Frozen Food

jesse_224 · 07-23-2006, 04:11 PM

I havent had any fish in my tank for a few months until yesterday. I added an oc. clown. Before when I had fish I fed two different kinds of dry food. I bought this one frozen food and im wondering about storage. Do you need to keep it froze? If not how long would it keep in the bottom of the fridge?

Gina · 07-23-2006, 04:21 PM

Is it the frozen cubes or a large sheet of food?
We keep all our frozen food......frozen.
I take out a cube of food in the morning, thaw and rinse in RO/DI water then feed.

jesse_224 · 07-23-2006, 04:34 PM

It is the frozen cubes. It looks like mush, when you soak it in RO/DI does it stay together? Or do you have to strain it out of the water?

Gina · 07-23-2006, 04:36 PM

I have to strain it.

jesse_224 · 07-23-2006, 05:01 PM

ok cool...I will try that

gimpy · 07-24-2006, 11:32 PM

I see that you have only a ten gal. tank and only one fish. I would hesitate to put a whole cube into your tank at once. I think that would be way too much food. Of course, I may be misreading/misunderstanding the posts.

I would slice off a small portion and swirl/swish it in the aquarium water, or, if you are going to rinse it first, swish it in tap water (or r/o water). I do that, then strain it through a real tight meshed net, then pour aq. water through the net to to dislodge that into a cup, along with the aq. water, then feed it to the fish/tank.

I have a perc. clown and feed him frozen "formula one". It is a reddish cube. I slice off 5-6 real small pieces and pour it into the tank. It is more of a gelatin consistency and stays together more so than breaking up like frozen brine shrimp does. This is about the only thing my perc eats. He really goes after it.

Frank

lcstorc · 07-25-2006, 10:40 AM

For my ponies, I thaw and rinse a cube of mysis and then feed it to them with an eyedropper (a bit bigger tube but basically that's it.) Then I refrigerate the leftovers and use that night etc. I go through a cube in about 2 days and I am careful to refrigerate once thawed.

jesse_224 · 07-25-2006, 10:23 PM

Yeah, I have a 10 gal. I figured it was way to much food also. I figure one cube will last him about a week. Or at least so far that is what it looks like it will last. I have been putting a little of the food in a plastic cup and rinsing it with DI water two or three times then dumping the food and water into the tank. It seems to work good. Icstorc, I was thinking about doing the eyedropper thing, it sounds like a good idea. Thanks everyone

iluvzigz · 07-25-2006, 11:06 PM

ive been putting my frozen brine in a cup of ro water to thaw ,then pour the whole thing in..am i not supposed to put that water from thawing it in my tank? because of possible phos.? strain in net then put in tank...gotcha.

KMP · 07-25-2006, 11:52 PM

i thaw, only use a little at a time and refrigerate in between.

jesse_224 · 07-26-2006, 06:16 PM

KMP that is also what I have been doing.

07-23-2006, 04:11 PM	#1 (permalink)
jesse_224 Serpent Star Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 211 View Gallery Karma Komment	Frozen Food I havent had any fish in my tank for a few months until yesterday. I added an oc. clown. Before when I had fish I fed two different kinds of dry food. I bought this one frozen food and im wondering about storage. Do you need to keep it froze? If not how long would it keep in the bottom of the fridge? __________________ 10g Nano 10g Sump 20lbs Live Sand 15lbs Live Fiji Rock 1 Percula Clownfish 1 Scarlet hermit Several Blue legged hermits 2 Turbo snail 2 Green Star Polyp Colonies Watermelon Mushroom 1 Peppermint Shrimp

07-23-2006, 04:21 PM	#2 (permalink)
Gina Moderator Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Indiana Posts: 8,832 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Frozen Food Is it the frozen cubes or a large sheet of food? We keep all our frozen food......frozen. I take out a cube of food in the morning, thaw and rinse in RO/DI water then feed. __________________ Gina and Mark's 75 Visit Our Sponsors Gina's Cube Gina

07-23-2006, 04:34 PM	#3 (permalink)
jesse_224 Serpent Star Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 211 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Frozen Food It is the frozen cubes. It looks like mush, when you soak it in RO/DI does it stay together? Or do you have to strain it out of the water? __________________ 10g Nano 10g Sump 20lbs Live Sand 15lbs Live Fiji Rock 1 Percula Clownfish 1 Scarlet hermit Several Blue legged hermits 2 Turbo snail 2 Green Star Polyp Colonies Watermelon Mushroom 1 Peppermint Shrimp

07-23-2006, 04:36 PM	#4 (permalink)
Gina Moderator Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Indiana Posts: 8,832 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Frozen Food I have to strain it. __________________ Gina and Mark's 75 Visit Our Sponsors Gina's Cube Gina

07-23-2006, 05:01 PM	#5 (permalink)
jesse_224 Serpent Star Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 211 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Frozen Food ok cool...I will try that __________________ 10g Nano 10g Sump 20lbs Live Sand 15lbs Live Fiji Rock 1 Percula Clownfish 1 Scarlet hermit Several Blue legged hermits 2 Turbo snail 2 Green Star Polyp Colonies Watermelon Mushroom 1 Peppermint Shrimp

07-24-2006, 11:32 PM	#6 (permalink)
gimpy Bryozoan Join Date: May 2004 Location: Northern Arizona Posts: 53 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Frozen Food I see that you have only a ten gal. tank and only one fish. I would hesitate to put a whole cube into your tank at once. I think that would be way too much food. Of course, I may be misreading/misunderstanding the posts. I would slice off a small portion and swirl/swish it in the aquarium water, or, if you are going to rinse it first, swish it in tap water (or r/o water). I do that, then strain it through a real tight meshed net, then pour aq. water through the net to to dislodge that into a cup, along with the aq. water, then feed it to the fish/tank. I have a perc. clown and feed him frozen "formula one". It is a reddish cube. I slice off 5-6 real small pieces and pour it into the tank. It is more of a gelatin consistency and stays together more so than breaking up like frozen brine shrimp does. This is about the only thing my perc eats. He really goes after it. Frank

07-25-2006, 10:40 AM	#7 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 20,766 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Frozen Food For my ponies, I thaw and rinse a cube of mysis and then feed it to them with an eyedropper (a bit bigger tube but basically that's it.) Then I refrigerate the leftovers and use that night etc. I go through a cube in about 2 days and I am careful to refrigerate once thawed. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back. In Loving Memory Of Z 01/22/07 - 08/19/08

07-25-2006, 10:23 PM	#8 (permalink)
jesse_224 Serpent Star Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 211 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Frozen Food Yeah, I have a 10 gal. I figured it was way to much food also. I figure one cube will last him about a week. Or at least so far that is what it looks like it will last. I have been putting a little of the food in a plastic cup and rinsing it with DI water two or three times then dumping the food and water into the tank. It seems to work good. Icstorc, I was thinking about doing the eyedropper thing, it sounds like a good idea. Thanks everyone __________________ 10g Nano 10g Sump 20lbs Live Sand 15lbs Live Fiji Rock 1 Percula Clownfish 1 Scarlet hermit Several Blue legged hermits 2 Turbo snail 2 Green Star Polyp Colonies Watermelon Mushroom 1 Peppermint Shrimp

07-25-2006, 11:06 PM	#9 (permalink)
iluvzigz Elegance coral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: palm beach FL Posts: 1,026 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Frozen Food ive been putting my frozen brine in a cup of ro water to thaw ,then pour the whole thing in..am i not supposed to put that water from thawing it in my tank? because of possible phos.? strain in net then put in tank...gotcha. __________________ Ben *Member "Crabs Are Evil and Delicious" Society* http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...250#post172250

07-25-2006, 11:52 PM	#10 (permalink)
KMP Torch coral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Woodland, CA Posts: 585 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Frozen Food i thaw, only use a little at a time and refrigerate in between. __________________ Kenny 24g Aquapod, 24lb Live Rock, 28lb Live Sand, (3) MJ 900s (25.5w, 460gph), Closed Loop Circulation Nanocustoms 4.36 Series Lighting (144w), (2) 36w 10000k Daylights. (2) 36w Actinics, (1) R2 Moonlights

07-26-2006, 06:16 PM	#11 (permalink)
jesse_224 Serpent Star Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 211 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Frozen Food KMP that is also what I have been doing. __________________ 10g Nano 10g Sump 20lbs Live Sand 15lbs Live Fiji Rock 1 Percula Clownfish 1 Scarlet hermit Several Blue legged hermits 2 Turbo snail 2 Green Star Polyp Colonies Watermelon Mushroom 1 Peppermint Shrimp

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