A Turkey Baster: How important is it in reefing?

[reef2sanity]

I have a dragon goby so I use it at least once a day to blow sand off rocks and corals. He’s great at cleaning sand bed but what a slob

 

[ZoWhat]

@revhtree Shouldn't we have waited until the 3rd week of November to release this QOTD?

 

[ZoWhat]

I've seen these whoopie cushions on the internet.. great gag gift

 

[Mike1970]

I use mine to get detritus out of my sump

 

[GuppyHJD]

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

Somebody has a fetish

 

[jriojas]

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 try and clean rocks everyday.

 

[green behind the ears]

Duh! I was thinking you must do something entirely outside the box. I use a measuring cup but will use the baster going forward!

Lol sorry for being so forward I had a couple of beers last night

 

[Nemo&Friends]

use it daily to feed my fish

 

[RalphTech]

I use it to suck out the venom from a bristle worm sting. NOT!

 

[bReefedBaker]

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?

Everyday essential tool for my aquarium. I use it daily to clean live rock and clean off corals from time to time. It’s my go to feeder tool for Mysis shrimp. A must have in my eyes!

 

[glb]

Yes. I use mine once a month to blow off my rocks.

 

[Joekovar]

I ended up cutting the tip off my extendable coral feeder and using it like a turkey baster. That way I keep my hands out of the water.

I primarily blow water into the gravel to turn it over, and blow detritus clouds out of rocks.

I have a ton of bristle worms that rapidly break stuff down, me stirring it up let's it into the overflow, filter socks, and skimmer.

I need something with a heavy duty bulb, because mine keep splitting at the seams.

 

[Sharkbait19]

Turkey basters are extremely useful! They’re great for target feeding, cleaning rocks, moving sand, and just about everything!

 

[ClownWrangler]

For feeding corals and nems. more controllable than a bulb.

 

[ClownWrangler]

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

 

[FactoryKTMmotocross46]

Maybe they should change the poll to "who has the longest turkey baster".

 

[Stewgene]

Not so much a turkey baster, but a feeding pipette. The perfect thing for keep the substrate oh so clean.

 

[Paul B]

I would never just put food in my tank. Everything gets fed with one of these.

 

[Billldg]

I am currently using one turkey baster everyday to blow of the aquascape. I also have another for dipping corals.

 

[dkeller22]

I have several for feeding and cleaning.