what extras do you keep on hand

[zeebo]

so i have a box of extra fish/tank stuff and wondered what other memebers have in theirs ?

I'll start - 2 spare heaters
lots of air hose line
meds
charcoal (use only when needed)
4 battery air pumps
a few net bags
spare sponge sleeves for 1 HOB ,hot magnum
1 double air pump
slate
silacone (hope i never need it)

just curious what fishkeepers always want ready if needed.....

thanks
Georgie

 

[ccole]

i think we should do a what do you carry in your purse thread......


for spares in my tank;
bio balls
charcoal
floss
extra filter tubing
flurval internal U4
Air pump
Airstones x 2
spare decorateive/ breeding terrocota pots:drool:
guttering parts for spare emergency extra caves - for those fristky devil <3moments
2 x 30ltr tanks just incase my tanks explodes or something:cry:


:thumbup:

 

[bigbird]

i also have a spare tank 100liter as a back up if needed. like you all other stuff as well. cheers jk :thumbup:

 

[Stan]

Fix-it twins
couple of old HOBs
battery air pump x2
solar air pump (piece of crap)
3kg of sand
filter floss
hikari first bytes (never know when something will spawn)
anti bacteria meds and food
spare nets
spare syphon
hydra sponges x3
loads of spare parts for my quality Jebo canisters
lighting parts
some egg crate for dividing tanks
air line
plus other bits and bobs
in a food safe plastic tote 110L which can be used in a pinch as a QT or Hospital/fry tank:thumbup:

 

[Brengun]

Spare more recent Nitrates test kit.
After reading 40-80 nitrates in all my tanks I just did water changes on and still reading that after half the day of more water changes, I finally dug out a new nitrate test kit. Nitrates all 5 lol.

 

[macvsog23]

Bascily one of every thing I have and one extra.
each pump, heater,filter,lamp,sponge, media,med and R/O unit has a spare part and a backup part ready to go. the cost is quite high but then so is the cost of losing a tank full of fry and the adults.
I work on the therory that when it stuffs up so will every outher item of the same age.
Heaters are replaced every 2 years filter sponges are chucked out after a year. A spaer filter of each type I use is ready to go and all taps and fittings have a 25% back up

 

[zeebo]

thanks Mac, wish i kept a spare filter as my 20g is still cycling on only one HOB now (and the 2 hydra-sponge filters)

Getting the nitrites down to about .15 but the amonia is still .50 and using Microbe Lift special blend and Nite out II ..but would have preferred having a replacement filter for the one i lost .

Good one :yes:
Georgie