turkey baster for LR

[acemow]

Is it okay to use a turkey baster to gently blow over the LR in my 75 gall. tank to "dust" off the extra food and waste settled there, and if so, how often? Thanks!

 

[baondayko]

yes. As often as you'd like. (I typically don't worry about the 'gently')

 

[acemow]

Thanks for replying so quickly!!

 

[Fazulka]

A lot of people use the baster before a water change, that way you can suck up the detritus that gets suspend in the water.

 

[Fizz71]

Not only is it OK, but it's quite common! It's a great tool, just keep it "reef only"...don't go back to the thanksgiving bird with it.

It's also good for target feeding corals or anemones that need that special attention.

 

[thegrun]

I hit mine with a baster about once a week, blast away!

 

[kel2682]

I use mine to target feed...I use another type of hard plastic tube when doing a WC to "vaccum" the rocks works real well get all detrius stuck in rocks and im sure to get it out instead of blowing it around my tank

 

[PUParrothead]

Probably the most important and most used tool I have for my tank...I use it to clean rocks and corals before water changes, spot feed, and flip over the occasional snail/frag that gets moved.

 

[Sapsis]

A Must Have

 

[spleify]

I listened to Joe Yaiullo speak a few weeks ago, he has the 20,000 gallon tank on the East coast. He recommends "storming" the tank once a week. He uses massive pumps obvoiusly, but basically the same theory as a turkey baster just a much smaller scale.

So yes, its a good idea.

Good luck

 

[Johnny U]

A turkey baster? As in, "Five-dollar-baster-in-the-kitchen-isle-at-WalMart"?

Holy smokes, there's something in this hobby that I can buy without getting "the look" from my wife and a lecture about priorities? Woo-hoo!

I bet I can even buy that one without asking.


Seriously, that's a good idea. Obviously it's common sense to most of you but if you have any other inexpensive tips for a newbie I'd appreciate it. I think I've slept with dogs more often than not since I changed my tank over from fresh water. lol

 

[spleify]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14722925#post14722925 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Johnny U
if you have any other tips for a newbie I'd appreciate it.

Get a seperate bank account, and your own credit card........:lol:

 

[WaterKeeper]

Just remember to not use it for traditional use at Thanksgiving. The turkey grease messes up your skimmer.

Baste away-:thumbsup:

 

[Sugar Magnolia]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14722925#post14722925 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Johnny U
A turkey baster? As in, "Five-dollar-baster-in-the-kitchen-isle-at-WalMart"?

Pfffftt. Dollar store. :thumbsup:

 

[Johnny U]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14722998#post14722998 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Sugar Magnolia
Pfffftt. Dollar store. :thumbsup:

Oh stop! Now you're making me choke up. :eek1:

Are we allowed to say "Dollar store" on these forums? :lol:

 

[Fizz71]

Maybe we need to revive that thread of good ideas that was around for YEARS. I know the turkey baster is in there along with some other cool stuff. I couldn't find it, anybody have it bookmarked?

 

[WaterKeeper]

I guess you can as I used in in a post 6 years ago about LR curing vats and over 190,000 people have read it.

 

[Alaskan Reefer]

One of the most important pieces of reefkeeping equipment. Baste until your forearms burn once a week -- and not gently.

 

[jdieck]

After a while of using the baster your hand hurts so I cut 3 inches of the tip of the baster and attached the tip to a powerhead with electrical tape. Great for cleaning pores and crevices and you can control how much flow and velocity you want by throttling the powerhead inlet with your thumb.

 

[Hop]

I just use a mj1200... I use the baster for feeding and sucking out the occasional pest