Smart ATO magnet warning

[dawgface]

Finally found my recent issues with my tank!

Two little fishes and now this..... no more magnets left in tank anymore!
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[declanisadog]

Yikes! That is bad news. I lost a few big acro colonies several months back to rusty magnets.

 

[franciscosalazar]

Would the Triton test be the only method to test for increasing levels of heavy metals due to a rusty magnet?

 

[redstang]

Crap. I have to check mine now. Thanks for the heads up.

 

[ringo®]

franciscosalazar;1032317 wrote: Would the Triton test be the only method to test for increasing levels of heavy metals due to a rusty magnet?

You could run cuprisorb and see what kind of color change you get.

 

[nickh06]

Thanks for sharing, definitely need to check this when I get home

 

[bcavalli]

Great catch Jesse!

 

[project1004]

Hey Jessi, what went wrong with Two little fishes product? Just want to keep in mind.

Thanks for sharing and hope it wasnt horrible.

 

[declanisadog]

project1004;1032373 wrote: Hey Jessi, what went wrong with Two little fishes product? Just want to keep in mind.

Thanks for sharing and hope it wasnt horrible.

If I recall correctly, there was an issue similar to this with the magnets on their veggie clips.

 

[dawgface]

Declanisadog;1032375 wrote: If I recall correctly, there was an issue similar to this with the magnets on their veggie clips.

Almost exactly the same. Veggie clips plastic housing split causing the magnet to rust.

 

[dawgface]

Bassett22;1032310 wrote: Wow... that really sucks. Guess I know what Im checking when I get home. Have you reached out to them to see what they say about the quality of their product?

I planned to today but ran into to several problems at work today that changed my plans. I will tomorrow for sure and post when I hear from them.

 

[project1004]

I see!!!
I also had same problem with eshopps frag rack in the past as well. The Magnet from the inside part was swelling and started sticking out off the rack. It was rusting from inside the magnet holding plastic.

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[reeferkeifer]

I have always used a small piece of rock with a rubber band to attach the seaweed to and let the fish have at it. Plus I tied some fishing line to it so I can easily pull it out.

 

[declanisadog]

project1004;1032507 wrote: I see!!!
I also had same problem with eshopps frag rack in the past as well. The Magnet from the inside part was swelling and started sticking out off the rack. It was rusting from inside the magnet holding plastic.

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That's pretty much what happened to me, except it was in my sump. I didn't notice it until it had gotten way out of control. There were mounds of rust pouring out of the plastic around the magnet.

 

[dasianguy]

Jesse, how old is your Smart ATO? I've only had mine about 4 months and it's still fine. Just trying to get an idea of how long it might last before the plastic magnet housing breaks. Thanks for sharing this with everyone!