Two Little Fishies ATLNM1 Nanomag Window Clean Device

Will clean glass ok, but will take several passes, making it somewhat time consuming even for a nano tank. Works ok for my 5 gallon nano cube, but would not recommend for larger aquariums; it would take forever to clean a 10+ gallon. In the past I've used the twister magnets (large size for a 75 gal), and it cleaned much more efficiently, but that may be due to its larger surface area. Small size does let you get in behind driftwood, etc. If this product were more fairly priced, I'd probably rate it higher.

I bought this tiny magnet cleaner to clean the glass in my 2 gallon saltwater pico reef tank. It works great for getting into tight spaces between the live rock and the glass; in some places only about 1/4". It's nothing fancy, but it gets the job done. The magnets in it are very powerful, so it does a good job of scrubbing. The cleaning surface of scrubber looks like the hook side of Velcro. If you really want your glass to sparkle, you can put a small bit of filter material between the cleaner and the glass and get it spotless. I suspect it will last for a reasonable amount of time if you don't abuse it. I'm buying two more for my freshwater nano tanks. If you have a very small tank, this is one of the few small magnet cleaners that can get into really tight spaces. I like it.

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having only one powerful magnet, the cleaner works very well, and does the job that you would buy it for. I am using mine in a 3 gallon tank. The reason i purchased this was to take off the water line,scrub algae, and not look so big in my tank as it only protrudes 1/4 inch into the display tank.

PROS:

small (easy to maneuver around decorations and filters etc... much less of an eyesore compared to magfloat brand)

powerful magnet (even works with the thick glass in my 75 gallon tank)

CONS:

small cleaning surface (since the cleaning component is made of soft foam square, the only surface area that is in contact with the glass is the circle of the magnet. I believe that this part of the design actually aids in moving the cleaning device around corners, however you cannot really get down deep into those 90 degree corners of your aquarium.)

the cleaning component sinks (this is the case because the magnet is so large that the buoyancy of the foam that it is set in cannot compensate for its weight. However the magnet is so powerful that if you manage to release the cleaning component into the tank within 3.5 inches of the glass, the device will form the union again and you will be able to continue cleaning, however be cautious, be sure to check that you did not pick up any grains of sand before you start to scrub away because that will scratch the inside of your aquarium)

Bottom line: If you have a nano sized tank, and you want to purchase a magnetic aquarium cleaner, I would recommend this product.

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I got this for my 1.5 gallon pico reef. It works as advertised, even through thick 1/4" acrylic it will scrub algae right off. It's got a few downsides, though.

The first is cheap construction. It's made of cheap glued foam -the felt pad (on the outside half) and the velcro (on the inside half) and the logos separate and fall apart over the course of a few months. This process is hastened if you ever let the inside and outside halves stick to each other -you have to pry them apart which really strains the glue. Always store and handle the halves separately to prolong life.

Never store the cleaner under water (like on the corner of your tank). Once the glue layers failed on mine, the magnet inside started rusting and spewing a brown slime into my tank. Always store this item dry!

The next is the scratches. Maybe my tank has soft acrylic but if I shine a flashlight on it, I can see a haze of zillions of tiny scratches. If your tank is acrylic, I strongly recommend you get a piece of felt or fabric and stick it to the velcro pad of the inside half.

Finally, the corners. The inside pad only cleans where the round magnet is behind it, the square corners have no scrubbing power.

Still, it's great on tiny tanks for getting into the tight spaces where rocks and things are near the tank walls, so I went ahead and bought another one after my first one self-destructed. I just wish it were a little more durable -I'd happily pay double the price to get one that doesn't fall apart.

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It does what it says (cleans algae) but I thought it would be solid. Be prepared for foam.

The inside foam mag has one thing going for it, its skinny so it can fit in really tight places (unlike a mag float). The downside it doesn't float if it releases from the main magnet.

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