Pills for autoaqua smart stir where to buy?

[exnisstech]

Does anyone know where to buy additional pills for the autoaqua smart stir? I just spent 12 minutes shaking vials and think its time for a stirrer. I can find the smart stir all over but no extra pills anywhere. Coralview as them listed and on sale (clearance?) but they will not sell them to the public per the website. Premium aquatics has them listed as discontinued. There are probably alternatives but this is all new tech for me and don't have the stirrer yet to measure the pill and wont buy one until I know I can get pills.

 

[TangerineSpeedo]

This is what I got because the original lasted about a week before it went down the drain (oops) and I didn’t realize it til later. The stirrer is a lifesaver at least for consistency.

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

This is what I got because the original lasted about a week before it went down the drain (oops) and I didn’t realize it til later. The stirrer is a lifesaver at least for consistency.

That's what I was about to say! I'm sure lab grade stirrers would be at least as good

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

Btw, I've never tried this, but I've heard that marbles will actually work just as well on a stir plate.

 

[xabo]

This is the size you need: 7.1 mm long x 3.1 mm

 

[Reefering1]

This is what I got because the original lasted about a week before it went down the drain (oops) and I didn’t realize it til later. The stirrer is a lifesaver at least for consistency.

Lol. Amazing how fast they disappear down the drain. Soon as water hit it, it popped out my fingers and was gone. I thought I was the only one to do this

 

[EricR]

Someone recommended these before and I see they're on sale at 25 for $7 right now:
*haven't tried these specifically but the size seems right

Magnetic Stir Bars

 

[xabo]

Smart Stir Magnetic Stir Bar

Magnetic Stir Bar for the AutoAqua Smart Stir - Magnetic Stirrer. Items Included 1x Magnetic Stir Bar 1x Iron Wire

reefgoods.com

Expensive: https://reeflabs.net/AutoAqua_Smart_Stir_Magnetic_Pill_(3x)?search=autoaqua

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

Lol. Amazing how fast they disappear down the drain. Soon as water hit it, it popped out my fingers and was gone. I thought I was the only one to do this

They sell long Teflon rods with magnets on the end to draw stir bars out of solutions, but they will also work well to pull them out of drain traps.

 

[Rubymoon286]

CoralVue's website has them 3 for 5 dollars

 

[TangerineSpeedo]

Someone recommended these before and I see they're on sale at 25 for $7 right now:
*haven't tried these specifically but the size seems right

Magnetic Stir Bars

Those’ll work also... just ordered some! Thanks!

 

[TangerineSpeedo]

They sell long Teflon rods with magnets on the end to draw stir bars out of solutions, but they will also work well to pull them out of drain traps.

As long as you remember right away... not 2 days later when your like Oh Crap

 

[EricR]

As long as you remember right away... not 2 days later when your like Oh Crap

Especially if it's been a while and you forgot it needs a pill to stir.
...so halfway through a test and you're wondering why the stirrer isn't working,,, doh!

 

[exnisstech]

CoralVue's website has them 3 for 5 dollars

No retail sales tho

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

As long as you remember right away... not 2 days later when your like Oh Crap

The tiny ones (often called fleas) may well flush away, but the larger ones we used in the lab stayed. I can recall pulling up about a dozen from a single trap, all coated with months worth of crap. lol

 

[Reefering1]

The tiny ones (often called fleas) may well flush away, but the larger ones we used in the lab stayed. I can recall pulling up about a dozen from a single trap, all coated with months worth of crap. lol

Ah ha!!! So this happens to the pros too...

 

[Reefering1]

I feel better. I've lost a few of the small ones for my alktronic. P trap didn't catch them

 

[Rubymoon286]

No retail sales tho

Oh dang - I missed that and had bought from them directly in the past - sorry!

 

[exnisstech]

Oh dang - I missed that and had bought from them directly in the past - sorry!

It's all good. I've bought direct from them before also.

 

[xabo]

Those’ll work also... just ordered some! Thanks!

How did these work for you?