how often do you use a turkey baster ?

[emmanuel]

I use it atleast once a week in the winter --spring summer and fall abou once every 1 or 2 months I just cant get off my motorcycles

 

[JRWOHLER]

I voted daily because I couldn't vote 3-4 times a week.
But for me the turkey baster is one if not the top tool for the tank.
I use it to blast some misc crud, spot feed (I like to proppel the krill at 30 knots at my anemome) :kidding: (from phytoplanton to krill), suck up some algae, or pick up something that fell over. If I had a 120 G tank it might not be so useful.

 

[Domboski]

My turkey baster is the main tool I use, I use it to feed, stream water to the rocks, extract unwanted items in tank, retrieve frags that fell behind rockwork, etc. That thing is like my arm in the tank.

As far as blowing off the rocks, prolly once a week.

Ditto

 

[sapseven]

i do it every other day on my 55 .. makes a hell of a difference in water quality ..also my rocks look better .. the coraline isn't covered with any detritus ..plus my zoas love it .. they get a meal.

 

[drperetz]

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The poll does not have "never".

NEVER.

I ussually dont use a clean up crew. Never had more than 1-5 sails in any of my tanks.....

Cleaning the glass ur self works wonders.

 

[daisy]

funny timing - i just bought a new one b/c my old one is so old that it can't hold its water any more...


i use it to spot feed every other day, to grab tiny stuff floating in the water that i want to investigate, to feed just one fish at a time (just for fun - the maroon clown will eat from my fingers, but the baster is probably better for the sake of the water....) and to blow off the rocks.

It is in the water pretty much every day.

OXO makes a GREAT baster!!!!!

 

[SIReefer]

No baster for me, I use a MJ powerhead once a month prior to doing a large water change. Blasts tons of crap off the rocks & the tank inhabitants seem to like the extra food. The snails do an ok job on the glass but I swipe the glass 1 or 2 times a week w/a magfloat for even cleaning.

 

[Davidl919]

Never. It's live rock I wouldn't want to be removing any any of the beneficial bacteria or pods.

 

[Psycho graphic]

Never. It's live rock I wouldn't want to be removing any any of the beneficial bacteria or pods.

How would blowing Detritus of your rocks remove bacteria or Pods? Your not removing them from the tank. Basically your just getting flow to areas your pump/powerheads can't reach effectively.