DIY Tooth brush with long handle for scraping off stubborn algae and detritus

[JMG718]

I was having trouble finding a brush with a long handle and small enough bristle head to clean off my rocks without getting my whole arm wet.

Came up with the following and it worked extremely well.

I used left over dos tubing, left over plumbing, and a tooth brush. Wedged the tooth brush in the tube after wrapping the tubing around the handle of the tooth brush.


The pvc handle was rock solid even in a medium to high flow tank.

Hope this helps someone else here.

Thanks!

 

[Unique Fins]

Thanks for sharing! Have to try this

 

[JMG718]

Thanks for sharing! Have to try this

My pleasure, let me know how it goes!

 

[TheReefPA]

Ziptided a toothbrush to a spare long handled pippette after I got tired of being attached by my two viscous clowns. Works great (Amazon product)

 

[bushdoc]

I see that reefers are evolving-we are starting using tools

 

[Gumbies R Us]

I was having trouble finding a brush with a long handle and small enough bristle head to clean off my rocks without getting my whole arm wet.

Came up with the following and it worked extremely well.

I used left over dos tubing, left over plumbing, and a tooth brush. Wedged the tooth brush in the tube after wrapping the tubing around the handle of the tooth brush.


The pvc handle was rock solid even in a medium to high flow tank.

Hope this helps someone else here.

Thanks!

This is actually not a bad idea

 

[SteveMM62Reef]

For the Cheap no name brand tooth brushes you can heat them up in Boiling Water and Bend them to an angle to clean the rocks. About a 45 Degree angle works the best.