Magnets for powerheads: where to buy?

[REEF-n-Chicago]

Figured you guys might know of a good website to buy magnets for my powerheads.
I am using the MJ mods. They come with an attachment that would be perfect to epoxy a magnet too.
My glass is 1/2 inch thick btw.

Any good magnet sites?

Regards

 

[jhildebrand]

www.kjmagnetics.com - everything you could need

 

[REEF-n-Chicago]

Does anyone know how powerful a magnet I need for 1/2 glass for a powerhead?

(thanks for the site)

 

[REEF-n-Chicago]

Man after looking at that site there are loads of magnets!
Def need some guidence... LOL

 

[Chihuahua6]

This site has been recommended here before but I haven't ordered from them. I want to do the same with my mods.
http://www.gaussboys.com/magnets/Epoxy-Coated-Magnets/

 

[spleify]

Tagging along to see how you would decide on what size magnet you would need for this application. I have the same scenario.

Spleify

 

[REEF-n-Chicago]

We will see....
Anyone else with some bright ideas

 

[aprosody]

Check this out Powerhead Magnets

 

[spleify]

Aprosody, I have two of those brand new in the box.
Where I have my pumps in the tank, the Closed Loop plumbing runs right behind it on the outside, need something smaller.
Those are kinda neat, but VERY big and cumbersome and quite frankly they are not that strong when put on 1/2" acrylic.

JMO/E

Spleify

 

[REEF-n-Chicago]

I like those sure grip magnets but figured I could rig something up myself for pennies on the dollar I mean for that price I might as well upgrade LOL
I found an old RC thread about custom powerhead holders but I have managed to loose it.... I will try to find it

 

[aprosody]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13211462#post13211462 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by spleify
Aprosody, I have two of those brand new in the box.
Where I have my pumps in the tank, the Closed Loop plumbing runs right behind it on the outside, need something smaller.
Those are kinda neat, but VERY big and cumbersome and quite frankly they are not that strong when put on 1/2" acrylic.

JMO/E

Spleify

I wasn't necessarily suggesting them, I just stumbled on them in my new DFS catalog and thought they were neat. My K's already have magnets

 

[REEF-n-Chicago]

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=802745

Take a look at this link> very nicely done by mfinn

 

[IslandCrow]

I've ordered from K&J Magnetics, and I've been very happy with their products.

 

[spleify]

Those are pretty cool too, I wish all the pics were there, well at least they didn't load for me anyway. They do look kind of bulky though sort of like the Suregrip ones.
I guess you are really not going to be able to get away from the bulkiness though, are we?

Spleify

 

[REEF-n-Chicago]

good to know.
What did you order the magnets for?
What strength did you get?( if they were for similar uses)

Thanks

 

[mfinn]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13216915#post13216915 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by spleify
Those are pretty cool too, I wish all the pics were there, well at least they didn't load for me anyway. They do look kind of bulky though sort of like the Suregrip ones.
I guess you are really not going to be able to get away from the bulkiness though, are we?

Spleify

Thanks

They are a little bulky. The magnets I used were 3/8" thick x 1" diameter.

With the 1/8" (1/16" can be used ) acrylic on both sides of the piece, it is 5/8" thick.
Back a few years ago when I made these for my seio 1500's, there was nothing on the market that was being made except for the Tunze magnet mounts.
The 3/8"x1" neodymium magnets were plenty strong enough to hold a seio 1500 through 1/2" glass.
I used www.magnet4less.com and www.magnet4sale.com to find the ones I wanted.

You can make something smaller that would work, but not thinner, IMO.

 

[mfinn]

I did this on a tank with 3/8" thick glass.
I found these ceramic magnets at a local store. But with ceramic magnets, you don't need the plastic around them.
Just super glue a couple of the ceramic magnets on the inside piece and use a stronger neodyium magnet on the ouside.