Worried about Goby!

[meowzer]

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Originally Posted by 2Quills http:///forum/thread/382026/worried-about-goby#post_3331387
No I don't have one yet but I'd like to get a set once I get the 120 up and going again. They basically look just like a baster so I'd asume they would be pretty similar. The large one with the extension I would guess to be somewhere around 20" or so.
what brand is it though?

 

[meowzer]

I FOUND IT....it's the Taam Rio Coral Feeder Deluxe set......
I think I'm gonna order it

 

[2quills]

Search Rio Coral Feeder

 

[jstdv8]

The guy who owns one of the LFS's here took a turkey baster and ran a piece of flexible rubber tubing out of it that connected to a long rigid plastic tube.
sucks the stuff up, its easy to bend to whatever dirrection he needed and he's feeing his 2' clam on the bottom of a deep 450g tank.

 

[2quills]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Jstdv8 http:///forum/thread/382026/worried-about-goby/20#post_3331402
The guy who owns one of the LFS's here took a turkey baster and ran a piece of flexible rubber tubing out of it that connected to a long rigid plastic tube.
sucks the stuff up, its easy to bend to whatever dirrection he needed and he's feeing his 2' clam on the bottom of a deep 450g tank.
That would be a cheap alternative which sounds like it could get the job done.

 

[jstdv8]

it was pretty sweet, Im not sure how he got the rubber to attach to the baster, but i do recal he just streched it over the ridgid tubing on the other end.

 

[meowzer]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Jstdv8 http:///forum/thread/382026/worried-about-goby/20#post_3331409
it was pretty sweet, Im not sure how he got the rubber to attach to the baster, but i do recal he just streched it over the ridgid tubing on the other end.
The only problem is if it is too flexible...when you go 30" deep they are hard to maneuver......that is one problem I have with the sea squirt
I found the rio ...I'm gonna order it

 

[meowzer]

Well it's ordered....along with some grabber thing

I hated the idea of ordering one thing, and I had just placed an order 2 days ago for some other supplies....

 

[sparty059]

Maybe that's my problem. I HATE feeding my corals and HATE spot feeding my fish if they're not eating because my tube gets clogged VERY easily and it pisses me off! I typically find myself just saying "F*$@ IT!" about 2 minutes into it because it won't suck up anymore. I paid $25 for my POS part.

 

[meowzer]

LOL....OK...well then I suggest you DO NOT buy corals that need to be spot fed for now on...haha
the goby should feed itself though.....just be patient with it

 

[sparty059]

haha, that's why I haven't bought those type of corals.

 

[meowzer]

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Originally Posted by Sparty059 http:///forum/thread/382026/worried-about-goby/20#post_3331456
haha, that's why I haven't bought those type of corals.
LOL...I try to stay away from them too...I really do not have the time......or the patience

 

[gemmy]

Hmmm...I now have an idea for an invention - a good spot feeder for a large tank.

 

[meowzer]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Gemmy http:///forum/thread/382026/worried-about-goby/20#post_3331461
Hmmm...I now have an idea for an invention - a good spot feeder for a large tank.
I'll tell you what....I will gladly VOLUNTEER to test it for you too

it should also have suction

 

[sparty059]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Gemmy http:///forum/thread/382026/worried-about-goby/20#post_3331461
Hmmm...I now have an idea for an invention - a good spot feeder for a large tank.
Count me in for a tester as well! I will be MORE than happy to test it with my sun coral that has managed to thrive off of my tank scraps for the last 2 months!

 

[gemmy]

I will let you both know what I come up with.

 

[meowzer]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Gemmy http:///forum/thread/382026/worried-about-goby/20#post_3331464
I will let you both know what I come up with.
Me first though.....right

wink wink
HWY SWF....We need a winky smiley

 

[jstdv8]

Quote:
Originally Posted by meowzer http:///forum/thread/382026/worried-about-goby/20#post_3331413
Quote:
Originally Posted by Jstdv8 http:///forum/thread/382026/worried-about-goby/20#post_3331409
it was pretty sweet, Im not sure how he got the rubber to attach to the baster, but i do recal he just streched it over the ridgid tubing on the other end.
The only problem is if it is too flexible...when you go 30" deep they are hard to maneuver......that is one problem I have with the sea squirt
I found the rio ...I'm gonna order it
I think its opposite of what you are thinking, the flexible part is attached to the baster, the part that goes in the tank is rigid,