just out of curiosity do you guys drop frozen cubes in the tank or defrost first? also is there a reason for y u do it? ive just been dropping the cube in lately partly cause my hippo is skittish but it seems that the cube will either end up stuck to the overflow or a shrimp will pop up and grab it.
whole cube or defrosted?
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Tangalong
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First, I defrost the cubes in a brine shrimp net under running water until it is thawed...then squeeze it with a paper towel a little bit to get the excess water out. The medium used to freeze the cube is said to have a lot of phosphates in it. You can now add a few drops of Selcon (vitamin) before you feed them. I taget feed my fish with a turkey baster so everyone gets their share. Also turn off pumps for a few minutes when feeding. Good chance to get a good look at everyone too. This is just my way...I like to feed my fish.
Flipper62
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You should always let the cube thaw out on a napkin or paper towel first. You want the water that they use to soak into the towel so your just adding the food to the tank. The water that they use may have phosphates & other things in it that you dont want in the tank.
Also only add the amount of food that the fish will eat in 3 to 5 minutes. Keep the pumps off when feeding & let the extra food settle down on to the corals. If your feeding Rods Food or Cyclopeez, this is good for the corals
Also only add the amount of food that the fish will eat in 3 to 5 minutes. Keep the pumps off when feeding & let the extra food settle down on to the corals. If your feeding Rods Food or Cyclopeez, this is good for the corals
Anemonebuff
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I best way I have found is that I melt the cubes in a small amount of tank water. I then pour the melted concoction into a plastic reusable coffee filter and swirl it around while I use a small amount of ro water from the sink to rinse it further. This removed most of the small particles and crud. I then dump the contents from the coffee filter into a clean jar, put about 20ml of tank water in it and then use a turkey baster to feed a small amount of food over a few hours.
I defrosted the cubes in the trash and reused the cube tray to hold the the food I make myself from shrimp, a non-oily white fleshed fish, and clam. After adding a little water I blend in the blender then I use a small baster and fill the tray and refreeze. That way I have no issues with phosphates or anything like that. I am lucky enough to live near the ocean where fresh non processed seafood is available. This has worked great for me and I can make a months supply of food in about 10 minutes and spend a total of $1.10
Just a thought, may work for someone else to.
Just a thought, may work for someone else to.
