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What are you favorite tongs/tweezers/grabber for picking up things, moving, and other maintenance? I'm talking >20" to be able to reach the bottom of the tank.

My favorite tongs just broke after a couple years and are no longer available. I loved how nimble these were for delicate work with frags. I could even pick up asterinas with these. Unfortunately these are no longer available and I can't find them anywhere.
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I also have the Maxspect coral gripper for heavier duty tasks like moving rocks but they're not good for precision work.
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The Squidgly which look really good for what I need but dang are they pricey. Anyone have experience with them?
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I have tunze grabber as well. ICan’t use them in my larger tank do to canopy height limitations, but they work good in the biocubes. As far as delicate tasks i have a 4 pack of 15 in tongs both straight and curved from Amazon.
 
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I must be clumsy haha. I have those tunze tongs too but I end up knocking corals and breaking things if I try to use them for maintenance work.
 
I have the maxspect 24” grabbers and the carbon fiber tongs. Not a huge fan of either, but they work. Lol I’ve had my eye on the squidgly also, maybe Black Friday if they have a deal!
 
Tu I am surprised you find the Tunze useful, I had a pair and they are too dang bulky for much of anything. Maybe user error.

I use the carbon fiber ones - but the grip is incredibly weak. But they are long and don’t rust.

For anything requiring precision and/or strength I just stick my arm in there…my hands are in my tank quite a lot.
 
derek_SR said:
Tu I am surprised you find the Tunze useful, I had a pair and they are too dang bulky for much of anything. Maybe user error.

I use the carbon fiber ones - but the grip is incredibly weak. But they are long and don’t rust.

For anything requiring precision and/or strength I just stick my arm in there…my hands are in my tank quite a lot.
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Thanks sir for the grabbers, though you cant pick up anything more than 2 lbs or so with them, tried small rock bolders they always seem to drop, but they have been generally useful over all. Although i tend to use the 15 inch tongs alot more as most tasks are picking up something tiny. It does suck even with the 15inch tongs half my arm gets wet. I need some 22-24 inch ones i think.
 
MichaelB said:
Thanks sir for the grabbers, though you cant pick up anything more than 2 lbs or so with them, tried small rock bolders they always seem to drop, but they have been generally useful over all. Although i tend to use the 15 inch tongs alot more as most tasks are picking up something tiny. It does suck even with the 15inch tongs half my arm gets wet. I need some 22-24 inch ones i think.
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That’s where they went! I couldn’t remember who I gave them too.

I found some powder coated 24” ones on Amazon but they start rusting pretty quick.
 
derek_SR said:
That’s where they went! I couldn’t remember who I gave them too.

I found some powder coated 24” ones on Amazon but they start rusting pretty quick.
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Yea rust would be a hard pass for me, these i have haven't rusted at all just a bit short.
 
Alexander1312 said:
That’s the one I have, too. I have not seen a better one thus far, and I have bought many others.
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After using the Squidgly for quite some time now, I must say they are TERRIBLE - DO NOT BUY. They feel very cheap and there is a delay with the spring and pretty much everything annoys me with these.

I just pulled out the above mentioned Tunze from storage and they are 100 times (at least) better. They are not a replacement of Derek's arms and hands, but they get the job done while also not perfect. Maybe someone found better ones by now?
 
Dammit! One more toy I have to buy now because of this club...Tu has all the cool toys. Just ordered one from amazon. I got tired of the two I was using (long metal tweezers and some graphite ones that are two short and have poor holding power).
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Alexander1312 said:
After using the Squidgly for quite some time now, I must say they are TERRIBLE - DO NOT BUY. They feel very cheap and there is a delay with the spring and pretty much everything annoys me with these.

I just pulled out the above mentioned Tunze from storage and they are 100 times (at least) better. They are not a replacement of Derek's arms and hands, but they get the job done while also not perfect. Maybe someone found better ones by now?
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Damn I was really hoping these were going to be good as I have been eyeing them for a while. Looks like i will have to also go the tunze route as mine are totally trash and I have to refrain myself from breaking them everytime I use them. Looks like I won't have to hold back myself much longer.
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Unfortunately I have to agree, the Squidgly doesn't have tight tolerances so feels kind of sloppy, especially for the price. I can't recommend this product either for everyday all around use, BUT the ability to articulate the head is amazing. There's been a handful of time already where I've been able to grab coral frag out from under cracks and tight places which would have otherwise been impossible. Keep in mind my tank is 26" high, I have short arms, and some areas of my tank are densely grown, so for my situation it has helped but only for very specific times.
 
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