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11/24/2010, 12:37 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Dallas
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Good aquarium tongs..
You'd thing something so simple wouldn't be so elusive.. I've gone through three different brands of aquarium tongs, and they've all been junk, eventually breaking or even rusting after a few weeks of use.
How hard is it to make a reliable set of tongs?? Can anybody recommend a decent set of tongs that will *last*? I have a 24" deep tank, with some tight places, so tongs are essential.. Besides the fact that I'm not a big fan of putting my arm elbow deep into the tank and knocking the skimer offline for an hour.. |
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11/24/2010, 03:21 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: NW Iowa
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75 gal. mixed DT, 100 gal. sump, 50 gal. fuge, Clownfish breeder |
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11/24/2010, 03:28 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Naples, FL
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I've got a set of salad tongs from I think WalMart that have been decent. Most of the aquarium ones haven't been that good. I have the plant tongs mentioned earlier and they work well too. My best tool though I picked up at a garage sale, it's a medical clamp of some sort. It's just not long enough to use in a 24" deep tank.
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11/24/2010, 03:34 PM
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Location: Wine country
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I am using a bamboo tong from the Japanese dollar store, its the best so far and never rust.
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11/24/2010, 04:48 PM
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Location: Bellevue, WA
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I've used this for about 2 years now: http://www.aquacave.com/12-curved-ti...teel-2884.html
You have to rinse it with freshwater after each use. |
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01/09/2014, 05:46 PM
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im an addict lol
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Land o lakes, FLorida
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Non of these links go to the tongs anymore
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Goal levels: salinity 35ppt, temp 78-79, alk 8-9, cal 430-450, mag 1310-1400 po4 .03, no3 1-3 Current Tank Info: System 1... 100 gal Zoa tank I built, 30 gal Ric Yuma shroom tank, 30 gal mix tank my sons,40 gal softie tank, 40 gal nem tank, two 40 gal LPS tank. System 2... 240 gal SPS display attached 100 gal frag SPS only tank. |
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02/03/2014, 04:18 PM
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Lol 2 years later your bring it back?. I found this searching for some tongs too.
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02/03/2014, 07:52 PM
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: Parkville, MO
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I use a pair of placenta forceps (12") I scored on eBay for $10.00.
Made out of titanium and do not rust. Creepy, yes, but they are fantastic tools |
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02/03/2014, 08:22 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2013
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Ive got a pair of Pikstik aquatongs that have lasted, never rinsed in FW either.
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