Greg's 75g

[gregzz4]

I've been pre-thawing it as I was forgetting to get it ready in time for their dinner

I've been thawing it in a covered dish in the fridge
Then I rinse it in RO and dose it with vities and garlic

Guess I'll have to start thawing it every afternoon when I get home

[jorjef]

Just throw a piece of frozen in a small glass with tank water and rinse with your RO Takes about 15 minutes.

[Ginu]

I have a weird routine of feeding frozen... I basically keep everything frozen and cut shavings of them (mysis, clams, mussels and shrimps), then I throw them in a cup of ro/di water and stir. Within 30 seconds its all thawed out and at this point I strain, rinse again with ro/di water, apply garlic and let it sit for 5 min. Right after I throw the entire concussion in a pint of rodi water and feed the tank.

So far it's been working well and haven't had any casualties or issues with the food going bad.

Also my kole finally found the algae clip and it picks at it all day (usually its clean at the end of the day).
If I don't add the sea veggies clip, the kole checks the spot periodically during the day, it's quite funny to watch.

[molotov]

Very sorry to hear about your loss. I guess you can rest a little easier knowing how she died as opposed to it being a mystery.

when I feed my fish, I slice off a little chunk of brine or mysis and place in a espresso cup to thaw just before feeding. Then with a knife I scoop the thawed food out of the cup with the knife and in the tank it goes. This leaves all the liquid from the food behind.

I'm curious why you rinse it? And also how do you strain it?

[jorjef]

Originally Posted by molotov

I'm curious why you rinse it? And also how do you strain it?

I have an old net and the mesh is abouit the consistancy on a ladys nylon. You could make your own with an old net frame and cut the toe out a nylon and stretch it over the frame. Just takes the extra fine particles out that I find is pollition more than food

[Ginu]

Originally Posted by molotov

I'm curious why you rinse it? And also how do you strain it?

I use an old fishnet from my 20g freshwater tank. For rinsing I just add another pint of fresh rodi
I do the same with blood worms for my freshwater tank as I like to get the frozen water off since I really don't know what's in there.

[gregzz4]

Thanks for the tips everyone. I've just been lazy about getting food ready on the spot. I'll change my ways and go back to the old tank water thaw method
I'm not even sure this was the cause of Cleo's demise, but it's a good time to develop better habits

For rinsing I use a $2 brine shrimp net and pour RO water through it

molotov, it's best to rinse frozen as you don't want all the excess oils in your tank feeding nuisance algae

Ginu, glad to hear your Kole found it's appetite for nori