How do you rinse your food?

starsbravo · 11/24/2007, 09:15 PM

After doing some extensive reading I has bee concluded that some frozen foods contain phosphates and when introduced into aquaria can raise the amount of phosphates in the water. In order to control this, it was said to rinse your food before feeding. My question is how do you rinse your food? Do you use RO water or water from the tank? I use the cubed frozen brine shrimp. Thanks

Aquarist007 · 11/24/2007, 09:55 PM

purchase a brime shrimp net. Run r/o water or tank water over the food in the net a few times--even sqeeze the food--it won't go through the brine shrimp net.

mg426 · 11/24/2007, 10:03 PM

That should work, I have been rinsing mine in RO water three times before feeding.

starsbravo · 11/25/2007, 09:50 AM

Where can I purchase one?

Sk8r · 11/25/2007, 10:02 AM

Just any real fine net from, say, Petco.

I use a whiskey shotglass filled with tank water: put a thumb over it to drain over the sink, refill with tank water and release the food.

Aquarist007 · 11/25/2007, 10:12 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Sk8r
Just any real fine net from, say, Petco.

I use a whiskey shotglass filled with tank water: put a thumb over it to drain over the sink, refill with tank water and release the food.

do you dose vodka also

here's a pic of a brine shrimp net:

http://www.saltcorner.com/sections/g.../algaepage.htm

2farNorth · 11/25/2007, 10:42 AM

I thaw out in RO water, then rinse through a BS net with RO water a couple times... although then I add tank water, and feed using a turkey baster...

11/24/2007, 09:15 PM	#1
starsbravo Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: El Paso, TX Posts: 458	How do you rinse your food? After doing some extensive reading I has bee concluded that some frozen foods contain phosphates and when introduced into aquaria can raise the amount of phosphates in the water. In order to control this, it was said to rinse your food before feeding. My question is how do you rinse your food? Do you use RO water or water from the tank? I use the cubed frozen brine shrimp. Thanks __________________ When will I finally get it right? Current Tank Info: 36 gal Reef & 90 gal rimless w/30 gal sump

11/24/2007, 09:55 PM	#2
Aquarist007 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hamilton, Canada Posts: 28,240 Blog Entries: 1	purchase a brime shrimp net. Run r/o water or tank water over the food in the net a few times--even sqeeze the food--it won't go through the brine shrimp net. __________________ I prefer my substrates stirred but not shaken Current Tank Info: 150gal long mixed reef, 90gal sump, 60 gal refugium with 200 lbs live rock

11/24/2007, 10:03 PM	#3
mg426 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: maryland Posts: 6,923	That should work, I have been rinsing mine in RO water three times before feeding. __________________ I found a way to make a small fortune running a reef tank. Start with a large fortune. Unofficial President of the SEACLONE haters club Current Tank Info: 125 mixed reef 110 lbs LR, 1x250watt XM 20K MH 2x175watt XM 20K MH on Magetics 2X96 watt actinic PC, 220 watt VHO actinic, 30 gallon refugium, closed loop system powered by Sequence Dart MSX 200 skimmer 38 gallon sump, Oceansmotions squirt

11/25/2007, 09:50 AM	#4
starsbravo Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: El Paso, TX Posts: 458	Where can I purchase one? __________________ When will I finally get it right? Current Tank Info: 36 gal Reef & 90 gal rimless w/30 gal sump

11/25/2007, 10:02 AM	#5
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	Just any real fine net from, say, Petco. I use a whiskey shotglass filled with tank water: put a thumb over it to drain over the sink, refill with tank water and release the food. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

11/25/2007, 10:42 AM	#7
2farNorth Moved On Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Upper Peninsula, Michigan Posts: 929	I thaw out in RO water, then rinse through a BS net with RO water a couple times... although then I add tank water, and feed using a turkey baster...