Aquarium Tool that needs to be invented?

[1mbrews8]

What is everyones biggest "complaint" or annoyance that could be "fixed" with a tool that hasnt been invented yet?

mine is a make decent "turkey baster" type feeder..

my new tank is lower now - 24"- but it is still hard to get to some areas to spot feed with my sea squirt (which leaks and has a too small opening).

what is everyone elses???????

mike

 

[dougers31]

I use a piece of rigid airline with a small piece of flexible airline to connect it to the baster, works fairly well.HTH

For an item that needs to be invented I'd say a calcium reactor that doesn't need adjusting... just automatically adjusts itself

 

[barbianj]

How about a scraper blade with a siphon attachment t suck up the stuff you are scraping?

The Sea Squirt works great with a little mod. I was ready to throw the thing in the trash until I cut the tip off and bent it at a slight angle.

 

[skinz78]

My vote go's for a controller that constantly monitors Cal, Alk, and Mag! It could watch nitrates and phosphates too but I would be happy with the big 3.

 

[Troylee]

I want a under water shop vac that recycles the water, with attachments, a powerful one at that..... I have been playing with the idea and some day might get it dialed... I could just throw a big piece of floss in it and vacuum all the rocks etc.....

 

[WrasseSandwich]

I want a under water shop vac that recycles the water, with attachments, a powerful one at that..... I have been playing with the idea and some day might get it dialed... I could just throw a big piece of floss in it and vacuum all the rocks etc.....

+1 I want one

My LFS used a diatom filter the vacuum rocks and clean there tanks

 

[purplereef]

I would like a Alkalinity controller. The guy that builds this will be very wealthy.

 

[uchin]

a inline gauge to tell how much water you take out your tank when doing water changes.

 

[WrasseSandwich]

a inline gauge to tell how much water you take out your tank when doing water changes.

Hmm... Interesting.... I think that's a great idea

 

[BlazinNano]

a inline gauge to tell how much water you take out your tank when doing water changes.

That would be awesome. No guessing when I fill the brute can.

 

[FateX8]

as for the underwater shop vac, have you seen the eheim sludge extractor?
never used it but sounds like what youre looking for

 

[xmetalfan99]

I want a under water shop vac that recycles the water, with attachments, a powerful one at that..... I have been playing with the idea and some day might get it dialed... I could just throw a big piece of floss in it and vacuum all the rocks etc.....

I use a 50 micron sock zip tied to 1" ID tubing. I start a syphon and place the sock end in my sump. I then stir up my substrate and the sock catches everything with no need to do a WC.

 

[swissgaurd]

a inline gauge to tell how much water you take out your tank when doing water changes.

there is a guage its called a flowmeter totalizer.
i will be installing one in my next setup

vic

 

[WrasseSandwich]

I use a 50 micron sock zip tied to 1" ID tubing. I start a syphon and place the sock end in my sump. I then stir up my substrate and the sock catches everything with no need to do a WC.

Hmm... I've thought about doing this but always how well it would work

 

[GoTakuF1]

Patience machine?

 

[Murfman]

hand sized Underwater sander so I can take out scratches in the acrylic.

 

[1mbrews8]

great ideas guys! keep them coming!!!

 

[BigFeesh]

I think I can speak for everyone when I say a legal money printing machine :nerd:

 

[redtop03]

I want a under water shop vac that recycles the water, with attachments, a powerful one at that..... I have been playing with the idea and some day might get it dialed... I could just throw a big piece of floss in it and vacuum all the rocks etc.....

+1 I want one

My LFS used a diatom filter the vacuum rocks and clean there tanks

Marinelands Magnum 350 canister filter works fairly well for that purpose,if you use the polishing micron filter in it....problem with it is it stops up rather quickly,a larger version of it would be nice for huge tanks...I'm sure you could build it bigger and better Troy :bigsmile:

Marineland Magnum 220 & 350 Canister Filters - Guide Product Review

 

[Ninjapotamus]

built this a while ago. 750gph so its really strong. changed the insides to a huge paper micron filter that lasts forever.. huge surface area... best gravel vac ive used/seen. it was a really cheap DIY too. like 100$ total so not bad at all.


to the guy that mentioned a diatom filter.... i also ran this as a diatom filter.. what u do is but it in re-circulation mode via the valves and add diatomaceous earth powder. let it run until the water clears and all of the diatom powder as caked onto the paper filter... then i open it up to tank water for polishing or vacum. i know this sounds crazy, but i think running this filter like this literally sucked the ich our of my water that had been plagueing my tangs for several months. ran this sucker for one week and not a single spot of ich since. maybe a coinsidence, but diatoms are about the only thing that could capture free floating stage of ich.