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Old 10-11-2014, 10:27 PM
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Default What's Your Favourite Tools?

I have a little 20 gallon but I'm sure there are tools we don't think of that work wonders. I'd like to hear from other reefers on their favourite tools.

I'll start:

1. Turkey Baster - target feeding, movin' stuff around on the bottom without getting my hands wet.

2. Toothbrush - I'm battling hair algae and have found a toothbrush to be the best at cleaning equipment in the tank until I take it out and do a full clean. Also does wonders on liverock and the like.
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Old 10-11-2014, 10:28 PM
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Bonsai concave cutters. Fragging, cutting rock, and anything else that needs cutting. Been with me for years
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Old 10-12-2014, 01:22 AM
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+1 on the turkey baster
I use it the most
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Old 10-12-2014, 01:23 AM
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my apex

i consider it a tool
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Old 10-12-2014, 01:35 AM
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An arm extender at least that's what I call it to reach the bottom 1/3 of my tank had it for years and always found use for it and the best thing is I only payed few dollops for it.lol
it's a double tong clamp.
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Old 10-12-2014, 01:46 AM
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I'm a tool... does that count?
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Old 10-12-2014, 06:16 AM
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my apex

i consider it a tool
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Old 10-12-2014, 01:34 PM
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I find a surprising number of uses for wooden BBQ skewers. They are great for picking schmutz out of new corals, cleaning the tube inside tlf reactors, 2 of them are chopsticks to pick out frags that fell,snail shells, etc..
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Old 10-12-2014, 03:06 AM
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1. Turkey Baster
2. Mag Float
3. Nori Clip


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Old 10-12-2014, 05:31 AM
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floating magnet. I use them to clean the glass and to hold breeding trap refugiums in place.

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