Re: [GSAS-Member] *SPAM* Re: Frozen Food

[Matt Staroscik <matt@wrongcrowd.com>]

The conventional wisdom is to thaw and strain. When I had a small reef tank
that needed frozen food frequently, that is how I did it.

Like Jesse, nowadays I give frozen food infrequently and I don't bother
doing it that way.

YMMV!


On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 11:56 AM, Doerr, Jesse <Jesse.Doerr@fei.com> wrote:

> it's a pretty infrequent treat for me, so i just throw the frozen cube of
> blood worms in. I haven't noticed any problems with water quality.
>
> Jesse Doerr
>
> Field Service Engineer
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Shango Los <shango@shangolos.com>
> Sent: Monday, June 01, 2009 11:54 AM
> To: Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member chat <gsas-member@thekrib.com>
> Subject: [GSAS-Member] Frozen Food
>
> Hi Friends,
>
> How do ya¹ll present frozen food to your fish?
>
> I used to just toss the cubes in frozen.
> I then began thawing out the cube first in some hot water and then poured
> that in the tank.
>
> However, I now suspect that doing it that way is funking my water.  This
> weekend I began thawing the cube in water and then pouring the food through
> a net and then introducing the strained food.  That way seems to waste a
> lot
> but only got the food in the tank, not any sort of binding agent.
>
> So tell me, how do you feed with frozen bloodworms and Mysis shrimp?
>
> Thanks
> Shango
>
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