question about Turkey Baster

sacreef · 03/28/2006, 06:29 PM

Have anyone has issues with turkey buster? I am thinking to get one to feed my coral and anonme. Any best place online to order one? any caution I need before using it to feed coral or anemone? I have 46 bowfront so I need a tall turkey baster.

TippyToeX · 03/28/2006, 06:34 PM

Never had a problem with them, matter of fact I don't know what I do without them for the tank.

At most any market or kitchen supply store (like Bed Bath and Beyond) you can get the kind that do not leak out. They have a little bubble at the end of the baster. Those are really the best ones to use. It helps prevent any excess food from leaking out.

lvpd186 · 03/28/2006, 06:35 PM

You can probably find one cheap at a dollar store or someplace like that. They work great, just be wary of how much force you use when you are aiming at your corals.

Jive Turkey · 03/28/2006, 06:41 PM

I use a stardard $1-2 baster, with a 1/4" diameter hole. When I target feed LPS and Ricordia, I have noticed that the corals seem to get a better grip on the food if you gently let the food fall out from the tip, without squeezeing it or shooting the food at the coral. When the coral gets a better grip, it'll consume the food faster, and other creatures will be less likely to steal it.

PelagicMagic · 03/28/2006, 07:22 PM

pet solutions sells a product called the nautilus seasquirt. Its graduated, it expands from 21" to 35" long and its about 20 bucks. I dont use one because I do not feed my corals

Mike 1911A1 · 03/28/2006, 07:52 PM

I use a syringe that is intented for injecting turkeys with marinade before deep frying. If you remove the needle, works great for target feeding or dosing....won't leak.

Mike

rchan11 · 03/29/2006, 02:30 AM

I bought a "Target Feeder" from Ebay to feed my corals.

sttroyiii · 03/29/2006, 09:12 AM

I got mine from walmart. $.97 I think. Liquid will leak out of the tip if its out of the water though. Im thinking about sliding some air tube over the end to get down a little deeper.

ddrueckh · 03/29/2006, 12:32 PM

get one at your local store and enjoy...feed your coral and blow stuff off your live rock. Great tool for a tank.

jerm290atlc · 03/29/2006, 12:36 PM

Got mine from the wife's kitchen drawer...she is still ****ed off at me two years later

!!

ho bag · 03/29/2006, 12:40 PM

I got a big turkey baster for cleaning the tank and a smaller one for spot feeding.

Again be careful about how much force you use.

landragon · 03/29/2006, 12:40 PM

Do not buy the Kent Sea Squirt if you want to feed things larger than cyclopeze or blende food. Brine work sort of but mysis get stuck at the tip and won't go up into the tube. And they leak. I am disappointed in the expense of this rarely used product.

*leeinengland* · 03/29/2006, 12:41 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by jerm290atlc
Got mine from the wife's kitchen drawer...she is still ****ed off at me two years later !!

snap only she made me replace it with 2 more just incase i stole another

PelagicMagic · 03/29/2006, 12:46 PM

good to know landdragon, I will no longer tell people about the seasquirt

landragon · 03/29/2006, 12:50 PM

Don't get me wrong, for delivering phyto to clams and oyster eggs/cyclopese to zoas it is great aside from the leak. Mine just leaks air in at the bulb so the product does not stay in the tube if out of water. And it is expensive for this capability.

03/28/2006, 06:29 PM	#1
sacreef Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 64	question about Turkey Baster Have anyone has issues with turkey buster? I am thinking to get one to feed my coral and anonme. Any best place online to order one? any caution I need before using it to feed coral or anemone? I have 46 bowfront so I need a tall turkey baster.

03/28/2006, 06:34 PM	#2
TippyToeX Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 10,711	Never had a problem with them, matter of fact I don't know what I do without them for the tank. At most any market or kitchen supply store (like Bed Bath and Beyond) you can get the kind that do not leak out. They have a little bubble at the end of the baster. Those are really the best ones to use. It helps prevent any excess food from leaking out. __________________ -Amy-

03/28/2006, 06:35 PM	#3
lvpd186 Reefing in NE Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Papillion, NE Posts: 1,485	You can probably find one cheap at a dollar store or someplace like that. They work great, just be wary of how much force you use when you are aiming at your corals. __________________ "A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones that need the advice." Bill Cosby

03/28/2006, 07:22 PM	#5
PelagicMagic Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,671	pet solutions sells a product called the nautilus seasquirt. Its graduated, it expands from 21" to 35" long and its about 20 bucks. I dont use one because I do not feed my corals Last edited by PelagicMagic; 03/28/2006 at 07:54 PM.

03/29/2006, 02:30 AM	#7
rchan11 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Arlington, Tx Posts: 47	I bought a "Target Feeder" from Ebay to feed my corals. __________________ 266g FW with back to nature background 42Hex reef 26g bowfront FOWLR 55g Serrasalmus Maculatus 10g planted w/neons and guppies 29g SW empty 5g nano softies

03/28/2006, 06:41 PM	#4
Jive Turkey Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Royalton, Minnesota Posts: 1,417	I use a stardard $1-2 baster, with a 1/4" diameter hole. When I target feed LPS and Ricordia, I have noticed that the corals seem to get a better grip on the food if you gently let the food fall out from the tip, without squeezeing it or shooting the food at the coral. When the coral gets a better grip, it'll consume the food faster, and other creatures will be less likely to steal it.

03/28/2006, 07:52 PM	#6
Mike 1911A1 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 324	I use a syringe that is intented for injecting turkeys with marinade before deep frying. If you remove the needle, works great for target feeding or dosing....won't leak. Mike

03/29/2006, 09:12 AM	#8
sttroyiii Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 378	I got mine from walmart. $.97 I think. Liquid will leak out of the tip if its out of the water though. Im thinking about sliding some air tube over the end to get down a little deeper.

03/29/2006, 12:32 PM	#9
ddrueckh Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bay Area Posts: 184	get one at your local store and enjoy...feed your coral and blow stuff off your live rock. Great tool for a tank.

03/29/2006, 12:36 PM	#10
jerm290atlc Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: las cruces, nm Posts: 342	Got mine from the wife's kitchen drawer...she is still ****ed off at me two years later !! __________________ A day above ground is a good day-Scarface Current Tank Info: 125 gal reef tank/sump/fuge/VHO lights

03/29/2006, 12:40 PM	#11
ho bag Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 52	I got a big turkey baster for cleaning the tank and a smaller one for spot feeding. Again be careful about how much force you use.

03/29/2006, 12:40 PM	#12
landragon Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 892	Do not buy the Kent Sea Squirt if you want to feed things larger than cyclopeze or blende food. Brine work sort of but mysis get stuck at the tip and won't go up into the tube. And they leak. I am disappointed in the expense of this rarely used product. __________________ "Experience is the only tool we aren't born with." Unknown

03/29/2006, 12:46 PM	#14
PelagicMagic Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,671	good to know landdragon, I will no longer tell people about the seasquirt

03/29/2006, 12:50 PM	#15
landragon Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 892	Don't get me wrong, for delivering phyto to clams and oyster eggs/cyclopese to zoas it is great aside from the leak. Mine just leaks air in at the bulb so the product does not stay in the tube if out of water. And it is expensive for this capability. __________________ "Experience is the only tool we aren't born with." Unknown