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    Thread: Fascinating fastening tips?

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      Fascinating fastening tips?

      Anybody have any tricks to getting pumps to stay fastened to glass using the rubber suction cups? I have 2 diff pumps that can’t seem to stick on the sides for very long & wondering if there’s anything I can do to improve the seal.

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      Don’t they have magnets on the outside? What brand?

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      Anything rubber (ie auction cups) will degrade and get stiffer over time, losing their suction. You will have to replace them periodically - or even better, replace with a magnetic holder.

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      @cshplumber: a rio pump that I’m using as a powerhead on the side of my fuge to rotate chaeto and a sicce pump I’m using in the DT to feed a uv sterilizer.

      @lotsafishes: good call- I’m all for switching to magnets-do they make something or is it a diy with some superglue and ceramic [stong earth] magnets? (Also hope all is well~)

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      Oh. So it’s a block shaped pump with small cups for feet instead of a wave maker. It’s fabrication time. You could glue to a mount for Tunze product or Jebao but for most of those, the other magnets are designed to be used out of the water.

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