Storing your fish food

JMorris271 · 10/19/2016, 09:40 PM

I was all excited about getting my fish tank going with some fish actually swimming around inside. I have fish now, purchased some frozen food for them and put it in the freezer which seems to smell things up and gets lost in the chicken and ice cream.
Where and how do you keep your frozen food ?
Thanks

AboutAcans · 10/20/2016, 12:01 AM

I don't use frozen food, it's never worked for me. Freezer burns most the time and doesn't really hang in the water column where I need it to. Most of it just seems to last about a month and then "freezer burn". But chicken legs do the same thing haha

I hate to sound like I'm pitching something but I've been fragging corals for 15 years. Friend or mine got me turned on to Olio Coral Food. I don't even refrigerate it (I think you're supposed to, but meh). Stuff is crazy good though for a full spectrum food. Most the fraggers I know use it, but not many are on the boards. I even use it for my clownfish breeding tank cause I don't know if whoever makes it intended it for it, but it even feeds my fry when my Piccasos breed.

Which by, wait can say this on the board here, another spawning just happened if anyone likes Piccasos.

Sinn Sage · 10/20/2016, 04:35 AM

If you have an outdoor outfitters store nearby such as a REI, they sell odor proof plastic bags.

We use them to keep the bears and such from eating our food while we sleep.

O.P.Sak is one brand that you can look for and they come in different sizes.

Ron Reefman · 10/20/2016, 05:32 AM

I use lots of frozen food and I keep open packages in ziploc bags in a sealable lid tupperware container. I have no issues with odor or frozen fish food in my ice cream!

chrisfont23 · 10/20/2016, 06:27 AM

Frozen food is kept in the freezer. Side of the door. Refrigerated food (i.e. Roe, Phyto) is kept in the fridge. I make space. No one in my house seems to mind and they pretty much avoid it when grabbing for waffles in the morning.

AboutAcans · 10/20/2016, 06:48 AM

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Originally Posted by chrisfont23

Frozen food is kept in the freezer. Side of the door. Refrigerated food (i.e. Roe, Phyto) is kept in the fridge. I make space. No one in my house seems to mind and they pretty much avoid it when grabbing for waffles in the morning.

HAHA Nasty. That's one reason I didn't like it. I've even heard not to keep it in the door cause of temperature fluctuations. Then no matter where else I put frozen food, or what I put it in, the smell would always leak out.

Now I'm just gonna do this for fun That's why I endorse Olio coral food

lol

Flaring Afro · 10/20/2016, 08:51 AM

What fish food are you using? I use the cubes sold in stores and they are individually sealed so I never have had any noticeable scent coming from them.

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Originally Posted by AboutAcans

I don't use frozen food, it's never worked for me. Freezer burns most the time and doesn't really hang in the water column where I need it to.

Were you just plopping the frozen cube in the tank? It's best to let it defrost in a cup of tank water and then break it up before putting it in. If you did that then you might have to turn the powerheads off during feeding or something.

kmbyrnes · 10/22/2016, 06:15 AM

I store frozen food directly below my ice cubes and haven't noticed any mysis taste in them. And I go through far too much food for it to be in the freezer long enough for it it to get freezer burnt

chammergren · 10/22/2016, 06:52 PM

I use Piscine PE Mysis and have no issues with off smells or freezer burn. They come in packaging similar to how medication like sudafed is stored where you break the foil and pop out the frozen cube of mysis.

Not sure what your feeding needs are but for me personally, this stuff is perfect.

Sonyardo · 10/23/2016, 10:29 AM

I have a 2nd fridge in the garage. I keep frozen food in the freezer door. I don't notice any odors or taste transferring to any other foods or beverages.

JMorris271 · 10/24/2016, 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Sonyardo

I have a 2nd fridge in the garage. I keep frozen food in the freezer door. I don't notice any odors or taste transferring to any other foods or beverages.

That's what I have done. I bought a 1 cu ft freezer. Problem solved.

10/19/2016, 09:40 PM	#1
JMorris271 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Foothills of SC Posts: 2,010	Storing your fish food I was all excited about getting my fish tank going with some fish actually swimming around inside. I have fish now, purchased some frozen food for them and put it in the freezer which seems to smell things up and gets lost in the chicken and ice cream. Where and how do you keep your frozen food ? Thanks __________________ 120 gal mixed tank. Lightly stocked now but....

10/20/2016, 04:35 AM	#3
Sinn Sage Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Posts: 53	If you have an outdoor outfitters store nearby such as a REI, they sell odor proof plastic bags. We use them to keep the bears and such from eating our food while we sleep. O.P.Sak is one brand that you can look for and they come in different sizes. __________________ Sinn

10/20/2016, 05:32 AM	#4
Ron Reefman Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Cape Coral, FL Posts: 10,431	I use lots of frozen food and I keep open packages in ziploc bags in a sealable lid tupperware container. I have no issues with odor or frozen fish food in my ice cream! __________________ The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it. (Neil deGrasse Tyson) Visit my build thread http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2593017

10/22/2016, 06:15 AM	#8
kmbyrnes Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Mesa AZ Posts: 2,055	I store frozen food directly below my ice cubes and haven't noticed any mysis taste in them. And I go through far too much food for it to be in the freezer long enough for it it to get freezer burnt __________________ 125g Mixed Reef 5/26/2015; 350 Butterfly Dominated FOWLR 11/26/2015 - 11/17/20217 & 07/31/18 to ??? ; 100g Mixed Reef 11/16/2013 to 06/16/2017 Current Tank Info: Too small

10/20/2016, 12:01 AM	#2
AboutAcans Registered Member. Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Castle Rock, CO Posts: 142	I don't use frozen food, it's never worked for me. Freezer burns most the time and doesn't really hang in the water column where I need it to. Most of it just seems to last about a month and then "freezer burn". But chicken legs do the same thing haha I hate to sound like I'm pitching something but I've been fragging corals for 15 years. Friend or mine got me turned on to Olio Coral Food. I don't even refrigerate it (I think you're supposed to, but meh). Stuff is crazy good though for a full spectrum food. Most the fraggers I know use it, but not many are on the boards. I even use it for my clownfish breeding tank cause I don't know if whoever makes it intended it for it, but it even feeds my fry when my Piccasos breed. Which by, wait can say this on the board here, another spawning just happened if anyone likes Piccasos.

10/20/2016, 06:27 AM	#5
chrisfont23 Reef Monster Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Long Island Posts: 1,343	Frozen food is kept in the freezer. Side of the door. Refrigerated food (i.e. Roe, Phyto) is kept in the fridge. I make space. No one in my house seems to mind and they pretty much avoid it when grabbing for waffles in the morning.

10/22/2016, 06:52 PM	#9
chammergren Registered Member Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 51	I use Piscine PE Mysis and have no issues with off smells or freezer burn. They come in packaging similar to how medication like sudafed is stored where you break the foil and pop out the frozen cube of mysis. Not sure what your feeding needs are but for me personally, this stuff is perfect.

10/23/2016, 10:29 AM	#10
Sonyardo Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: OC California Posts: 522	I have a 2nd fridge in the garage. I keep frozen food in the freezer door. I don't notice any odors or taste transferring to any other foods or beverages.