Stuff you use that was never intended for aquarium use

[Even Further]

Rice storage bin ATO reservoir. $23 Amazon prime.

 

[GrouperStupor]

Chopsticks to pickup smaller items inside the tank and when gluing frags...and to stir food.

 

[ChrisW]

this post is great i found like a dozen things Im going out to buy, none of which are at the LFS. I will add small glass pyrex containers for fish and coral food mixing, and when testing water

 

[ChrisW]

Lego led light for moonlights

Yeah we need to see this application in action

 

[ChrisW]

Oh and a denture brush when the tooth brush is too soft

 

[mstockmaster]

Sterilite Ato container and 1 gallon cereal containers for 2 part.

 

[Jacked Reefer]

Yeah we need to see this application in action

It’s somewhere on this thread

 

[nycfishy]

+1 lol yes I can clean the glass in less than 10 minutes no matter how much stuff builds up

Won't this scratch glass/acrylic?

 

[dantimdad]

this post is great i found like a dozen things Im going out to buy, none of which are at the LFS. I will add small glass pyrex containers for fish and coral food mixing, and when testing water

That was the goal. Glad it's helping out!

 

[SamiBlue]

Won't this scratch glass/acrylic?

Not that I've noticed with glass, don't know about acrylic but it can strip off the sealant that keeps the tank together so just avoid using it in corners

 

[declanisadog]

I like this game...

Kitty litter scooper, meat thermometer, turkey baster, medical supplies (control syringe, IV tubing, fluid delivery system), zip ties, fiberglass rods

 

[Paul B]

This is a test to see if iron affects a tank.

 

[radiata]

Silicone Cooking Bands!

https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_...efix=silicon+bands,aps,163&crid=282MKYLVGIECI

Compared to rubber bands, these last forever. I've used them to lash nori to rock, pvc pipe, and a cleaning magnet. Used them to hold powerheads together when they've seen better days. Most recently I've used them to attach screening to input areas on powerheads to prevent things like anemones getting sucked in. (I recommend using ENKAMAT for the screening.)

I've only lost one band - to an urchin who chewed through it to get to more nori. You'll find endless uses for them!

In cooking applications they're used to hold turkey legs together in the oven, etc. (Happy Thanksgiving!)

 

[SFKINNC]

Coffee scoops, meat thermometer
Measuring spoons and cups, strainers and colanders
“Wands” from venetian blinds as poking/stirring sticks
Bottoms of plastic buckets with lots of holes drilled and pvc pipes with powerheads as DIY undergravel filters
Polyester fluff and quilt batting from sewing shops in filters
Sturdy plastic clothes hangers cut into rods to hold rocks in place
Eggcrate lighting panels to keep rocks from touching tank bottom
Fishing line
Zip ties
Old nylon stockings for nets and to cover filter inlets to protect small fry
Clothes pins
Hypodermic syringes for measuring and spot feeding
Turkey basters
Bulb pipettes
Rubbermaid bins
Tweezers
Plastic bottle caps as adapters to attach powerheads to odd-size tubing
Soda bottles cut to make funnels
Various plastic or nylon screws and bolts
Plastic-coated twist ties from bread bags to hold wires in place
Plastic trash bags taped on back of tank instead of painting glass tank backs
Milk carton with holes for frag rack
BIC pens without their innards for tubing or stiff rods
Plexiglass tank covers/dividers
PVC “caves”
Rubber bands
Paint brushes/tooth brushes/bottle brushes/dish washing brushes
Kitchen scrubbing pads (no scratch, non-metallic, soapless) as filter pads
Glass beads (for flower pots)
Flower pot “caves”
Plastic and glass pitchers
Plastic coffee cans
Medicine vials

 

[Flippers4pups]

Did someone say “bubble buster box”?

 

[SFKINNC]

I use a cheap $5 paddle (3 foot one) from Walmart for mixing my saltwater in my Brute Trash cans! Works great!!! Mixes a 10-20g batch of saltwater in minutes!

I just throw a powerhead or an airline in my container of water and let the them do the stirring instead of me!

 

[dantimdad]

Old nylon stockings for nets and to cover filter inlets to protect small fry

And carbon bags

 

[SFKINNC]

And carbon bags

Oh, YES!

 

[Turbonut]

best dosing containers ever

I like that

 

[dantimdad]

Did someone say “bubble buster box”?

Need a LOVE button instead of like for this one!