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DIY algae picker!


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    MizTanks - Reefkeeper
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    Default DIY algae picker!

    Ya'll gonna love this~picking the algae with my bare fingers was truly getting on my nerves~the algae just slid through my fingers~so I came up with this idea!!!
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    jojo22 - Reefkeeper Registered User
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    Is this one of those "just happened to be laying around" inventions??

    LOL...I kid I kid!!
    Does water always taste like salt and poo????


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    MizTanks - Reefkeeper
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    NO~I actually went to Wal-Mart looking for something that would go with my idea~LMBO~But I was laying on the couch when I thought of it~does that count?
    There's nothing like being a Reefer! www.upmmas.com

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    Sir Patrick - Reefkeeper A2 Club Coordinator
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    Looks pretty "SAFE"

    But seriously. Its a good idea! Hows the grip on the algea compared to bare fingered?

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    MizTanks - Reefkeeper
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    The grip is awesome~I pulled all that out in about 15min~no breakage but by the roots!
    There's nothing like being a Reefer! www.upmmas.com

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    tazzy695 - Reefkeeper CR Member
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    Awww man and I was thinking you were going to tell us about a little robot or somthing that did that for you
    I have been reefing from 08-2007 till 5-2011

    reef tanks are like wifes you have to give them some attention every now and then

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