Flipper Finder
Answer 3 quick questions to find your perfect cleaner
What is your tank made of?
Glass and acrylic call for different blades, so this is the first thing we need to know.
Which type of glass is it?
Low iron glass is clearer and softer, so we will match the blade to it.
Does your tank have a curved or bowfront panel?
Magnet cleaners need a flat panel to track properly. Curved fronts get their own tool.
How thick is your glass?
Each Flipper is rated for a maximum panel thickness. Pick the range your tank falls in.
What matters most to you?
Both options fit your tank. This decides which one we put first.
Glass or acrylic. Different blades.
Every Flipper cleaner works on both. The blade you run is what changes.
- Glass takes the stainless steel blade for coralline and hard algae.
- Acrylic uses the plastic (acrylic-safe) blade only. Stainless will scratch it.
- Not sure? Tap a panel with a coin. Glass rings, acrylic thuds.
Check the edge.
Look at the exposed edge of a panel, or the top rim of the tank.
- Standard glass shows a green tint at the edge.
- Low iron glass looks clear or very faintly blue at the edge.
- Rimless "ultra clear" and "Starphire" tanks are low iron.
Flat or curved.
A bowfront panel curves outward. Standard magnets lose contact on a curve, so the Flipper Pico handles those tanks.
Measure the panel, not the tank.
Use the actual panel thickness rather than the tank's advertised size or gallon rating.
- Measure the top edge of the front panel with a ruler or calipers.
- Rimmed tanks: check the manufacturer's spec sheet if the edge is covered.
- Between two ranges? Pick the thicker one. Too much magnet is safer than too little.
Two ways to clean.
Both are rated for your tank. The Float is the everyday workhorse. The Edge adds a second blade and a stronger magnet for heavy growth.
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