Magnets for 1.25 acrylic tank

red reef · Jul 31, 2015

I have a 360 gal main that is made of 1.25 thick acrylic. trouble is that If I want to add a power head to blow on my rocks or use one of those frozen food dispensers and the nori magnetic holder I am just out of luck. I did find a place called mighty magnets that make cleaners for real thick aquariums and boy do they work great.
But still I wish I could find a magnet that I could use to hold a power head or a nori feeder on the outside of my tank.

twilliard · Jul 31, 2015

2"x2" n52 neo?

I use those in my wind turbines

red reef · Jul 31, 2015

twilliard said:
2"x2" n52 neo?

I use those in my wind turbines

Where do you get them?

twilliard · Jul 31, 2015

Look online for n52 neo there are some good sources.
I get mine off ebay
Ohh and it may look better with a 2" round n52
these things are nasty so keep your finger out from between them!

red reef · Jul 31, 2015

twilliard said:
Look online for n52 neo there are some good sources.
I get mine off ebay
Ohh and it may look better with a 2" round n52
these things are nasty so keep your finger out from between them!

I found some on line, How thick would you suggest

twilliard · Jul 31, 2015

Oh my I wouldn't go too thick you will never get it off but 1/4 is what I use in my application.
just beware if you get 2 2" ones together they may not come apart with a LOT of force

red reef · Jul 31, 2015

twilliard said:
Oh my I wouldn't go too thick you will never get it off but 1/4 is what I use in my application.
just beware if you get 2 2" ones together they may not come apart with a LOT of force

Thank you for your help

NicksMixedReef · Jul 31, 2015

Jesus you are talking about some extremely strong magnets twilliard lol that'll crush your hand lol

twilliard · Jul 31, 2015

Lol you but they will sure hold!
I have been building turbines for years and neo's are the best when it comes to magnetic flux distance.
he wanted something that would work so I advised.
he can get lower N grades but would be trial and error