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  1. Reef Plop

    Mp10 magnet surface rust

    I have an mp10 that I bought used with my tank and I was wondering if this is going to cause a problem in my new tank I just recently set up. The ceramic shaft is cracked so I plan on heat shrinking that tonight. I’ll post results later today after I get that done. I just don’t know if the...
  2. Vivid Creative Aquatics

    18in Never-Rust Tweezers - the Longest, 100% plastic tweezers on the market today.

    The 18in Never-Rust Tweezer is here! We are excited to introduce the longest, 100% plastic, UV Reactive, never going to rust, tweezer on the market today. Keep scrolling to learn more about this exciting addition to our popular Never-Rust Tweezer line. Never-Rust Tweezers are now...
  3. Minhaj Qazi

    Safe Or Not ? Red Sea Carbon Sticking to Magnet

    Hi Reefers, I have a 146 gal Mixed Reef which is 2 years mature System and i dont have any Algae etc. Alk 8.5 dkh No3 -5ppm Po4 .10 ppm Mg 1350 ppm Tin 25ppm Salt 1.025 All Other parameters Stable. Less Corals Somehow Receding Continuously Specially Torches etc. Changed 50% water Thrice till i...
  4. BradR

    Great white cleaner inside magnet- cracked case safe?

    Have an algae free great white cleaner magnet that’s 5-10 years old. Noticed the covering encasing the inside magnet has a good sized crack and the metal inside appears rusted. The magnet works well. Kudos to algae free! Any idea if the metals are toxic to sps/lps coral? Triton testing done...
  5. BurgerFish

    Rust of AA Green Killing Machine

    Hello, I have AA Green Killing Machine 9W and 24W. Both rust inside the pump in 1-2 years (or sooner). Is that normal or dangerous? I attach the photo of rust of AA GKM 24W: Thanks for your help.
  6. Vivid Creative Aquatics

    Tired of Rusting Tweezers? Check out the New 11in Never-Rust UV Reactive Tweezers!

    WILL IT RUST? No - the Tweezers are made of 100% plastic, which means it will never rust. Leave it in the tank or store them wet - they wont rust. DOES IT GLOW? These tweezers can light up a room under actinic lighting. The material is UV Reactive and will glow super bright under your blue...
  7. Radu

    Metal found in sand during rinse using magnet

    I was rinsing my Caribsea sand and noticed a large black flake in it. Upon inspection I discovered that it was a coin sized piece of rusted metal, and after running a magnet through the rest of the sand I found many more particles. To test for holes that could have allowed this metal to...
  8. R

    How to best treat a salt splash to mitigate corrosion.

    Background: I have a wrought iron stand that I had a welding buddy spray and reinforce that I use to hold my 55 up top and two 20s below as sump. While there are minimal instances of rust and all seems well I imagine the stand won't be super long term as even small amounts of corrosion worry me...
  9. J

    EMERGENCY Tunze 9001 Magnet Question

    I am having huge problems in my tank as of recent and am trying to figure this out and rule it out as a problem. I have a Tunze 9001 in my Waterbox Cube 20. The only way to use this skimmer is to put the skimmer facing sideways and the magnet is being submerged in the water. I was wondering if...
  10. psumms

    Red Sea Reefer P650 Cabinet Door Hinges

    Anyone know the part number for replacement cabinet door hinges on a Red Sea Reefer Peninsula 650? Mine are pretty well rusted up and i'm having problems getting getting the info from Red Sea! Ideally looking for original Red Sea replacements - unless there is a know (Reliable) compatible...
  11. Reefer37

    Orange Spots on Back Wall?

    I can't get a decent picture of them for the life of me because you can really only see it with the blues on, but I've started noticing orange (almost looks rust colored) spots along the back wall of my tank. Anybody have any idea what it could be or if anyone else has had this? It's only on...
  12. Reefer37

    Will this Leach into My Tank?

    Hey guys, so I was doing my monthly maintenance cleaning out my powerheads and return pumps and such. Recently, I changed out the propellers in one of my Accela return pumps because the rod holding the propeller broke. So I ordered a replacement one through Premium Aquatics...
  13. O

    Rusted Hose Clamp leading to LPS polyp bailout?

    Hi, I have a large 300 gallon mixed reef aquarium, with the following parameters: temp between 76-78, pH between 7.88 and 8.01, and alk around 9.1. I just did some service to my sump, and I noticed that two hose clamps I had attached to my return pump, which are about 2 years old, were covered...
  14. Reefer37

    Tunze Skimmer Magnets

    I was wondering if anyone knew if the Tunze skimmer magnets that come with like the 9004 or others are submersible? I've seen a few pics of people having rusted magnets, and definitely don't want that to happen in my tank. I heard that you can use epoxy and cover it, but not sure what kind to...
  15. ADAM

    Rusted Impellers

    So I got my ATI water results back and Zinc, Nickel, and Iron were high. Went looking at MP40s and found one to have a small amount around the end of the shaft, so I felt pretty good about finding the issue. While cleaning the sump out today as the detritus was building in the refuge section...
  16. Mortie31

    MP40 cracked and magnet completely rusted

    My MP40 wet side has cracked and the magnets completely rusted... it is several years old and worked flawslessly, but still shouldn't fail like this. I have had a few ICP results showing high metals and couldn't see anything obvious, I changed cabinet hinges etc and eventually after a few months...
  17. CoralStop

    Yellow Tang with pop eye after rusted blade fell in aquarium

    Hey guys a rusty blade I used to cut zoas fell in my aquarium and my guess it was in there for 4 hours. My chalices and candy cane died and my blastos are closed. Everything else is fine, torches Goni zoa shrooms. My yellow tang did develop pop eye though it looks pretty bad. All other fish are...
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