Flipper NANO FLOAT 2 in 1 Magnetic Aquarium Algae Cleaner

Love these. On,hone I use. But definitely over priced!

Be very careful when cleaning near the gravel line.

This little scraper/ scrubber has got to be the best product on the market for cleaning fish tank glass without getting your hands wet and with just one tool. However, I scratched my glass tank with this, I won’t say it was 100% the metal blade and could have been gravel. But I’ve heard that others say the metal can do that. I just couldn’t bring myself to return it as it works so well. I’ve tried gluing plastic home made slivers onto the blade to make my own plastic scraper and it works well, but it keeps falling off after scraping the tank a time or two, even when scoring the plastic and metal before gluing. I’ve decided to just use the soft side more often and be super careful with the metal blade only using it when necessary. I’m just surprised that flipper doesn’t make plastic blades for this product, it’s the only size that doesn’t get the plastic blade option. I may try 3d printing my own blades but I just don’t have the time to draw that up currently. Overall excellent design, and would be perfect if it had plastic blade options, yes even for glass tanks.

Update: 2 months later
I have since figured out that the scrubber was definitely responsible for scratching the glass as it traps sand. I don’t think the blade has caused any damage. Be careful with the scrubber side. I would only use the scraper for the bottom 1/2-1” of the glass near the sanded.

Also, I have 1/4” glass and after a week the scraper wouldn’t remove a lot of the algae that had built up. It simply comes down to the magnet not being strong enough despite other peoples comments of these being too strong and that causing the blade to scratch glass. These blades if designed properly (round edges, which this has) don’t scratch intact glass if used properly.

I bought the long tunze care magnet which has incredibly strong magnets. Enough to actually hurt you or break glass if not handled with care. Let me tell you, this magnet works wonders, unlike the square edged blade on this one theirs is slightly sharp and it works very well.

Overall it’s a good product but I’d recommend getting a larger size than you need (for the added strength). Be very careful with the scrubber side. It’s a great day to day cleaner, but get a tunze care long magnet for getting the deep cleanings done. Those things push harder that most humans can maintain at an arms length for any time at all. I’ll never have to scrape the majority of my tank glass by hand again. They’re $50 on here btw.

I have a 10 gallon AIO and got this guy to clean the algee build up on the sides of the aquarium and it works perfectly. It gets the really tiny harder spots with the blade and everything else with the scrubber. This is like the perfect size for a 10 gallon tank and super easy to use. I don't leave it in the tank because salt water is just bad for stuff so be smart and just rinse off with water and take out after use. Replacement blades are kinda expensive but whatever, tank maintenance costs money, keeping a reef tank is a hobby that has its expenses, there really not like that expensive. This little guy works extremly well super happy with it. My tank is very clean and looks amazing and the fish are happy, everyone is impressed with how the tank looks after using this.

Great buy. Works exactly as stated. Super easy to use and flip back from the scubbing pad to the scraper.

I have a 20 gallon tall aqueon tank. Takes only minutes to clean the entire glass surface (where accessible). Best part is my hands stay out of the tank, so I'm 100x more likely to actually keep up with the glass cleaning.

Highly recommended!

Purchase this and nothing else. This is perfect for keeping your GLASS aquarium pristine. With some elbow grease it can get rid of the toughest algae stuck on your tank. I have two of these now and they are way worth the money vs other cheaper products. Don't get anything else unless you like to stick your hand into the tank and scrape algae or like those ones with the handles but even the ones with the handles don't last as long as one of these.