Roller mat

fancy_fish101 · Feb 22, 2023

I was offered a bubble magus roller mat. Arf-s roller mat. Seems to be an older version. Are these a good roller mat? She said $90 for it.

pbjorlin · Feb 22, 2023

What size tank do you have? If your tank is >50 gallons then it should work but if your tank is larger it wouldn’t be able to keep up.

fancy_fish101 · Feb 22, 2023

pbjorlin said:
What size tank do you have? If your tank is >50 gallons then it should work but if your tank is larger it wouldn’t be able to keep up.

Yeh, got a 29 gallon with a 10 gallon sump

fancy_fish101 · Feb 22, 2023

pbjorlin said:
What size tank do you have? If your tank is >50 gallons then it should work but if your tank is larger it wouldn’t be able to keep up.

Is it a good brand roller?

pbjorlin · Feb 22, 2023

fancy_fish101 said:
Is it a good brand roller?

They’re known for their skimmers, never heard much of their filter rollers. But when you hook it up to your aquarium it’ll make maintenance a breeze! I Tun a Reefmat 1200 and i never have to worry about changing and cleaning the filter socks!

Phil Steel · Feb 22, 2023

I have the large version and it does the job well! A little finicky when it comes to changing the rolls, but a really good investment.

gbroadbridge · Feb 22, 2023

fancy_fish101 said:
Is it a good brand roller?

It's a great brand for the price

fancy_fish101 · Feb 23, 2023

Phil Steel said:
I have the large version and it does the job well! A little finicky when it comes to changing the rolls, but a really good investment.

Cool cool. How hard is it to change the filter roller? Like do you have to take it all the way out?

Phil Steel · Feb 23, 2023

fancy_fish101 said:
Cool cool. How hard is it to change the filter roller? Like do you have to take it all the way out?

So when you add the new roll, you have to staple the new roll to the old one and pull It through. Then once thorough, stick the paper onto the roller part.

Not difficult, just a bit of pain is all.

fancy_fish101 · Feb 23, 2023

Phil Steel said:
So when you add the new roll, you have to staple the new roll to the old one and pull It through. Then once thorough, stick the paper onto the roller part.

Not difficult, just a bit of pain is all.

Oh ok, not too bad. Pretty simple. Does it tighten it self? I heard tested an issue with some of the rollers.