Maxijet Mount - I CAN'T TAKE IT ANY MORE!!!

[schwaggs]

I can't handle my Maxijets falling off the glass with the weak suction cup mount that comes with them. I have these in my 20 gallon long holding tanks and have resorted to letting them lay on the bottom of the tank the last year or so. I have looked into magnet mounts but have a problem paying more for a mount than the pump costs.

Anyone have a good mounting solution for maxijet pumps?

 

[hackman72]

just a thought I had...how well would they stay mounted to a mag float? I've never tried it and the idea just now popped in my head.

 

[hackman72]

...and suction cups are IMO the worst thing ever for aquarium use...I hate them!!

 

[weaglereefer]

Hackman72;444851 wrote: just a thought I had...how well would they stay mounted to a mag float? I've never tried it and the idea just now popped in my head.

That is a common mod as well, just super gluing them to a Mag Float.

 

[davisju1]

Here how I fixed mine I took some 1/16 lexan and I made a mount
then drilled hole threw the mount and wire tied the maxijet mount
without the suction cup to the lexan mount.I have added some
drawings hope this helps.

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Don Jr.

 

[porpoiseaquatics]

Why not go to one of the hobby stores and get some magnets.....superglue a couple to the old mj mount and put a couple on the outside of the tank and you should have a relatively inexpensive fix!

 

[washowi]

Just like above.....get a cheap glass/cleaner mag and glue the maxijet to it......It is the only and best way to run them..... all mine have them

 

[brianjfinn]

With as many people that use these pumps, you'd think the manufacturer would catch on and make a different mount. Everyone I've heard loves the pump cause it's cheap and fairly reliable, but they hate the mount. We should all write the company...

 

[weaglereefer]

Meh, half of my MJ pumps are used for things other than circulation, feeding reactors and what not, so I'd really like to not pay the extra for a new mount design.

Also, suction cups hold up better in FW than in SW, and I'd bet a fair amount of people use these just fine in FW tanks.

 

[ryanh487]

just use the j-clip that comes with them to hang them on the rim. in a 20 long the clip should give you plenty of height adjustment.