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adairable
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Originally Posted by PerfectDark
I actually take the time and slice the formula 1 up into little cubes and just before I put it into the tank I add a bit of the tank water to my cup swish it around a bit and toss it in they gobble it up in under a minute. But the pieces are bite size for them that way I am sure they eat it all. But I also feed them cyclops and theres a frozen multi pack for SW fish that has 4 differnt types of food in it I always alternate with all of them. Seems to work so far
this seems like a lot of work....you sure i shouldn't just stick with the flakes????
j/k
I actually take the time and slice the formula 1 up into little cubes and just before I put it into the tank I add a bit of the tank water to my cup swish it around a bit and toss it in they gobble it up in under a minute. But the pieces are bite size for them that way I am sure they eat it all. But I also feed them cyclops and theres a frozen multi pack for SW fish that has 4 differnt types of food in it I always alternate with all of them. Seems to work so far
this seems like a lot of work....you sure i shouldn't just stick with the flakes????
j/k
perfectdark
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Yea i know I obsess I bit about feeding them.
I guess you could, stay with what you know... You flakes have to stick together huh?
backatcha jk
I actually heard and I cant say if this is true or not. But the flake food isnt really a high quality food. Thats only what I have been told.
I guess you could, stay with what you know... You flakes have to stick together huh?
I actually heard and I cant say if this is true or not. But the flake food isnt really a high quality food. Thats only what I have been told.
coral keeper
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Nice reef tank!
adairable
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Well, I didn't drip acclimate it and maybe that was the problem. I floated the bag for a good 45minutes and then every 15 I took out a turkey basters worth of its water, threw that out, and then put in the same amount from my tank. I did this for 2 hours. So I acclimated him for atleast 2hours and 45 minutes this way
trainfever
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Adair:
I know you are on a tight budget but you have to drip acclimate. Get yourself a length of airline tubing an inline airvalve and a plastic bucket. You dont have to get a 5 gallon bucket, a 2 gallon bucket from a dollar store will do. These 3 items will cost less than 5 bucks.
Cut the tubing into two sections and place the valve in between them. The lenghth of tubing depends on your set up. Then start the syphon and adjust the airvalve so that you have a slow but steady drip of water into the bucket. Now since you are on a budget, plan on doing a water change the next time you add a fish. This way the water that drips out will be discarded and replacd with fresh salt water.
As far as frozen foods, I thaw mine in a brine shrimp net by running tapwater over it. This has never caused me any problems.
I know you are on a tight budget but you have to drip acclimate. Get yourself a length of airline tubing an inline airvalve and a plastic bucket. You dont have to get a 5 gallon bucket, a 2 gallon bucket from a dollar store will do. These 3 items will cost less than 5 bucks.
Cut the tubing into two sections and place the valve in between them. The lenghth of tubing depends on your set up. Then start the syphon and adjust the airvalve so that you have a slow but steady drip of water into the bucket. Now since you are on a budget, plan on doing a water change the next time you add a fish. This way the water that drips out will be discarded and replacd with fresh salt water.
As far as frozen foods, I thaw mine in a brine shrimp net by running tapwater over it. This has never caused me any problems.
adairable
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Originally Posted by trainfever
Adair:
I know you are on a tight budget but you have to drip acclimate. Get yourself a length of airline tubing an inline airvalve and a plastic bucket. You dont have to get a 5 gallon bucket, a 2 gallon bucket from a dollar store will do. These 3 items will cost less than 5 bucks.
Cut the tubing into two sections and place the valve in between them. The lenghth of tubing depends on your set up. Then start the syphon and adjust the airvalve so that you have a slow but steady drip of water into the bucket. Now since you are on a budget, plan on doing a water change the next time you add a fish. This way the water that drips out will be discarded and replacd with fresh salt water.
As far as frozen foods, I thaw mine in a brine shrimp net by running tapwater over it. This has never caused me any problems.
thanks trainfever...once again train knows best
Adair:
I know you are on a tight budget but you have to drip acclimate. Get yourself a length of airline tubing an inline airvalve and a plastic bucket. You dont have to get a 5 gallon bucket, a 2 gallon bucket from a dollar store will do. These 3 items will cost less than 5 bucks.
Cut the tubing into two sections and place the valve in between them. The lenghth of tubing depends on your set up. Then start the syphon and adjust the airvalve so that you have a slow but steady drip of water into the bucket. Now since you are on a budget, plan on doing a water change the next time you add a fish. This way the water that drips out will be discarded and replacd with fresh salt water.
As far as frozen foods, I thaw mine in a brine shrimp net by running tapwater over it. This has never caused me any problems.
thanks trainfever...once again train knows best
clown boy
Active Member
Originally Posted by Adairable
Well, I didn't drip acclimate it and maybe that was the problem. I floated the bag for a good 45minutes and then every 15 I took out a turkey basters worth of its water, threw that out, and then put in the same amount from my tank. I did this for 2 hours. So I acclimated him for atleast 2hours and 45 minutes this way
As said already, that probably was the problem... sorry to hear about your loss...
Well, I didn't drip acclimate it and maybe that was the problem. I floated the bag for a good 45minutes and then every 15 I took out a turkey basters worth of its water, threw that out, and then put in the same amount from my tank. I did this for 2 hours. So I acclimated him for atleast 2hours and 45 minutes this way
As said already, that probably was the problem... sorry to hear about your loss...
trainfever
Active Member
Originally Posted by Adairable
thanks trainfever...once again train knows best
You are starting to sound like one of my five daughters, yes I said five. Except they replace train with father or daddy. And yes they are usually being sarcastic also when they say it.
thanks trainfever...once again train knows best
You are starting to sound like one of my five daughters, yes I said five. Except they replace train with father or daddy. And yes they are usually being sarcastic also when they say it.
perfectdark
Active Member
So what now, no more fish EVER? OH NO!! you cant give up...dont let your tank push you around like that... show it whos boss.
mushroomss
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hey perfect dark,
just so ya know those yellow zoo's you have can sting other corals.They are considered by some a pest.just so ya know
just so ya know those yellow zoo's you have can sting other corals.They are considered by some a pest.just so ya know