magnetic power head bracket.

my diy magnetic power head bracket.

;DFor many months now i have been fighting with my power heads to stay stuck to the glass, and even when i do get them too i decide to move them a few days later. I know the company that makes my power heads do sell magnetic brackets with the power heads but i have never seen them being sold on there own and imagine they cost abit.

so went to the drawing board and came up with this.

In todays class you will need 1 magfloat, 1 power head bracket and 2 part epoxy.











Not to shabby, will post pic of it in action once ive let the resin set.
Let me know what you guys think;D;D;D

 

Thats pretty cool Jamie

any chance of some pics of it in situ when the tank is fully set up (Is it empty it looks it in pic 5)

Steve

 

way to improvise

 

yeh thats my new bow front which is empty at the mo as ive only just cleaned it. will be painting the back tonight and will test the holder on my 240l which is up and going when i get home from work.should be set.will post pic;D

 

Nice going!!! I did that with a cheap $5.99 Fish magnet cleaning thingy from Walmart. Sorry about the use of the word thingy. Don't worry, it will happen again.

I had limited success. With a 75g tank or smaller, it would have worked great. Not so good on the 90g and up. Glass is too thick.

 

woohoo

Just got home and the resin was nice and set so pieced it all together and heres what i got,seems to work just fine;D





time to buy another magfloat and do some more

 

i did the same thing b/c i had a working powerhead with a broken bracket.... great minds think alike mayne!

 

Great job on the DIY and here is a link to the premade ones

Sure Grip Magnetic Powerhead holders from Salty Critter - Your Saltwater Specialists

 

the green thingy (circuit board?) lol