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08-11-2004, 09:15 AM
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Oh no...not again!!!
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Colorado Springs
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Unsticky suction cups
My crazy fish in the 90g FOWLR keep knocking my powerheads loose. My nice little 3" arogonite bed that is all flat looks like sand dunes when I get home after they do their destruction.
The suction cups are only 6 months old and I find clean spots to stick them on the glass.
Is there any way to semi permanently mount them with something like an underwater curing RTV or something? The hood is completely enclosed and fits tight so there is no way to use a bracket unless it mounts to the hood itself.
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Perry 
BCRS Plankowner
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08-11-2004, 09:38 AM
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Golden Shellback
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Rising Sun, MD
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New suction cups. As they age, they loose their flexibility and can't keep suction.
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You know, come to think of it, I'm not afraid of ants. I never was. It's just when they all come running out of a lady's pants like that... yech, creepy. And isn't sanity really just a one-trick pony anyway? I mean all you get is one trick, rational thinking, but when you're good and crazy, ooh ooh ooh, the sky is the limit! - The Tick
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08-11-2004, 12:04 PM
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Look deeply into my eyes
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: NW Indiana
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Ditto,, new cups would help a lot, if not going to a bigger, better cup than what you have now,,,,Some people use laquer(sp) thinner to remove the "dead" rubber on cups , rinse very well,,,,,
cleaning both the cups and the glass will help on keeping the cups in place,,
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08-11-2004, 01:55 PM
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Coral Master
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Newberg
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I would try some Superglue... Dry em off and use it just as If you were mounting a frag... Never tried it but I would if I had too LOL..
James
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08-11-2004, 04:56 PM
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proud OFR
Join Date: May 2004
Location: South Jersey
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i have the cure. get a cheap cleaner magnet...hagen's are the cheapest around here. super glue the inside magnet to the PH. now you can place the PH anywhere you want, move it around to tweak flow and remove it to clean and perform maint.
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08-11-2004, 05:51 PM
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Oh no...not again!!!
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I am going to try the big suction cups off my collection of failed Rio's first then. Thanks for all the ideas. Scraping the glass with a razor might help I am thinking.
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Perry
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08-12-2004, 07:36 AM
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Golden Shellback
Join Date: Mar 2004
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Wit, I LIKE that idea, that's pretty good.
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You know, come to think of it, I'm not afraid of ants. I never was. It's just when they all come running out of a lady's pants like that... yech, creepy. And isn't sanity really just a one-trick pony anyway? I mean all you get is one trick, rational thinking, but when you're good and crazy, ooh ooh ooh, the sky is the limit! - The Tick
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08-12-2004, 11:38 AM
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Sailfin
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: Noblesville, Indiana
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Great idea, Wit! We just tie the power cord to something outside the tank once the cups give out...and let the pwrheads hang.
~ Shirley
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08-12-2004, 09:54 PM
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proud OFR
Join Date: May 2004
Location: South Jersey
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i did this not to long ago with 3 PH's in my tank. it came to me in a dream,,,the weird things that run through my mind at 4am.
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08-12-2004, 11:45 PM
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Oh no...not again!!!
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Colorado Springs
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I have a fully enclosed canopy so I think a piece of plastic attached to the inside of the canopy that fits into the powerheads might work. Time to get out my Dremel set with the 8 million attachment set and see if I can fashion something. These suction cups with a bird wrasse wreaking havoc are like mixing beer and tequila...just don't do it.
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Perry
BCRS Plankowner
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08-16-2004, 10:29 PM
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proud OFR
Join Date: May 2004
Location: South Jersey
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ahhh mans favorite tool
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08-17-2004, 12:47 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Northern CA
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The only down side to magnet attachment is the exterior portion of the magnet exposed on your tank side wall. But, still a little price to pay for easy placement etc..... TUNZE's are available with a magnet bracket as well.... (dream invaders who are reaping the profit I guess)
Mike
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08-18-2004, 12:44 PM
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proud OFR
Join Date: May 2004
Location: South Jersey
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Quote:
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Originally Posted by Pez Vela
(dream invaders who are reaping the profit I guess)
Mike
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story of my life...lol,,,,same thing happened when i invented the DSB in my sleep...but in that case,,,im glad someone crept in and took it 
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08-19-2004, 01:10 PM
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I'd Rather Be Diving ....
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: San Francisco Bay Area
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Originally Posted by Phishnoob
Time to get out my Dremel set with the 8 million attachment set and see if I can fashion something...
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I hate to admit it, Perry, but on this one I might have to agree with my wife .... who would say the Eight Million Piece Dremel Experiment might be a Little bit OVERKILL.
Keep it simple.... After all .... remember ... it IS just a rubber suction cup.
Just Superglue the DARN suction cup to the inside of the glass, Perry !!! ...... That should do it.
PJ
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