“FROZEN FOOD” to rinse or not ?

[Glenner’sreef]

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?

 

[vetteguy53081]

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 a opposite view but I like to feed my whole tank.
“Frozen food gravy”.

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

Recommended but I dont. The juice goes to my coral

 

[Hallowhead]

I drain the juice for one of my tanks with higher nutrients and dump it all into another that's lower lol

 

[HudsonReefer2.0]

The PE mysis I may defrost and strain off the melt but I Nvr rinse.

 

[Glenner’sreef]

I drain the juice for one of my tanks with higher nutrients and dump it all into another that's lower lol

Reasons why we should all have more than one tank!!!

 

[Hallowhead]

Reasons why we should all have more than one tank!!!

That's what I tell my fiance.. she just doesn't understand

 

[Glenner’sreef]

That's what I tell my fiance.. she just doesn't understand

I went from fiancé to wife 39 years ago. Just always love em. They’ll never understand.

 

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

Nope. Defrost in tank water and it all goes back in.

 

[Lbrdsoxfan]

Nope, i figure the more the better, lol.

 

[HudsonReefer2.0]

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[Jedi1199]

Nope. Defrost in tank water and it all goes back in.

Same... I defrost a dozen or so cubes for my reefs for a weeks batch.. and defrost 4 cubes daily for my predator tank... ALL goes in.

 

[doubleshot00]

It depends on how old your tank is and if its full if mature coral or just frags.

I rinse right now.

 

[Glenner’sreef]

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Mmmm? Not totally convinced @HudsonReefer2.0: So I have a 180 gallon and so Jake Adams may not be talking about my tank. That being said, the main written about foreign nutrient mentioned was “free oils” not totally sure what that is. Sounds bad but here are PE Mysis shrimp I believe Canadian freshwater shrimp that not only are packed in that water but hatched, grew up, bred, and matured in that water. My question would be if that nutrient and others assisted these delicate shrimp in their life cycle then why would I want to rinse that out of my food and feeding? That’s where my logic takes me.

 

[AJsReef]

Dependent on your N in my opinion, if your levels are where you want them without rising, why bother?

 

[Glenner’sreef]

Dependent on your N in my opinion, if your levels are where you want them without dosing, why bother?

So we should be feeding every day. But only test our levels weekly or monthly. Testing each day to determine our levels so that we can also determine whether to rinse food or not, I don’t think is going to happen.

 

[gbroadbridge]

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 a opposite view but I like to feed my whole tank.
“Frozen food gravy”.

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

I never do - the amount of added phosphate is miniscule, and I pretty much have to add extra nitrate and phosphate anyway.

 

[Glenner’sreef]

I never do - the amount of added phosphate is miniscule, and I pretty much have to add extra nitrate and phosphate anyway.

A very balanced answer.

 

[TastesLikeChicken]

Break off a frozen piece. Drop it in the tank. Whatever the inhabitants don’t or can’t eat gets picked up by my filtration system and protein skimmer. Rinsing is for the birds!

 

[hart24601]

I never do - the amount of added phosphate is miniscule, and I pretty much have to add extra nitrate and phosphate anyway.

Exactly what i was going to post. Have phosphate on a doser even.

 

[Tamberav]

LRS has nothing to rinse... you would just be rinsing away good stuff.

I wouldn't rinse anyways tho.