Maintenance Tongs, What Are The Best?

[Nonuser]

I'm really thinking I need something to move things around and not get my grubby hands in there all the time.

I saw the Eheim tongs on reef supply

http://www.reefsupplies.ca/online-store/Eheim-16-inch-Tongs.html

The Aquatic gardener from Mops

http://www.aquariumsupplies.ca/aqua...ms-freshsaltwater-aquarium-length-p-2832.html

So what do you have and what are the best?

 

[jr999]

Dollar store.

 

[jeffopentax]

I have the aquatic gardener. Reef keeper keeps "forgetting" to give them back to me but they are great.


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[AdInfinitum]

I have a Kent one that is identical to the aquatic gardener one they are good for tight spaces but my number one most used / favourite grabber are the big black and yellow ones from dollarama. I always have one in use and a couple of backups in the cabinet.

 

[jeffopentax]

That reminds me, home hardware has a heavy duty grabber that is great when working with rock. Can't find the exact one i had on website, but was black and yellow, cost about $30.



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[BigReefer]

i use the ehiem tongs they work well ... i dont move rock with them ... but my dam veggie click falls all the time great for picking that up lol

 

[Nonuser]

Thanks for all the information. I guess I'll have to make trip to the dollar store and if they don't work then I'll have to look into other options.

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31YFfn7ytmL.jpg

 

[scubasteve]

i broke a peice of coral with mine i then set them against the wall and pulled a chuck norris problem solved. i now just use my nimble fingers alot less swearing and no more dropping things on other things. but i would go with the dino one and nickname it the damsel tamer lol

 

[AdInfinitum]

i use the ehiem tongs they work well ... i dont move rock with them ... but my dam veggie click falls all the time great for picking that up lol

Get the magnetic floating veggie clip they're great.

 

[teebone110]

where would one find it?

 

[BigReefer]

be a man use a glove to move rock

 

[jeffopentax]

be a man use a glove to move rock

Are your arms long enough to reach the bottom of a 30" tall tank? Just sayin


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[Petercar (RIP Dec 2017)]

I get the stainless long reach ones from harbour freight in USA. They are a foot long I have 2 other grabbers that are 24 inches long but you have to make sure you soak me in fresh water after as the springs are steel


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[scubasteve]

Are your arms long enough to reach the bottom of a 30" tall tank? Just sayin


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ya i can lol ..... but im a freak of nature. there must be something in the cambridge water that grows us big lol

 

[TORX]

Those pincher things really suck for the most part. They can not really hold anything of weight and salt will eventually make them difficult to open and close unless you clean them regularly. Go for a nice longer tweezer style and you should be good.

 

[Nonuser]

Where do you get the long tweezer style ones? I was thinking something like stainless steel medical grade scissor like

http://www.orsupply.com/product/Mar...Instruments/872/category/Surgical-Forceps/897

 

[Petercar (RIP Dec 2017)]

Try princess auto but I got mine at harbour freight in port Huron


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[Petercar (RIP Dec 2017)]

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[Nonuser]

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Now that's what I'm talkin about

 

[Nonuser]

These look good too

http://t.harborfreight.com/hand-tools/pliers/16-inch-long-reach-pliers-set-38598.html

And these

http://t.harborfreight.com/hand-too...raight-90-offset-long-reach-pliers-61588.html

Princess auto

http://www.princessauto.com/en/detail/12-in-curved-all-purpose-clamp/A-p8005968e