Brieninsac
12/14/2017, 12:32 PM
I wanted to share this so others with this accessory could be warned.
A couple weeks ago I noticed the backing over the magnet had started to separate from the plastic housing. After closer inspection I also noticed a couple of small cracks in the backing. It appeared as though the backing was expanding and beginning to crack and separate.
https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4539/39035851211_ac19f1bacd_c.jpg
https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4529/39035851021_4d4d11d611_c.jpg
I contacted Innovative Marine and even though it's no longer within the warranty period they replaced the damaged part. Albeit I had to pay $6 for shipping. I am grateful for the replacement but I won't be using it again.
After I got the replacement I decided to lift up the backing on the damaged one to see if there was any rust and as you can see oh boy was there rust.
https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4682/39035851881_01668f0b76_c.jpg
This explains why my anemones, corals and inverts have been going down hill over the last few months. I have also lost some fish without any known cause too. So needless to say this has been a disappointing development and I hope through some on-going water changes I'll get past this and start the recovery period.
A couple weeks ago I noticed the backing over the magnet had started to separate from the plastic housing. After closer inspection I also noticed a couple of small cracks in the backing. It appeared as though the backing was expanding and beginning to crack and separate.
https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4539/39035851211_ac19f1bacd_c.jpg
https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4529/39035851021_4d4d11d611_c.jpg
I contacted Innovative Marine and even though it's no longer within the warranty period they replaced the damaged part. Albeit I had to pay $6 for shipping. I am grateful for the replacement but I won't be using it again.
After I got the replacement I decided to lift up the backing on the damaged one to see if there was any rust and as you can see oh boy was there rust.
https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4682/39035851881_01668f0b76_c.jpg
This explains why my anemones, corals and inverts have been going down hill over the last few months. I have also lost some fish without any known cause too. So needless to say this has been a disappointing development and I hope through some on-going water changes I'll get past this and start the recovery period.