Would this gyre magnet concern you?

[Velcro]

This is the magnet that attaches the wet side of my icecap gyre to the aquarium. I was inspecting all my magnets and discovered this discoloration which has also transferred to the rubber that it sits against. Would this be a cause for concern?

 

[Dennis Cartier]

Yes, that would concern me. Any visible signs of corrosion would cause me to immediately remove the item from my tank. I had one of the Gyre's motor blocks corrode through the plastic housing.

 

[WVNed]

It lust looks like algae in the pic. Is there any swelling or cracking. I would scrub it off and look hard. Usually when magnets go bad they "bloom" and swell.

 

[Velcro]

It lust looks like algae in the pic. Is there any swelling or cracking. I would scrub it off and look hard. Usually when magnets go bad they "bloom" and swell.

100% not just algae.

 

[WVNed]

100% throw it away then

 

[Velcro]

100% throw it away then

Seems like a passive aggressive reply

 

[WVNed]

Agreeing with you is passive aggressive?
You only have two choices and I am supposed to decide from a pic I cant even zoom in much on.
If it isn't algae then 100% don't put it in your tank anymore. Bad magnets are bad news.

I am putting you on ignore now so I dont risk being unintentionally passive aggressive anymore.

Have a nice day

 

[X-37B]

If its discoloration then I would not worry. If its degrading the plastic then I would not use it.

 

[Velcro]

100% throw it away then

Lol

 

[Cory]

Do you want to kill all your corals over a magnet? Thats your answer.

 

[Velcro]

Do you want to kill all your corals over a magnet? Thats your answer.

The magnet is going away anyways, more so just curious if it could explain my acros only thrive when I’m doing 5% water changes every day

 

[Sean Clark]

I would agree with others that any sign of degradation means that it would not be in my tank. You already said the magnet was going anyways. I am curious what model of iceap gyre pump this is from, not that it matters really, I assume all of the magnets come from the same place.

 

[Miami Reef]

The comments in this thread. lol

 

[Cory]

The magnet is going away anyways, more so just curious if it could explain my acros only thrive when I’m doing 5% water changes every day

The neodymium magnets inside it contain many metals that contribute or cause tissue necrosis noted by many.

 

[reefiniteasy]

What gyre is that from? My IceCap gyre uses a ceramic magnet and is thus reef safe.

 

[Cory]

What gyre is that from? My IceCap gyre uses a ceramic magnet and is this reef safe.

I agree if its cermaic thats a non concern and id continue using it