 Frag-Mags myself.

I like to glue live rock rubble to the magnet, and then glue frags to the rubble.

Josh,

I've used the magnets for awhile, but never thought of this. Great idea. Thanks.

twon8 · Mar 10, 2008

ive got some large colonies on them; the yellow caroliniana on the back wall is on one, as is the blue stag on the left

surfn · Mar 10, 2008

J. Montgomery said:

what is that?

i like the new ones also. wasn't a big fan of the old ones. not even the large version seemed to be that strong.

J. Montgomery · Mar 11, 2008

I'm not sure what it is. An acro frag that I got from David (fishboarder) prior to his tank crash. It looks 10x better from the top down view.

And a green leather that Craig fragged for me.

flacco · Mar 11, 2008

surfn said:
what is that?

he actually got that from me before my tank went bad. not sure what it is, but it's one of those pieces that looks a lot better from the top than from the side. the colony it came from was pretty big. looks a lot like the aquadelight.

david

J. Montgomery · Mar 11, 2008

Welcome to Club-Zoa, David!

surfn · Mar 14, 2008

welcome dave! what colors are in that acro?

J. Montgomery · Mar 14, 2008

Green, purple, and white. You'll be able to get a nice view at the tank crawl on Sunday. I keep it high up so it's clearly visible when I turn off the pumps. It's pretty sweet and one of the underappreciated SPS in my tank.

143gadgets · Mar 14, 2008

twon8 said:
ive got some large colonies on them; the yellow caroliniana on the back wall is on one, as is the blue stag on the left

Where's that perfect efflo?

twon8 · Mar 14, 2008

143gadgets said:
Where's that perfect efflo?

it's straight down from the clownfishes' head, a bit hidden, and more viewable from the side.

surfn · Mar 14, 2008

twon8 said:
it's straight down from the clownfishes' head, a bit hidden, and more viewable from the side.

what is that big blue stag on the frag mag on the left hand side?

edwing206 · Mar 14, 2008

Sorry for being off topic, but Anthony, what is the scientific name of that black/white wrasse in your tank? I've been looking for one. Got a link to any info? Thanks.

edwing206 · Mar 15, 2008

Any ID on the wrasse? Thanks.

twon8 · Mar 15, 2008

surfn said:
what is that big blue stag on the frag mag on the left hand side?

that is the blue "gomezi" we got from mike in hopewell from his display

the fish is an anampses neoguinaicus, not an easy fish to keep, and rarely seen in lfs'

http://wetwebmedia.com/marine/fishes/wrasses/anampses/index.htm

bluegrass · Mar 15, 2008

never heard of them but just bought some after seeing this thread.

edwing206 · Mar 15, 2008

Thanks for the help.

ReefArtist · Mar 16, 2008

What a great idea! It sounds like you've been doing this for sometime now.
Are the mags leaching any toxins (I'm assuming you seal them)? By the looks of your tank the answer would be NO

. I've in the pass have done something similar by using clay (fired of course) and glued the piece to the back. After it incrusted to the clay and back of the tank - very hard to remove!

Tank looks wonderful!

surfn · Mar 16, 2008

ReefArtist said:
What a great idea! It sounds like you've been doing this for sometime now.
Are the mags leaching any toxins (I'm assuming you seal them)? By the looks of your tank the answer would be NO . I've in the pass have done something similar by using clay (fired of course) and glued the piece to the back. After it incrusted to the clay and back of the tank - very hard to remove!

Tank looks wonderful!

if you are talking about the copper from the rare earth magnets, the answer is no. the magnets are encased in some sort of resin. so they aren't coming out unless you physically try to remove those magnets with a knife or something.

FWIW....there was a huge thread on RC a while back about the fragmags rotting out the inside of the corals. something to do with the black gravel like substance you mount the coral to. i just took off a coral that has been growing on a frag mag for about a year and a half....it was an ORA aussie delicate colony I needed to transfer to a stronger frag mag. when i looked at the base of the coral after i took it off........it looked completely normal. no signs of any black or rotting center.

so frag mags are completely safe IMO.