Favorite tool or random household item used most in your reef tank?

[mmw64]

Bottle brush for skimmer cleaning.

+1

 

[Dburr1014]

a kitchen scale is great for measuring salt, alk, calc and magnesium to make up water and supplements. once you dial in the the salinity on your makeup vessel, there's no need to do anything but spot check the salinity on it once in a while, like when you open a new bucket.

i usually find the salinity is consistent from from bucket to bucket, but calc, alk and mag usually vary from bucket to bucket and even from batch to batch within the bucket.

Measure? Never did that, lol.

 

[jeffrey750750]

Baby bottle to clean skimmer cups, best buy at 3 bucks

 

[Willis19]

one chopstick to remove the filter sock and dont put my hand inside the AIO 20 g

 

[Reef GE]

I use these as well. Work great for cleaning the sump

There’s no chemicals in the magic eraser?

 

[r2odie]

This is one of my new favorite items! It’s a magic eraser on an extendable all plastic handle. 24-36”

 

[windemerejack]

Spaghetti server for when your tank is full of bacteria snot or stringy algae, just swish it around and it all wraps around the prongs.

 

[mindme]

My wifes tweezers, wifes tupperware(dipping), wifes measuring spoons, wifes towels.

Basically she hates me.

I have the opposite problem. I buy things and she keeps taking them.

For example, scissors. We had some around the house, and my wife would complain about me taking them. So I went and found a 12 pack of scissors on Amazon and ordered them. For the 1st 2 weeks I had scissors around when I need them. Now they all seem to keep migrating to the kitchen.

I bought these tiny little containers to put food in while thawing/soaking. They were $1 for 6 of them, so I picked up like 6 packs of them. I got to use 1 pack.

Most of the stuff she stays away from after use. But before hand...nope. I bought a 5 pack of turkey basters. I got to keep 4 of them, which is a bonus.

But I must admit I did hijack the 1/2 gallon pitcher.

 

[PicassoClown04]

Forever and always, my clothespins!! Don’t get wood ones y’all they grow mold after a couple weeks. Been using plastic ones from Walmart ($10?) for over a year now and still good! Little rusty but it doesn’t affect it at all. Used to hold a piece of string across the tank to create a barrier so floating bags don’t bump into my acros close to the surface, holding nem cups, mangroves, holding airline tubing during drip acclimation, organizing wires, etc etc etc!

 

[720 Reefer]

This is one of my new favorite items! It’s a magic eraser on an extendable all plastic handle. 24-36”

I need this is my life!

 

[720 Reefer]

Forever and always, my clothespins!! Don’t get wood ones y’all they grow mold after a couple weeks. Been using plastic ones from Walmart ($10?) for over a year now and still good! Little rusty but it doesn’t affect it at all. Used to hold a piece of string across the tank to create a barrier so floating bags don’t bump into my acros close to the surface, holding nem cups, mangroves, holding airline tubing during drip acclimation, organizing wires, etc etc etc!

Love this idea with the mangroves. I have always wanted them in my display but never know how I would do it. This is perfect!

 

[SaltISlife]

You guys might laugh but my favorite tool is an old car antenna i use. I use it ALL the time. To move things like say a shell got on a coral on the sand bed.. or something needs moved.. or i cant reach something with my arm and hand in the tank and i gatta pull it closer.

I use this antenna ALOT lol

 

[r2odie]

I need this is my life!

Spongeoutlet.com. Only $14. w/4 sponges & free shipping!

 

[720 Reefer]

Spongeoutlet.com. Only $14. w/4 sponges & free shipping!

Awesome, thank you!

 

[Haacheew]

If I must choose only 1 item, this is it

 

[CPC Reefer]

Hamster ball to keep my cheato in. Makes it much easier to remove and keeps the fuge clean.

 

[Azedenkae]

So, I am Asian...

Chopsticks.

 

[Justin Swinney]

Mr. Kleen Magic Eraser.
I might try the power washer for algae but I’d have to rig up a salt water supply to keep the parameters stable.

I get generic “erasers” in bulk because I use them up rapidly.

What do you use a magic eraser on

 

[KrisReef]

What do you use a magic eraser on

Glass or acrylic tanks to remove algae without scratching.

 

[Rmckoy]

I thought it was a pressure washer to blast their rocks???

Ooops, my bad!

It would be easier and more effective to drop them in a pot of boiling water ?