Best Magnet Cleaner in 2022

[aquaticlog]

After 15 years of doing reefing I've amassed as many glass magnet cleaners by every brand, starting from MagFloat, Algae Free, TUNZE, Flipper and even the latest Waterbox. They all excel at certain aspects - Waterbox looks the best, TUNZE get after tough algae the best, Flipper is great all around and balanced. What does a R2R community use and prefer?

Here's a review I've put together:

 

[fishface NJ]

I use the Flipper Max

 

[aquaticlog]

I use the Flipper Max

I tend to use it the most as well, apparently they have the Edge version now. But for tough algae - it does not quite get the job done.

 

[fishface NJ]

I tend to use it the most as well, apparently they have the Edge version now. But for tough algae - it does not quite get the job done.

What do you use for tough algae?

 

[aquaticlog]

What do you use for tough algae?

TUNZE or MagFloat with Blade attachment. I actually demonstrate both in the video.

 

[Tuan’s Reef]

Thank you for sharing! I use the flipper myself but you are right it doesn't get all the tough stuff off.

 

[Luckyyluciano]

I like the flipper edge. Has double blade and havnt had no problems

 

[Tuan’s Reef]

I've watched a bunch of your videos. Great content. Did you find out what was causing the issues with your acros?

 

[aquaticlog]

I've watched a bunch of your videos. Great content. Did you find out what was causing the issues with your acros?

Thanks! Yes, looks like it was a leaking powerhead. Ouch

 

[aquaticlog]

I like the flipper edge. Has double blade and havnt had no problems

I really want to try it.

 

[Tuan’s Reef]

Thanks! Yes, looks like it was a leaking powerhead. Ouch

Ouch indeed. Glad you got it sorted. I enjoyed hearing you explain the ICP results.

 

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

I like brushes. I always get scratches with the magnetic ones.
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[benmed]

How do you avoid scratches??

 

[Bitcoin Reefer]

How do you avoid scratches??

Bump would like to hear more discussions on this. I am currently using Kedsum magnet scrubber. It doesn't seem super strong, but I have pretty thick glass on my 300g tank. Here is amazon link. I'm looking for something strong enough that I can actually use it not just for the light algae, but so I can scrub my glass of the heavier algae without sticking my arm in tank. My tank is huge so it takes hours to scrub the glass.