No laughing!
A couple of weeks ago, my son and I were watching TV and that annoying ShamWow! commercial was on. I stated that I was curious as to whether those things would be better than the thin, ratty, quick-to-get-soaked old towels we all use. But I said I wasn't going to go through the hassle of ordering just to find out.
My son works at Walgreens and said, "we have those at the store. Want me to get some?" I was in favor, so he brought home a box that night. It contained four of the large ShamWow! towels and four smaller "kitchen" towels. I kept the large ones and sent the rest to the kitchen. Initially, I wasn't impressed. The new ShamWow! was stiff and didn't seem to absorb much.
Then I decided to soak it in the sink, wring it out, and let it dry to see if it would become more "towel like." That worked and now it sucks up water like you can't believe. It has become my primary daily maintenance towel. Well worth a try.
Another "tool" I've been using for some time is one of those cheap 1.5-in. sponge paintbrushes to clean my skimmer cups. I bought the cheapest ones that Home Depot sells. I put a skimmer cup under running water and "wipe" the gunk out with the sponge brush. It gets in all of the corners, rinses out easily, and really speeds up one of the nastiest jobs in reef keeping. Get whatever size seems to best fit your skimmer cup size and give it a try.
Gary
A couple of weeks ago, my son and I were watching TV and that annoying ShamWow! commercial was on. I stated that I was curious as to whether those things would be better than the thin, ratty, quick-to-get-soaked old towels we all use. But I said I wasn't going to go through the hassle of ordering just to find out.
My son works at Walgreens and said, "we have those at the store. Want me to get some?" I was in favor, so he brought home a box that night. It contained four of the large ShamWow! towels and four smaller "kitchen" towels. I kept the large ones and sent the rest to the kitchen. Initially, I wasn't impressed. The new ShamWow! was stiff and didn't seem to absorb much.
Then I decided to soak it in the sink, wring it out, and let it dry to see if it would become more "towel like." That worked and now it sucks up water like you can't believe. It has become my primary daily maintenance towel. Well worth a try.
Another "tool" I've been using for some time is one of those cheap 1.5-in. sponge paintbrushes to clean my skimmer cups. I bought the cheapest ones that Home Depot sells. I put a skimmer cup under running water and "wipe" the gunk out with the sponge brush. It gets in all of the corners, rinses out easily, and really speeds up one of the nastiest jobs in reef keeping. Get whatever size seems to best fit your skimmer cup size and give it a try.
Gary
