Why a “Poking Stick” is an Essential Piece of the Reefkeeper’s Toolbox.

[Sipec]

Heres mine, very fancy

 

[jhoop]

Use them to "Flip over Turbo Snails " Also feed anemones.

 

[Gatorheadman]

I use a wand from a mini blind

 

[luridhue]

Wonderful article, so made me smile thank you Nathaniel! ;Cat

 

[GBRsouth]

@nautical_nathaniel thanks for a good article. Continuing your chopstick theme, check out cooking chopsticks. (They are like normal ones but longer and thicker.) So you can poke further or pick things up with two of them.

So start practising with chopsticks on your chinese meals and start developing those reefing skills!

 

[LbulletM]

MOAR articles please. Love the sense of humor.

 

[2CC's]

Great post. Fiberglass rod, wine stirring spoon and a direct from China pickup tool that doesn't come close to working like the real Mccoy - but still is very useful

 

[trido]

I keep a (rusty) coat hanger handy for my 30" tall tank. I can bend it at angles anywhere needed and can put a hook at the base to pick things off the bottom.

 

[Sump Crab]

Gotta have a "poker"! Mine is made from an old aquarium net. I can even use the end to pick up frag plugs from the sand bed.

 

[MTBake]

Good read for sure! I use bamboo skewers for kabobs as They are thicker and longer. Used one to pop a cerith snail out of a hole in a rock yesterday actually.

 

[zyer1090]

A pair of chopsticks always come in hand lol.