yeah, my local petshop does something like that, they have hoses on self-winding reels (for easy return), but still use regular siphons, i will be trying this out, the cutting to length part sounds like a good tip too.
thank you spyral.
yeah im a salty, i get most of my stuff from local suppliers who sell to the local stores, i had been sitting in that circle for years and just never took them up on their offers to hook me up with crazy cheap deals, they get some from their tanks and some from salem and portland, i just tag on...
mostly mysis shrimp, generic protein pellets and half an algae disc, that i soak in a petri dish with tank water. after a it all breaks up i use a turkey baster to target feed.
glad i dont have too many gallons to deal with (if thats possible), yet...
i put some black aragonite in my first tank, it doesnt seem to be "live" as they advertised (but i expected that), but it doesnt seem to be holding life either imo.
it looks like shell bits, not so much as crushed coral like regular aragonite it also contained more bark mulch/floaties in it.
but...