Mr. Saltwater Tank TV Friday Am Quick Tip #70: Buy It, Bag It, Then Secure It
Here’s how to keep your new livestock from drifting away.
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Here’s how to keep your new livestock from drifting away.
Links in this video: www.mrsaltwatertank.com/site/springclip
Browse the Store! Questions?
Good tip Mark, they can be used for so many other task around the tank as well. 🙂
Oh that’s handy… I have one of those in the garage… never used it for anything and sure beats a cloths peg that inevitably snaps and ends up with one half floating in the water! 😀
Nice tip Mark… 😉
Nice tip, I use one as well! I was wondering though, has anyone used one of those acclimate boxes before? I was checking them out, but I don’t know if it’s worth the $60.
Chad…I’ve seen the acclimate boxes and they look very nice. I might have to get one considering I’ll be buying a lot of new fish for my new tank!
This is a tip that I have been using for a couple of years.
One word of caution to people using rimmed tanks… Make sure the “teeth” on the inside of the spring clamp do not make contact with your trim. The first time I tried this, I had accidentally put small gouges in the trim from those “teeth”.
I also use those clamps to hold the drip lines from moving when I slow drip my new additions in their small black waste baskets.
All in all… GREAT TIP!
Typically I just use a magnet float cleaner to hold the bag in place. Convenient and always know it’s already attached to the tank and don’t have to go looking for it:)
Mark,
Great tip. I have been doing that for a long time. I have opted away from that and do the drip method in the box the fish come in.
Good luck with your new tank! It is beautiful!
+1 Dustin. I use my mag float to hold the bags all the time! People do need to know not to just leave them floating around though because a stopped overflow will screw some things up! I did it when I first had my tank setup.
I use chip clips… Good Tip! See you next week 🙂
hey mark we would like to see how you acclimate your fishes. especially those delicate and expensive ones. We would love to see a video on acclimation. Just coz i guess you will acclimate fish for this new tank and we would get an opportunity to watch you doing it…..:)
One word of caution. Most clips have metal springs that rust. Give them a check every now and then. Don’t leave them around the tank or clipped on your sump.
Hi mark great tip , I’ve recently just got back into the hobby and I’ve got a very successful bio cube running, not long though it will turn into a 150 gallon reef . What are your thoughts on running the fish through a quarantine tank first, to reduce the risk of introducing desease into the display tank ?.. Thanks.
Great tip, they also work great for holding water hosing in place so you don’t get that ooops the hose fell out and water drained all over the floor wife made at you problem… Looking forward to watching to new tank build!
Nice tip!
I just let my bag float in the sump.
I always had issues with the bag floating in the sump once I broke the seal on the bag to add in the water. The bag would turn over and dump out the contents to get pulled over to the return pump. Now it is nice and safe and secure.
Mark,is great to see you in front,of your new tank, In your new house, I can wait to see your new tank. Great tip
Great tip. I have a few of these clips laying around and never thought to use them for this.
My earlier comment should have been I do this on my QT tank. Putting a fish straight from LFS/Online into a DT is a recipe for disaster. My new tank will require that I put new fish in 75 gallon QT for 6 weeks. After that the fish will go into the 140 gallon frag/grow out tank for 4 weeks and then after that I’ll feel comfortable about moving them to the 600 gallon DT that I’d never catch them in.
Having a 20/40 gallon QT should be sufficient for most systems and the second phase referenced is not required but just extra insurance for myself.
hi am a newbee and my question is what will the rust do to the tank, i ask b/c my son drop a screwdriver in my sump, i just notice it and it was rusty, i change the water riteaway.
I havejust recently bought what is called an Acclimate to acclimation is not a problem any more. thankyou for the quick tip .
I love my reef gently acclimator box! Highly recommended and worth the investment in my opinion.
no more rust than what got into your tank won’t cause a problem freddy. Copper is a bigger issue
Hey mark i love your work but befor you spend all this money on a tank u need to buy a house and i think this should be your nex Friday tip. What if the owner wanted to sell or do what ever. That is not smart