DIY Magnetic PH holder

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  1. m_lacom99

    m_lacom99 Stylophora

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    I was tired of picking up the PH from the bottom of my tank cause those darn suction cups never hold worth the rubber they are made of :mad:. A couple months ago i saw a magnetic PH holder for the maxi jet. that gave me an idea. Couple days ago i went to one of my LFS and saw this crappy cheap magnet glass cleaner. So for 6 bucks i picked it up and here is what i did with it.

    The magnetic glass cleaner
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    A little sillicon on a powerhead
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    Stick the magnet cleaner on there
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    And there you go
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    They had different sized cleaners so i will go pick up some bigger ones for my 2 other PH. But for $6 it does a great job.

    Marc.
     
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  2. Urban_s

    Urban_s Sea Dragon

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    Nice. I have an extra on of those sitting around from back in the day.
     
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  3. m_lacom99

    m_lacom99 Stylophora

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    Just make sure its strong enough to hold up the PH.

    Marc.
     
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  4. sssnake

    sssnake Montipora Digitata

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    Nice job Marc.

    :)
     
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  5. Diver_1298

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    Bonus Karma to the man with a good idea. Thanks for sharing.

    Jim
     
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  6. m_lacom99

    m_lacom99 Stylophora

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    thanks guys

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    Simple is best, KISS. Karma
     
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  8. baugherb

    baugherb Giant Squid

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    Awesome work.....
     
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  9. gilbertjanke

    gilbertjanke Astrea Snail

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    Thanks for the great idea Marc! I had an old one sitting around and i tried this method on a PH that the suction cups were always failing to hold and it works like a charm! I ended up tying on the PH with fishing string instead of Silicone just bc i had it sitting around and didnt have to wait for it to dry.

    Thanks again!

    Cheers!
     
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  10. ReefSparky

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    Nice!!
     
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