tools to spot-feed corals?

[MandarinFish]

I have used a turkey baster to get brine and mysis to corals, but there has to be a longer tool that forces less water (which ultimately blows the shrimp all over the place mostly).

I want to feed my ricordeas, calaustrea, brain, etc. directly.

What tools should I use?

I've heard of using long, vetrinarian needles... but haven't seen them nor done that myself.

IDeas?

 

[SPC]

I use a syringe with a 2' pc of rigid air line attached.
Steve

 

[CAT]

I got an 12 in. piplet from a friend of mine that worked in a lab. Works great. You can order them online from this site. Great tool that works much better than a turkey baster.

https://www3.carolina.com/onlinecatalog ... utton=home


You'll have to click on 'lab equipment' on the sidebar, then 'piplets', then 're-usable'. The 11.25 inch one with the brown bulb should do the job.

 

[MandarinFish]

Excellent responses, fellas.

I have a pretty deep tank and I can't get to it from all angles - a 135 against a wall.

I have anemones deep among the tons of rocks - 1 or both of these tools (perhaps combined... I have a lot of ground to cover) look like they will suit my needs perfectly.

My many thanks.

 

[jamesw]

Use a gravel vac in reverse.

Cheers
James

 

[brokekyle]

lps get fed with plastic chop sticks

 

[Anonymous]

I don't use any tools. I turn off all pumps when I feed. Then it is easy enough to drop some food over the LPS, etc. and they get their fair share of the food. I find that the sump stays cleaner this way, and all of the critters eat up all of the food that makes it to the bottom. I leave the pumps off for a good 10 - 15 minutes and usually everthing comes out, crabs, snails, brittlestars, etc, etc.

Works for me. :wink:

Louey

 

[Gumbo]

I use 3 feet of thin rigid 3/16" (I think) tubing with a couple of feet of ozone safe flexible tubing attached to the top. Basically, it's a big straw.

 

[esmithiii]

I use bamboo chopsticks and a often a baster.

 

[danmhippo]

Go to a Chinese Market if one is in your area. They sell those big-ol long chopsticks some like 16" to 24" long. These were designed for deep fry use. But the length is excellent for spot feeding corals and eels.