The production of low-cost adsorbents for the detoxification of industrial effluents has been a growing concern for most environmental researchers. In this study, a magnetic active adsorbent and biomass (Phragmites australis) coated magnetic composite was synthesized and evaluated their effectiveness for the removal of two dyes from industrial polluted drain. In the present study, the biosorption of Congo red and xylenol orange ions from polluted drain discharge in Abu Qir Bay was determined using magnetic biosorbent. The surface function and morphology of the nano-biosorbent were studied by Fourier Transform Infrared analysis and scanning electron microscope imaging. The effect of initial dye concentration, pH, contact time, and concentration of nano-biosorbent has been studied at room temperature.The initial concentration increases as the absorption capacity of Congo red and Xylenol orange increase, especially for an initial concentration lower than 60 and 35 m/L for the two dyes respectively. Maximum percentage removal of Congo red and Xylenol orange by nano biosorbent is 77 and 47 % respectively. A strong dependence of the adsorption capacity on pH was observed, the capacity increase as pH value increase, and the optimum pH value is pH 10 for Congo red and pH 6 for Xylenol orange. Kinetics and adsorption equilibrium were studied for the studied dyes. The adsorption process was fast and the equilibrium was reached within 180 min. The maximum adsorption capacities were 1.88 and 4.62 mg g−1 for Congo red and Xylenol orange respectively. The kinetic data were analyzed using various kinetic models – pseudo-first-order equation, pseudo-second-order equation, and the equilibrium data were tested using several isotherm models, Langmuir, Freundlich, BET, and Tempkin. The pseudo-second-order equation provides the greatest accuracy for the kinetic data and Langmuir model is the closest fit for the equilibrium data.