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Old 06-09-2013, 01:27 AM
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Those trays are cool. Smaller than I was expecting. Do you still have the link for them?
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Old 06-09-2013, 01:46 AM
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Those trays are cool. Smaller than I was expecting. Do you still have the link for them?
Absolutely

There's 90 cubes per tray and I bought 2 pairs
Some reviews aren't too forgiving, but I had no issues removing a couple cubes tonight for a feeding

Casabella silicone mini ice cube trays

I put mine through the dishwasher when they arrived, and then rinsed them in RO. I'm a bit anal
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Old 06-09-2013, 02:16 AM
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Sweet, Thanks!
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Old 06-09-2013, 03:04 AM
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how about a recipe for your food concoction?
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Old 06-09-2013, 03:31 AM
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how about a recipe for your food concoction?
Well, I kinda stole it from here and there, and got the basic idea from Kien's post

I read on the web about this and that, and made my food based on what others say is good, and what I had in the freezer

Because my fish are small, I chopped my stuff much smaller than most might
I used;
1/2 bag scallops
1 bag seafood medley
4oz mysis
18 cubes pacifica plankton
4 cubes cyclopeeze
And 3-5 eye droppers of garlic and aminomega

I used the plankton as it was going to be wasted (getting burnt in the freezer), and the cyclopeeze is for the corals and small fish. Whatever, it'll be eaten

I checked on my blending throughout the process to ensure the fish could eat the size of food I was making

I thawed the scallops and medley in a pot of RO, then chopped it really small with my X-mas present blender. I used the big bowl that came with mine, not the cup.
I rinsed it with RO in the re-usable coffee filter and put it in a mixing bowl

I thawed the mysis, plankton and cyclopeeze in RO, rinsed it with RO, then chopped it also in RO
I found the less water you use, the easier it is to watch the blend

Once it was all chopped and strained, I blended all the stuff in a bowl and added the garlic and vities

Then I spread it into the trays with a spoon and that was it

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Old 06-09-2013, 03:39 AM
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you sure like that RO!

Sounds like quite the medly, and that they eat better than I do. How much do you suppose all of that cost you, and how long does it last? Is that the only thing you feed to the fish & coral and, how much and how often do you feed?
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Old 06-09-2013, 04:02 AM
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We feed our fish some NLS pellets at lunch, and the 'live' food for dinner

I haven't calculated it all, but I'll guess it's about $20-30/year, maybe $40 ?

It's much cheaper than feeding mysis every day

Go to your local grocer and you'll see how cheap it is to buy the seafood, but make sure you get it 'uncooked'
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