A Turkey Baster: How important is it in reefing?

[Glass Algae]

I use 2 different intake widths of blasters, 3 ml pipettes, and 1ml syringes for various things. Need all the suck and shoot I can get!

 

[reeftivo]

But I still cant figure out what these are for. Turkey polyps?

Yikes

turkey polyps look more like the C virus.

 

[Marie7]

It's not made for reefing but it has many benefits for those of us keeping aquariums. It feeds, blasts, sucks and more but is it as important to you as it is others? It's cheap enough but are there better tools for the tasks that the turkey baster can accomplish? Who even cares? HA! I hope you do! Let's talk about it today!

1. Do you own a turkey baster that you use for reef aquarium tasks?

2. What types of tasks do you use a turkey baster for in reefing?

I use mine for feeding directly some of the corals, anemones ( this specially) and also I use it to blow debris from top of my rocks, works awesome

 

[RedReefer]

I used mine this morning during water change maintenance. Usually weekly use.

 

[CavalierReef]

I found the best one is the OXO brand
There is a plastic piece that the bulb snaps into.
Comes apart easy and goes back together easy.
No more bulb sealing issues after cleaning it out

AGREE!

 

[DC Reefer]

I use it at least twice a day to feed my tanks and have another one I use to blow stuff off the scape.

 

[Reef Rhino]

Yes - Use it every single day, multiple times a day. Mostly to blow detritus out of live rock cracks or blow sponge off corals, but also to suck up unwanted items such as loose floating mushrooms, etc.

 

[g.minor]

Oh, I don't know. Whats a turkey baster?

These look pretty cool. I couldn't find the same or similar product online. Could you please share a link or product info? Thanks!

 

[bnord]

Absolutely!! Just need to find the reminderer to do it. But when I lapse for a couple of weeks it reminds me why I need to be more consistent

 

[Gumbies R Us]

I use mine to feed my fish; I couldn't imagine not having one!

 

[Paul B]

These look pretty cool. I couldn't find the same or similar product online. Could you please share a link or product info? Thanks!

Thats because I built them. Marine Depot used to sell them but I got tired of building 100 or 400 of them a month so I stopped and my acrylic manufacturer moved to China.