Aquatic contraptions: Do you have any unusual tools in or around your aquarium?

[MXz_reefs]

My entire refugium is DIY'ed lol. It works too well "unfortunately".

If you're wondering about the build...

•fluval 0.5 gallon hang on back breeder box
•hygger 6w submersible full spectrum light
•generic 50gph AC pump
•specifically red ogo macro algae

I tried chaeto twice but both times it simply rotted in my tank dont know why but i dont care, what i have now works *too* well lol

 

[Slocke]

All in one fragging, maintenance, and nasty stuff transportation vessel.

 

[SteveMM62Reef]

Phillips Avent Baby Bottle Brush, a Double end Tubing Brush for CPAP Machine, Shonsin Digital Caliper, for measuring all kinds of things especially Pipe Fittings and Tubing. I used to be able to get the Center, out of Commercial Floor Buffer Pads, glued them to a Dowel for Cleaning glass. Got a whole bunch of graduated cylinders, from a lab at work. Every year, they tossed them, and bought new, some were never used. Got a Metric Measuring Spoon set too, from them. Got a Magnetic Stirrer, from them, the heater part broke, and they tossed it. Almost got a Refrigerator with two independent Cooling unit, but it was deemed hazmat. LOL, they only kept their lunches in it, but I guess the couldn’t let it out the used a Lab Grade Refrigerator, for that.

 

[EugeneVan]

I duct taped a magnetic algae scraper to a pole algae scraper for cleaning my back glass… lol

Thank you for your idea. I was thinking how to clean the back wall of my 210 gal for so many months. Now I know how to

 

[Woodyman]

Since there is a never ending supply/rotation of bath and body works candles at my house....

They are actually great for dipping coral.

 

[Auquanut]

Just a couple come to mind.
A toothbrush works great for cleaning weirs and powerheads, and I always have one of those plastic cards that the credit companies give away for FREE to clean those hard to get to areas.

 

[JGT]

Good for getting into hard to reach spots, especially frags that have fallen into the rocks. Also makes a good sand rake. Don’t tell my wife.

 

[Acroconut]

kabob stick skewered into thin cut coarse sponge to clean my acrylic 1 gallon pico.....works great.

 

[paragrouper]

Paragrouper’s amazing Bubble Algae Scraper Sucker Thingy

 

[RocketEngineer]

I used to have a toothbrush in a piece of cpvc, a maxi jet on a different piece of cpvc, and a lego stand for my kalk reactor.

 

[Philip Chin]

Laparoscopic graspers and scissors for reaching the bottom and keeping my hands/arms dry

Very nice but a little pricey

 

[Philip Chin]

Best cleaning tool I've ever had. Get three. You won't regret it. You'll see. Buy one for tank, car, and under your kitchen sink.

Makes cleaning pumps easy.

Is it safe to use in your tank?

 

[KrisReef]

Very nice but a little pricey

A lot of these surgical tools are one use and then disposal. My anesthesia brother had a bunch of them he recycled even though he had earned the money to afford new.

For the record I've never been inside an IKEA store.

 

[KING KONG]

Will this count?

 

[PapaFishRocks]

Is it safe to use in your tank?

Should be. It is all plastic. Chemical resistant.

 

[RichReef]

Is it safe to use in your tank?

Yes sir. Been using it them for years.

 

[Philip Chin]

A lot of these surgical tools are one use and then disposal. My anesthesia brother had a bunch of them he recycled even though he had earned the money to afford new.

For the record I've never been inside an IKEA store.

Maybe he has some extra for sale!!!

 

[TinnysReef]

Very nice but a little pricey

The ones I have are trainers I had when I was an intern. Still work great

 

[Hans-Werner]

I use a Sicce Voyager pump magnet holder and a steelwool pot scrubber cut in half for glass cleaning. Best magnet glass cleaner I ever had and no scratches in the glass. It removes even calcified algae and thin coralline algae. I use this nearly exclusively, I only very rarely have to use the blade.

Rinsed with tap water after use it stays clean and can be used with the same half pot scrubber for a longer period of time.