Poll...What household items now became fish equiptment only?

[corals b 4 bills]

Tell us the household items that you used for fish/reef use that the wife got mad at for you using you know, dish towels, casserole dish, measuring cup, babies med. dropper, etc..

[drummereef]

Measuring cups, turkey baster, measuring spoons, too many to name for me. :)

[MTB]

Turkey baster and measuring cups.

[barbra]

All dish towels showing any signs of wear.
All plastic collanders and most of the pitchers.
All Ziplok containers.
1/2 the sink.
Most of the pantry floor.
1 thin metal spatula that makes a great algae scraper.
I section of counter for RO/DI unit.

**And I live alone so I get to do anything I want to :)

[sufunk]

Turkey baster, a few measuring spoons, egg strainer(thaw mysid in them), a toilet brush(BEFORE wife ever used it) and 2 bowls that i use to drip acclimate stuff.

Luckily, the Wife has pretty much accepted that i will raid any household item that is useful for the tank.

[tkeracer619]

Shot glasses

[corals b 4 bills]

I made my wife a folding table next to the washing machine that immediately became the reef work bench.

[LauraCline]

Turkey Baster, Measuring spoons, Measuring cups, funnel, wooden skewer sticks, dixie cups/ styrofoam bowls

[tkeracer619]

vinager and bleach

[skippy2]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9739920#post9739920 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by sufunk
Turkey baster, a few measuring spoons, egg strainer(thaw mysid in them), a toilet brush(BEFORE wife ever used it) and 2 bowls that i use to drip acclimate stuff.

Luckily, the Wife has pretty much accepted that i will raid any household item that is useful for the tank.


I can understand all the other stuff but what do you use a toilet brush for?:rollface:

[lpsluver]

Also a turket baster, punch bowl, scissors, hand towels, slop-sink in laundry room, steak knife two freezers, cold drink tumblers (glasses), cutting boards, grill tongs...:cool:

[MusMusculus]

Pretty much everything mentioned above and add 1 very nice blender.

[Ritten]

Funny thread. It's clear no ones turkey is getting basted :lol:

[Tang Salad]

:lol:

[AquaReeferMan]

Dish towels, misc buckets, measuring cups/spoons, turkey baster, misc ladles and long stirring spoons, knifes and misc tupperware. My girlfriend is always giving me an ear full. She thinks the stuff is ruined after it hits saltwater.

[alan214]

Rubber bathtub mat, Igloo coolers and a turkey baster

[KAKLANGLEY]

computer...........she cant get on anymore cause I'm cruising a forum or three. Oh and evertihing mentioned above.

[jhuggins]

lots of cups and I have three towels, Hair dye plastic thing that I use to feed corals with. under the sink for bucket of water and ro system. The computer room is now the extra fish stuff room

[corals b 4 bills]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9740448#post9740448 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by AquaReeferMan
Dish towels, misc buckets, measuring cups/spoons, turkey baster, misc ladles and long stirring spoons, knifes and misc tupperware. My girlfriend is always giving me an ear full. She thinks the stuff is ruined after it hits saltwater. Thanksgiving day mom asks why the turkey taste like sushi?:lol:

[davocean]

I'm surprised I didn't see electric toothbrush already.
What a great rock cleaning tool.
If I have to choose between buying something, I will always look to see if it will hold water.
All my storage boxes are rubbermaid!

[Scooter12ga]

Step ladder, diet scale, unused 'puff' sponge, plastic juice pitcher, ryobi flashlight, pink LED pen light, wrapping paper storage container, ALL the handtowels, turkey baster, misc tupperware containers, all the baking soda, 3 funnels, wide mouth drinking water bottles, needlepoint canvas, medicine syringe, LED xmas lights, and an old house window from the shed.

[Kalied20]

THAT IS A BIG LIST....
let's see..

turkey baster
cutting board
knifes
the bottom door shelf in the refrig
"THIS STACK OF TOWELS"
gallon containers about 4
the "GOOD" blender (hey is works)
Many more that I don't want to mentino incase she reads this.....

[Craig Lambert]

mouse pads
turkey basters
"Chip Clips"
wooden spoon
thinsulite pad (for uderneath a sleeping bag), is now under my sump

[burton14e7]

So far on the new tank just shot glasses :)

[corals b 4 bills]

Very Creative, thinsulite, needlepoint canvas, electric tooth brush, I thought my childs medicine dropper (new) was out there but you guys rock!

[drstupid]

those bulb things you use to clear snot out of an infant's nose make great feeding tools, sort of a blunderbuss full of brine shrimp.

[DEEC77]

everything mentioned and lots of toothbushes

~Dee~

[jfish298]

all of the above

[agreeive?fish]

any thing i need or want to use for my tanks..then she just buys herself a new one..it would probably be cheaper if i went and bought it my self and let her keep her stuff.....you know they go to the store for one thing and come back with 50 things