DIY magnet mount questions

[TOYTEK]

Has anyone here made any magnet mounts? I've finished my MJ mods, and got one mounted in my 55, mounting the one in the 35 hex is gonna be a little more tricky because I need to put the magnet on the back of the MJ. The only magnets I found at Lowes (didn't get a chance to go to Home Depot today) were ceramic magnets something like 3/4" x 1 1/2" x 1/4" thick. Seemed to be strong enough, but not coated. Would ceramic magnets be reef safe without being coated? Also thought about coating them myself, but what can I coat them with that will be reef safe. I know I've seen pics somewhere on RC of some that looked like big refrigerator magnets encased in colored acrylic, that I think came from HD, but even though I was able to get the search to work, I couldn't find them tonight.

 

[cichlid nutz]

CAn you put up where you got the mod info from. I liked how that MJ looked when finished. Good luck on magnets. Could you use the "liquid vinyl" you dip metal tools in for better grip to coat the magnets? I have no idea what the ingredients list is or how it would react being submerged.

 

[buzzbait00]

Read through this thread.It has some info on mag mounts.

I've been doun this road with not much luck!I was going to put rare earth magnets (very strong)in a mold and fill ith casting resin but the only place I found rare earth magnets was on e-bay for like $12 and found the casting resin at hobby lobby for round $12 tok!thats 24 bucks in this thing already!If anybody knows of a much cheaper source for this stuff let me know.A mag float is bout $15 so I just sanded and superglued my seio mount to the mag float.It's working great so far!I might get a nylon screw and put in it if the glue stops holding.
If you come up with a good cheap way,let me know!!

 

[cichlid nutz]

There is a company out with "generic" magnet mounts for most MJ, JBJ and other powerheads but they are around $25.00 so whats the point.

 

[TOYTEK]

Cichlid: Yeah, I was thinking about the liquid vinyl stuff, Poly Dip I think is the name of it, but I don't know if it is reef safe. Does anyone know??

Buzz: Thanks for the link. I use the cheap magfloat knockoffs from WalMart ($5) for standard MJ mounts, but with the mod its too heavy. mjmods.com sells magnets encased in acrylic for $16 +shipping, thought I might could find something cheaper than that. If all else fails, I could just buy a magfloat and silicone it to the MJ.