MP10- 1/2" Glass?

[DREUTZ]

Who has had success/failures with the MP10's on 1/2" glass?

 

[jerl77]

nope mines 3/8 and will not stay
got to go with the mp40 or find a used mp20

 

[DREUTZ]

I had read that people were having success with the 1/2" glass.

 

[jerl77]

you belive everything you read come over i show you it dont work it falls right off
oh wait the internet doesnt lie lmao:bunnies:

 

[DREUTZ]

when the majority of people said that it worked on countless threads I searched for, maybe I did think it could be possible

 

[jerl77]

ok its majic i guess becuze mine dont work on 3/8 glass mabey its just me lol:biglaugh:

 

[jaa1456]

I have mine on 3/8 and have never had a problem. It is the newest version, so I don't know if the magnents are any different and I didn't use the spacer.

 

[jerl77]

mine is the older one and i know it doesnt work

 

[DREUTZ]

Mine is the older, but I got the new controller upgrade, which won't help me. i'm going to call them tomorrow and see what they say about the new ones.

 

[JonnyJ]

Listen the mp10 on 1/2" glass is a grey area.. I called Vortec and spoke to one of the reps and they said they used a mp10 on 1/2" acrylic at MACNA and it didn't have problems.

They said it will work and that i should just use the supplied straps so if it does fall it wont get damaged.

my tank is 1/2" glass and im in the same boat.


yes the mp20 would probably be the best bet. I will be borrowing a mp10 this week from a friend and i will let you know how it goes.



I know jrobbins is using it on a thick glass and he said from time to time it will fall off maybe he can chime in as well.

 

[Breakin Newz]

Both of my MP10's work fine on my 3/8 acrylic....

 

[Long-Island-Mike]

I run the newer versions of the mp10 on my 3/8 acrylic frag tanks with no problem.

 

[jrobbins]

I know jrobbins is using it on a thick glass and he said from time to time it will fall off maybe he can chime in as well.

yup. i used it on 1/2 inch glass and it didnt hold very well. biggest problem was when i would turn it off and then restart it. the torque or something would just twist it off. once it was running it was generally fine.

 

[JonnyJ]

running the mp10 on my 1/2" glass tank for over 10 hours without a problem. too soon to tell but i figured i would post an update.

im running the zip ties just to make sure. The grip doesn't seem that great but it works just like jrobbins stated. i tested turning it on and off at around 50% and didnt have any problems with it falling off. since i have a shallow tank i wont be running it 100% and that may play a roll why it hasnt fell off on restart. 100% may be a different story. i would try it but it would create a giant sand storm

 

[DREUTZ]

Thanks for the update. I'm am not positive of the thickness of the glass on the new tank, but its good to know that if it is 1/2" thick these could work with the zip ties. We will see.

 

[JonnyJ]

The magnets actually hold the mp in place, using the zip ties to hold the cord right above it so it will hang rather than drop if the magnets give way. can also set the pump to shut off if it disconnects.

 

[DREUTZ]

Ok, I had read somewhere that they thought the ties take a little bit of the weight off of the dryside magnets and would make it hold better if you set the ties in the right spot. I don't have any experience with it though.

 

[JonnyJ]

still running and still hasnt fell off. i turn it off and on twice a day