What time(s) do you feed your fish?

melev · Jun 8, 2017

I was wondering about what y'all do. If you feed your fish multiple times a day, or every other day.... whatever is your routine, I'd like to hear it. Here's mine:

400g:
12:30 p.m. - Eheim autofeeder (1 rotation)
6:30 p.m. - Eheim autofeeder (2 rotations)
10:20 p.m. - Rod's food

60g Anemone cube:
7:00 p.m. - Eheim autofeeder (1 rotation)
10:20 p.m. - Rod's food

60g Frag system:
4:00 p.m. - Eheim autofeeder (1 rotation)
10:20 p.m. - Rod's food

Special treats on occasion, 2x per week:
Nori clipped to the glass of the 400g

Special treat on rare occasion (few times a year)
1 pinch of banana mashed up into the water column for the tangs and anthias to go crazy over

brett_schn · Jun 8, 2017

How long have u used the auto feeder? Is it reliable

melev · Jun 8, 2017

brett_schn said:
How long have u used the auto feeder? Is it reliable

I've been using them for about 7 years or longer. Occasionally one will go nuts and empty the drum into my reef, but I've got Phosphate Rx so I don't care. lol

brett_schn · Jun 8, 2017

Ohhhh that would Kill my 10 g In a second

melev · Jun 8, 2017

brett_schn said:
Ohhhh that would Kill my 10 g In a second

A 10g probably doesn't have that many fish. So what time do you feed your tank?

brett_schn · Jun 8, 2017

Depends. Usually at like 9-10 and then at like 8-10 depends though.

jenkinscrew2578 · Jun 8, 2017

100g Main Tank:
1:00 p.m. - Neptune autofeeder (2 rotations)

8:30 p.m. - Rod's food and Pellets, alternating every other day.

Nori on clip and phyto, alternating every other day.

(2)14g biocubes:
8:30 p.m. - Rod's food and Pellets, alternating every other day.

elFloyd · Jun 8, 2017

180g... three times daily (one rotation - ASF Super Feeder)... 9:00am, 1:00pm and 5:00pm. Nori always there for the Tangs, and I toss in a frozen cube a couple times a week.

melev · Jun 8, 2017

brett_schn said:
Depends. Usually at like 9-10 and then at like 8-10 depends though.

Twice a day then? Why does it depend?

Flippers4pups · Jun 8, 2017

Marc,
once a day, everyday. When I get home from work (5:00pm) Rods herbivore blend or LRS reef frenzy (I prefer LRS because it's cleaner and has probiotics) every other day. Ocean nutrition reef flakes in between. Nori twice a week.

Fish are fat as pigs!

Simon Ashby · Jun 8, 2017

20Gal
8pm, 1 Rotation Autofeeder.

Simon Ashby · Jun 8, 2017

Simon Ashby said:
20Gal
8pm, 1 Rotation Autofeeder.

...but I was getting way too much food out of 1 rotation for my little tank on even the smallest hole, so I've covered it up with tape also, to limit how much comes out.

Maritimer · Jun 8, 2017

In the morning, before my shower, I'll take out some frozen food. (I use a dozen or so varieties, in rotation). I generally thaw it in some RO/DI, and when I get out of the shower, I'll pour a little into the tanks. I'll drop in a bit more after I get dressed, and finish it up before I leave the house.

If I'm home at lunchtime, I'll toss in some pellets & some flake. Not a lot, just a little something to help break up the day.

Before dinner, I'll thaw some more frozen, and once again add it to the tanks over three or so small doses.

~Bruce

leepink23 · Jun 8, 2017

Larry's Reef Frenzy around 5pm every day, nori twice a week, pellets twice a week.

azbigjohn · Jun 8, 2017

210 gallon tank, not a lot of fish yet... (but three smaller Bartletts Anthias)

9 am - A total of 1 cube of frozen, usually combined of 1/4 cube each Reef plankton, Cyclops, and 1/2 cube Mysis Shrimp - Every 2-3 days, I replace with a section of LRS Reef Frenzy, chopped up fine)

7 pm, 1/4 cube of Reef Plankton (for the Anthias - they know when and where it will be)

Always have some nori rubberbanded to some rubble (my Kole Tang won't eat off a clip, but will off a rock? Go figure?

Flippers4pups · Jun 8, 2017

azbigjohn said:
210 gallon tank, not a lot of fish yet... (but three smaller Bartletts Anthias)

9 am - A total of 1 cube of frozen, usually combined of 1/4 cube each Reef plankton, Cyclops, and 1/2 cube Mysis Shrimp - Every 2-3 days, I replace with a section of LRS Reef Frenzy, chopped up fine)

7 pm, 1/4 cube of Reef Plankton (for the Anthias - they know when and where it will be)

Always have some nori rubberbanded to some rubble (my Kole Tang won't eat off a clip, but will off a rock? Go figure?

My tomini wouldn't eat nori from a clip stuck to the tank. Tied the clip to a piece of rock rubble that I place on the rock work. I use a plastic hook on a fiberglass rod to pull up to load. She eats off it. Tangs will be tangs.