How do you prepare frozen food for feeding?

[Jon M.]

I just drop in two cubes per the directions!

 

[Joshua Jordan]

I put three cubes in a plastic cup, I then add hot tap water and stir until thawed. Nest, I put some fine mesh over the top of the cup and drain all of the thawed water through the mesh so that only the thawed food remains. Then I refill the cup with RODI water and then feed to all three of my nano tanks. I was always told that the dirty water that the food is frozen in , is what raises phosphates.

 

[rmurken]

When feeding frozen food, I typically will drop 2 or 3 cubes into an irrigation syringe. Then, I will draw up some DT water and allow it to thaw.

Once thawed, I give it a good shake and place the tip into the tank. My inhabitants have come to recognize the tip of the syringe as a dinner bell. Once they gather around the syringe, I gently squeeze out small amounts until they swim away, indicating a full belly.

But I think this is the source of my elevated Phosphates.

So as the title states: how do you prepare frozen food for feeding?

Thanks
Dom

I place it on a paper towel out of reach of our cats until it is thawed, or I run out of patience. If I’m feeling industrious, I rinse it in a net. But usually I just toss it in.

 

[bsr2430]

Off the wall question. How long will frozen food stay good thawed in your fridge for?

I ask this because I focus on corals, not fish really. I over feed all the time for three fish...

 

[saltyhog]

I put my frozen food (spirulina, blood worms, mysis, LRS Fish Frenzy) in a plastic condiment cup and let it thaw. Then I get a big squirt of tank water with my turkey baster and mix it up well and squirt it in front of one of my MP40's. If I just throw the still frozen food in, the more dominant fish get more than their share. By doing it this way and letting the power head distribute the length of my tank (6 feet), everyone get's a chance to eat their fill. Usually feed 2 cubes (or the equivalent) two or three times a day.

 

[AquaBiomics]

When feeding frozen food, I typically will drop 2 or 3 cubes into an irrigation syringe. Then, I will draw up some DT water and allow it to thaw.

Once thawed, I give it a good shake and place the tip into the tank. My inhabitants have come to recognize the tip of the syringe as a dinner bell. Once they gather around the syringe, I gently squeeze out small amounts until they swim away, indicating a full belly.

But I think this is the source of my elevated Phosphates.

So as the title states: how do you prepare frozen food for feeding?

Thanks
Dom

FWIW my process is exactly like yours, except using the squirt bottle that comes with Reef Chili, and I just kind of squirt it in the tank and walk away.

My food is homemade blended seafood, though, it seems to have fairly low PO4.

Only once a day - still amazed at how many times per day some people are feeding. I am trying to up my feeding but old habits die hard.

 

[ZoWhat]

What's all this THAWING nonsense?

I've been throwing in solid frozen cubes for 15yrs and fish take nibbles off the frozen cube as its swirling around.

Is everyone afraid the fish are going to get ICE CREAM HEADACHES? Lololololololololol.

I have a 7in (2in thick) Hippo tang that's perfectly colored, not a scar or mark on her. She'll grab hold of a frozen cube with mouth and drags it around the tank playing "keep away" from other fish.

Sometimes I think we all get a lil too pretentious with our Husbandry

Just sayin'

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[Dom]

What's all this THAWING nonsense?

I've been throwing in solid frozen cubes for 15yrs and fish take nibbles off the frozen cube as its swirling around.

Is everyone afraid the fish are going to get ICE CREAM HEADACHES? Lololololololololol.

I have a 7in (2in thick) Hippo tang that's perfectly colored, not a scar or mark on her. She'll grab hold of a frozen cube with mouth and drags it around the tank playing "keep away" from other fish.

Sometimes I think we all get a lil too pretentious with our Husbandry

Just sayin'

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When I throw the cube directly in the tank, it will sometimes get hung up by the overflow box, where everything goes down into the sump as it thaws.

And thawing a cube before putting it in the tank is a good idea because my filter feeders have to eat too. My Nems grab stuff all the time.

 

[ZoWhat]

When I throw the cube directly in the tank, it will sometimes get hung up by the overflow box, where everything goes down into the sump as it thaws.

And thawing a cube before putting it in the tank is a good idea because my filter feeders have to eat too. My Nems grab stuff all the time.

Turn off thine return pump. That's the first thing I do is turn off my return pump via the feeding-mode in Apex

 

[ReefGeezer]

I just thaw a bunch of different frozen delights in a glass of RODI, dump in what I want and put the rest in the fridge for later. I usually mix, Rods food, herbivore mix, Mysis, gut loaded Brine, and if I have them, chopped Clams or Shrimp. Sometimes I pour off excess water. Sometimes I don't.