We spoke with Julian Sprung at MACNA & the H.H. Backer Tradeshow about his new patent pending VeggieMag design for Two Little Fishies. At the time, Julian only had handmade prototypes which we showed you in the coverage of those events. Since then he has kindly sent us the production model to see for ourselves [...]
We spoke with Julian Sprung at MACNA & the H.H. Backer Tradeshow about his new patent pending VeggieMag design for Two Little Fishies. At the time, Julian only had handmade prototypes which we showed you in the coverage of those events. Since then he has kindly sent us the production model to see for ourselves just how well the VeggieMag works.
It may seem a little extreme to patent a magnet that holds dried seaweed. I was taken aback by it myself, but once you see how simple and effective the design is… it’s understandable why Julian is protecting it. The unique static cling like material on the dry side can stick to a glass or acrylic surface without a magnet on the opposite side. It may not have reinvented the way you feed dried seaweed (nori) to your aquarium, but its a much improved algae clip.
For a size reference the diameter of the magnet portion is just under 1.5″. The outer white ring consists of a white foam–allowing it to float and providing some cushion should you drop it. Should the wetside of the VeggieMag come undone, it will float and the static cling material will keep the dry side where you placed it.
TLF rates this design for aquariums up to 5/8″ thick. In the photo below you can see it has no problem on 16mm glass–just a hair over 1/2″.
It’s not going to make your aquarium more beautiful (perhaps less unsightly), but it will likely make your feeding regimen easier. Less wet hands, less water running down the glass, and less digging out that suction cup from the aquascape!
Expect to see these arriving at Aquarium Specialty and Premium Aquatics in the next few days with a ballpark price of $20.
A big thanks to Julian & TLF for sending us the VeggieMag.
