“FROZEN FOOD” to rinse or not ?

[codenfx]

I don't rinse, just thaw on a cup with selcon and drop into the tank. On days when i'm in a hurry, I drop into the defroster and let the tank water disperse it down.

 

[Glenner’sreef]

I never do. In fact I prefer the smaller particulates enter the tank as they're more likely (theoretically) to be digested by my SPS and gorgonians.

If the argument is that the juice is harmful, I hardly think the actual frozen shrimp etc. that are sitting in it would be much safer, and that's obviously not true.

Great logic!!!

 

[BigSkyRich]

I myself, don’t rinse. I have always felt like the frozen food gravy would find its way to all of my corals. I can definitely rationalize an opposite view but I like to feed my whole tank.
“Frozen food gravy”.

1. Do you rinse your frozen feasts or not, and why?

Nah, throw the chunk in there and let them fight it out

 

[Glenner’sreef]

Nah, throw the chunk in there and let them fight it out

Right? Lol!!!!!

 

[BigSkyRich]

Nah, throw the chunk in there and let them fight it out

Unfortunately with my harlequin the fight doesn't last long

 

[Glenner’sreef]

Unfortunately with my harlequin the fight doesn't last long

His last name “Tusk” is there for a reason. Lol

 

[BigSkyRich]

His last name “Tusk” is there for a reason. Lol

Indeed

 

[Glenner’sreef]

I think “as reefers” one of our goals should be to have filtration that will create a pristine environment for our livestock especially with the benefits of heavy feeding.

 

[jmichaelh7]

I think “as reefers” one of our goals should be to have filtration that will create a pristine environment for our livestock especially with the benefits of heavy feeding.

So do you rinse or not

 

[Big Smelly fish]

It depends on the tank, my reef tank I don’t rinse as the corals can take up the liquid from frozen. But for my seahorse tanks it always thawed and rinsed to remove excess nutrients.

 

[MoshJosh]

I would rinse but I have some, probably irrational, fear of my tap water some how getting into the tank on the food and KILLING EVERYTHING!!! Would rinse in RO if I made RO more often. . . and had a strainer. . .

Right now I just defrost food for the week and feed with tweezers as to get mostly food and not a lot of juices.

 

[jmichaelh7]

I would rinse but I have some, probably irrational, fear of my tap water some how getting into the tank on the food and KILLING EVERYTHING!!! Would rinse in RO if I made RO more often. . . and had a strainer. . .

Right now I just defrost food for the week and feed with tweezers as to get mostly food and not a lot of juices.

Tweezers? Dude get a strainer if your going this route… it will honestly help you out.

I strain 6 cubes a day for 15 fish.

I may try throwing in raw one of these days but I have red algae when nutrients get high

 

[MoshJosh]

Tweezers? Dude get a strainer if your going this route… it will honestly help you out.

I strain 6 cubes a day for 15 fish.

I may try throwing in raw one of these days but I have red algae when nutrients get high

Not like tiny tweezers haha, aqua scaping tweezers, only takes 3 pinches to feed the 4 fish I have. . . but no it is not the quickest or most elegant system.

 

[Glenner’sreef]

So do you rinse or not

Nevah!!!

 

[Glenner’sreef]

Tweezers? Dude get a strainer if your going this route… it will honestly help you out.

I strain 6 cubes a day for 15 fish.

I may try throwing in raw one of these days but I have red algae when nutrients get high

Use some tank water every time to thaw out your cubes.

 

[Wasabiroot]

I do not rinse and I feed exclusive with frozen artemia and freshwater cyclops - the tank looks like this



Sincerely Lasse

Love your aquarium, very natural feel

 

[jmichaelh7]

Use some tank water every time to thaw out your cubes.

I guess it depends on your po4 and no-3 levels,

or if someone has already done research to see if this even contributes to elevated nutrients i wouldn't mind going that route

 

[Blumy]

Big no for me. SPS tank that absorbs nutrients big time. In fact, I tested straining and got cyno doing so.

 

[homer1475]

Never rinsed. The small particulate is coral food, and CUC food.

Break off a chunk of LRS or PE mysis, rub between my fingers in the tank. I can actually hand feed most of my fish this way. They are just used to me now.

If you have NO3 or PO4 issues, up your filtration game, don't starve your inhabitants.

100% a firm believer in heavy in, heavy out is the best way to run a reef tank.

 

[Glenner’sreef]

Never rinsed. The small particulate is coral food, and CUC food.

Break off a chunk of LRS or PE mysis, rub between my fingers in the tank. I can actually hand feed most of my fish this way. They are just used to me now.

If you have NO3 or PO4 issues, up your filtration game, don't starve your inhabitants.

100% a firm believer in heavy in, heavy out is the best way to run a reef tank.

Can’t disagree!!!