Sharkitty

Don't you just love it when one quick dip gives you exactly 5ml?

Shawnie

the lil things that amuse us! (im the same way!)

Tony G.

i dont get it

pinkfloydpuffer

Haha
Aw come on, it's not that bad to dip, pour, dip, pour, dip, pour, oh didn't pour out enough, pour, oh man now I poured out too much....

matt6765

You just dip the test tube in the water and hope to get 5 ml that must be hard... I you a medicin dropper thing that meausers 5 ml

Sharkitty

Matt, you're a genius! That immediately made me think of all my syringes for medicating the kitties, but the biggest is 3cc. Still, maybe I will do that. Though I don't know, I kind of enjoy the dipping game.

Shawnie

the dipping game is fun, unless you have fish that think its food(your hand) every time you pour out too much and gotta dip again! LOL

pinkfloydpuffer

that is EXACTLY what my GSPs do! Haha, they nibble at my knuckles!

Shawnie

so do my africans!!!!!!! even tho it doesnt hurt, still makes me jump and screech LOL

Tony G.

muahahahahahaha you got yourself some hungry lil´dudes rofl

bolivianbaby

My daughter's guppies do that! That's why she has to pull her own water for tests. It makes me laugh because she jumps.

She gets so mad as well because I've been testing for a few months now, so I know the one drop game when it's just over 5ml and she always ends up pouring too much.

Sharkitty

I think it's hilarious when Finny tries to eat me! Oh yeah, you're fierce little man. All 1/10 of an ounce of you!

eiginh

I have a 12 ml measuring syringe and it does the trick. Takes less than 10 seconds but I guess it also takes out the fun of the pull and drip.

pinkfloydpuffer

At least my puffers are still little.... when they're bigger I'm afraid they'll draw blood!

ABCDemily

I use a syringe
But I do fully agree with the satifaction of the perfect dip

aquarist48

I use a syringe as well. Always a perfect 5ml

Sharkitty

Syringe show offs!!

harpua2002

I use a dropper and add until I hit 5 mL. I'm not that good at the dipping game.

*edit* For those with small tanks, do you all ever worry about residue from the chemicals getting into the tank? I'm probably just paranoid, but it's just another reason I use a dropper.

MizRamzi

I have a big ole 30ml syringe!!! Tanks care of the dip dip pour pour madness

MizRamzi

prairielilly

Apres testing, I always rinse out the tubes and caps at least six times under the tap before I put the stuff away, to remove any residual chemicals. That way I'm always starting with a 'fresh' tube. Carryover from university chemistry training

harpua2002

I do too, but I'll admit to letting the test tubes sit for a while sometimes. I guess it is more of a concern for us lazy folks. LOL.

eiginh

You ain't the only one

Sharkitty

I actually leave the chemicals in the tubes until next time I test. Then do many rinses and roll up a paper towel to get any gunk left over. I know I should rinse them immediately, but my tank is at work and I usually test at the end of the day. Whatever, I'm just lazy . . .

Butterfly

AH the small satisfactions of life I have to do chlorine tests every four hours at work and I use the same kind of tube. BUT am required to rinse the tubes out before use and after use to make sure none of the reagent remains in the tube from the last test. If it does it will skew the results. So out of habit I rinse my tubes then use a 5ml syringe to fill the tube
Carol

Amanda

ROFL. That's exactly what I do

aquarist48

LOL Sharkitty