My new 600 gallon reef
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Goodwin9
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I forgot to mention pellets too. The Vlamingii in the above picture darn near jumps out of the water going after the pellets. Kind of reminds me of tossing treats to a dog......<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15113709#post15113709 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jnarowe
:lol: No doubt! I can't believe you feed flake to that fabulous colllection of fish. You and I need to have a talk!
jnarowe
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15113707#post15113707 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Goodwin9
Jonathan...just a thought...during your sabbatical, maybe you could market and sell your frozen food. Seems to have done well with your fish. You might be surprised how many takers you might get.
I have thought about it, but it wouldn't be very profitable, which is why hobby food is so expensive. I may give it more thought but what I would rather do is encourage people to make their own, a la melev, me, etc.
Part of it is philosophy. You can't imagine the face on someone who has just tested their over-the-counter fish food for phosphate & nitrate. It is indeed startling. Then you dig deeper into individual ingredients and find all sorts of strange stuff. So long-term, wouldn't it be better if reef keepers became more aware and more self-sufficient?
All you have to do is grab up some stuff at the grocery store, chop it up, add vitamins, and freeze it. It's pretty darn easy. For someone like yourself, it can be an economy thing too. Spend half an hour making fish food, and save quite a bit of money each month, all the while reducing the crap going into the system and having much healthier fish. It's a no-brainer for me, but I am sure quite a mental hurdle for many people.
Make your own dammit! :lol:
Goodwin9
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My first and only try ended up a failure. Must have been in the processor too long. All the food did was cloud the water and fouled the skimmers. Corals might have like it, but the fish didn't. You should know that I can screw up a batch of macaroni & cheese............
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melev
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Sounds like you need to try again, Chuck.
I never timed it, but I think I ran mine 30 seconds at a time. Open it up, check the size, and pulse it for 10 more seconds, maybe 15. Open it up, check again.
You can also run different sized batches, then combine them before freezing. That way each time you feed your tank, you have multiple sized foods to offer. Smaller fish like tiny food, bigger fish like a mouthful, and corals like particulates.
I never timed it, but I think I ran mine 30 seconds at a time. Open it up, check the size, and pulse it for 10 more seconds, maybe 15. Open it up, check again.
You can also run different sized batches, then combine them before freezing. That way each time you feed your tank, you have multiple sized foods to offer. Smaller fish like tiny food, bigger fish like a mouthful, and corals like particulates.
jnarowe
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SO TRUE. Fish will only consider what they think is "food" and a lot of that has to do with size in my observation. So maybe add whole krill, whole mysid, chop some shrimp, etc.
If you have anemones, then you can typically err a bit on the large size, because those big pieces will get dragged to them.
If you have anemones, then you can typically err a bit on the large size, because those big pieces will get dragged to them.
