What do you feel Naked without?

[PrisonCityReef]

Little distraction discussion for Friday.

What is something that you consider 'must have' around your tank? A certain scraper for corraline, a lucky towel, a certain food concoction, maybe a home made tong for feeding?

What do you need to have in good working order? I'm not talking about RO, a tank that doesn't leak, a skimmer, etc. I'm talking about the little things, accessories like a properly calibrated Refractometer, PH probe, reef keeper, long tongs to keep your hands from getting wet for a feeding, etc.

 

[Jhildebrand]

Clothes! Oh wait...

I can't be without my $4 aluminum grabber tongs from Big Lots. It's the only one I could ever find that does the job I need and doesn't corrode with long term use. It's strong enough to aquascape the whole 34 inches of height and heavy items. Only four bucks, but I can't find them anymore. If I do I'm buying three spares.

Piece of equipment I have grown dependant on: Tunze Osmolator auto-top off. All others are junk by comparison and it's the one piece of equipment I wish I'd had since day one. The safety features keep me from worrying and its operation has been flawless. I check once weekly to make sure she's still working properly and clean the sensor. I evaporate about 5 gals per day, so this is a biggie...

 

[revhtree]

Great thread!

Honestly, very simply it's a towel draped over my shoulder!

 

[Paul_N]

My towel over my shoulder and also turkey baster. I have a barred goby that keeps covering everything with sand so I am constantly dusting my corals. I just decided the other day that when I upgrade he will NOT be included in those plans.

 

[Bri Guy]

+10 on the turkey baster, I can't live without it!!!!!

 

[fsu1dolfan]

1) CLEAN towel because they came become nasty quick!!!
2) Baster
3) my fans to keep temps right
4) fine holed net to thaw out their food

 

[cubsare1]

I have more towels by my tank than in my bathroom

 

[shananigans]

One dry hand so when I close my canopy I don't have one drip of water run perfectly down my forearm and on to my metal halide bulb causing a firework show for my clowns. :bigsmile:

 

[seascape]

a towel and my flash light if i cant find the flash lite i go nuts love looking at the tank after the lites have been out for an hr or so and it has to be my LED flashlite!!!!!

 

[ricwilli]

Automatic feeder and ATO. Oh yeah,,,,, a towel.

 

[Thunderstruck34]

all the good answers were taken...towel...turkey baster...so I choose cyanoacrylate adhesives (coraffix gel...etc)!

 

[kesslerkid01]

The kids who are all watching every thing happen!!!
then the towel its a must have!!

 

[acronautical]

Sound familiar to anyone: "Hey honey! Where's my fish towel?"

 

[customcolor]

a cool whip container to move coral in from up stairs and to frag in, plastic cup to put rods food in, and the trusty turkey baster to spread the food to where it needs to go i dont have a fish towel...i use paper tow in stead but the paper towel helps with cleaning the drips off the tank though

 

[customcolor]

oh and John...if you find those tongs again befor i do...pick me one up too soon my 150 will be up

 

[shananigans]

Second that, my bf is sick of his grill tongs being used as a grabber.

oh and John...if you find those tongs again befor i do...pick me one up too soon my 150 will be up

 

[PrisonCityReef]

I've been trying to find plastic ones. Aluminum is a good idea though. I've found all sorts of gripper ones for planting / clipping aquariums.

Come on someone in retail. Whip up a batch of good tongs. I'm sick of my 'stainless' rusting all the dang time!

 

[fsu1dolfan]

I've been trying to find plastic ones. Aluminum is a good idea though. I've found all sorts of gripper ones for planting / clipping aquariums.

Come on someone in retail. Whip up a batch of good tongs. I'm sick of my 'stainless' rusting all the dang time!

I have a pair of chopsticks that i use...smaller and easier to fit into spots....plus i find it ironic use a set of chopsticks :tongue: