aquascaping tools

dundadundun

dundadundun

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Jan 21, 2009
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1 do you have any
2 what do you have
3 where'd you get yours
4 what did it set you back
5 in your opinion what would you not want to live without

if you bought them seperately i am interested in individual prices and retailers. if you could post them i would appreciate it.

thank you in advance for your time and answers.
 
I use 3 tools:

1. Tweezers. Regular eyebrow size and a 10 inch pair.
2. Scissors. Reg stainless steel with plastic coated grips.
3. Spatula. Used for substrate- making it level etc.
4. Assorted large spoons or ladles from the kitchen when needed for working with or digging up gravel in a tank.

All these items were on hand before getting any tanks except the 10 inch tweezer which was an Xmas present from my brother many years ago. He spent a couple bucks for it.

I have yet to ever see a single "implement" sold as being specifically for aquarium plants that isn't grossly overpriced or which does something any of my above listed items can't.
 
My fingers for the most part do it all.
 
well for the most part my hands but the one thing i'm glad i got was some long tweezers from greenleaf aquarium. thay are really help full when it comes to stem plants. also use some sowing Scissors and thinking of piking up some longer medical ones once i get another tank set up.
 
I have tweezers and scissors at 12" and tweezers at 24" as well as some smaller 4" scissors. I'd like to get some spatulas eventually. It gets pretty expensive once the length of the instruments exceeds 12". For a great value, I haven't found a 12" tweezer cheaper than these:

http://www.widgetsupply.com/page/WS/PROD/tweezer-blunt/BBE28

Although they're not stainles steel, if you wipe them down after you use them and not let any water droplets pool on them, they won't rust. I've had mine for about 8 months. I like the one with the curved end the best. I might just get another set. They're great for mini tanks as well as for picking up leaf debris on the water surface of bigger tanks.

I bought my 24" tweezer and scissors from an ebay merchant for pretty cheap, but when he shipped, the scissors slipped out of the package. Although he promised to, he never replaced the scissors. The 24" tweezer works great in my 55G tank but most instruments get a little heavy at that length and are harder to maneuver. I also have the 24" marlin forceps from drsfostersmith and they're great for moving decorations around. The quality of that one is nice. Of course, there are times when your fingers are the best choice around.
 
Kitchen tongs (plant placement)
Metal shishkabob skewers (also plant placement, sand stirring)
Hair scissors (trimming strings when tying moss onto things)

It's all stuff that was laying around, so no clue on costs.
 
I have a bunch of tools... tweasers of various lengths and bends, scissors, plastic putty knives, bamboo skewers, chopsticks...

I think the basic set you should have are a long set of pointed tweezers, 12" or longer, and a pair of scissors. I like the curved ones a lot.

The quality of the stainless is important. I have some stainless ones that rust. they are cheap junk. they do the job, but if i could have it my way, I would get them from a surgical supply house.
 
1. Fat skimmer for collecting duckweed and riccia.
2. Big toenail scossors (long handle, short blade) and regular scissors.
3. Slotted spoon - floating plants, gravel
4. Chopsticks - general poking.
5. Old aquarium tool which used to have a razor blade at one end for cleaning glass and a planting fork at the other - both broken off. Now it is basically just a plastic stick.

As you can see, I'm not a big spender in the LFS equipment section.
 
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