Hobby Multibox makes thawing frozen food easy
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The Hobby branded multi box has as the product name suggest multiple uses. However one of the biggest complaints we hear is how to thaw frozen food for your tank mates. Most of us use some sort of dish in reverse osmosis water and wait for it to thaw and then pour it into the tank. That might work well, but as many of us know, food is usually high in phosphates (fish need them to survive you know), so by dumping the thawed “juice” into the tank you are increasing your chances of having a phosphate spike. The Hobby multi box is what we like to call a professional thawing system. It has a fine mesh screen which allows you use whatever water source to thaw the food and then using the strainer system, keep the food in the box and all that left over juice out. These can be picked up for about $11.
Handy, but I’ve gotta say, a brine shrimp net works pretty well and only costs about $2
February 10th, 2010 at 9:04 am
I love Hobby products, they make some downright hobbyist level stuff. This box os exceptionally useful if you are trying to thaw a lot of different frozen foods.
February 10th, 2010 at 9:06 am
“de-thaw”? Really?
February 10th, 2010 at 9:07 am
Yeah, the “white net” is sufficient for me to do that.
February 10th, 2010 at 10:02 am
agreed, JD….A brine shrimp net and warm water out of the faucet is a winning combination.
February 10th, 2010 at 10:50 am
where are these available? i would guess they can keep bllackworms also, good for my fw, and sw
February 10th, 2010 at 11:52 am
I’m with JD and the few others… a brine shrimp net and any cup works well enough for how cheap it is (not to mention it probably also takes up less space).
February 10th, 2010 at 4:01 pm
These are great little items. Can be used for many “reefing” things.
February 19th, 2010 at 1:22 pm