Soak food in Topoff Water?

mickeyfish · 12/25/2017, 09:13 PM

So I have realized that my Biocube 32 loses about 8oz of water due to evaporation per day. Right now I am manually topped by off twice a week.

Regarding feeding, I am soaking my Spectrum pellets in tank water and then dropping in.

My question is this. Can I just soak my food in a few oz of RODI every day and then dump it all into the tank, effectively combining the two tasks? I travel on business often and this would help me give my wife a simpler maintenance schedule.

Any harm to soaking the food in RODI and not tankwater?

Thanks.

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crawlerman · 12/26/2017, 08:07 AM

I've been doing that for years with frozen food, never noticed a problem. I can't see what it would harm.

homer1475 · 12/26/2017, 12:10 PM

Why are you soaking pellet food? Just drop it in.

mcgyvr · 12/26/2017, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by homer1475

Why are you soaking pellet food? Just drop it in.

Yep...drop it in

lapin · 12/26/2017, 03:33 PM

My dog likes kibble wet sometimes and sometimes dry. Maybe fish do too.

Jon0807 · 12/26/2017, 08:19 PM

I soak my pellet food in RODI so they don't automatically go down the overflow before anyone has had a chance to eat it. I use New Life Spectrum and although they are sinking pellets, it takes about a minute or so before they actually do. During that time they float around and go straight down the overflow. You should be fine.

mickeyfish · 12/26/2017, 08:33 PM

John.. .Exactly what you said. When I do not soak the New Life Spectrum pellets about 75% of them go straight to the overflow even with the powerhead off.

Reefpuck · 12/26/2017, 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Jon0807

I soak my pellet food in RODI so they don't automatically go down the overflow before anyone has had a chance to eat it. I use New Life Spectrum and although they are sinking pellets, it takes about a minute or so before they actually do. During that time they float around and go straight down the overflow. You should be fine.

I do this as well. Most of my pellets would make it into the tank without soaking...but usually a few will still end up down the overflower and into the filter sock.

Just easier if they're soaked for a few mins and drop immediately.

12/25/2017, 09:13 PM	#1
mickeyfish Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: New York Posts: 196	Soak food in Topoff Water? So I have realized that my Biocube 32 loses about 8oz of water due to evaporation per day. Right now I am manually topped by off twice a week. Regarding feeding, I am soaking my Spectrum pellets in tank water and then dropping in. My question is this. Can I just soak my food in a few oz of RODI every day and then dump it all into the tank, effectively combining the two tasks? I travel on business often and this would help me give my wife a simpler maintenance schedule. Any harm to soaking the food in RODI and not tankwater? Thanks. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

12/26/2017, 12:10 PM	#3
homer1475 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 5,313	Why are you soaking pellet food? Just drop it in. __________________ 80G SCA Build: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2560256 Originally posted by der_wille_zur_macht: "He's just taking his lunch to work"

12/26/2017, 08:19 PM	#6
Jon0807 Registered Member Join Date: May 2016 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 293	I soak my pellet food in RODI so they don't automatically go down the overflow before anyone has had a chance to eat it. I use New Life Spectrum and although they are sinking pellets, it takes about a minute or so before they actually do. During that time they float around and go straight down the overflow. You should be fine. __________________ 40g breeder DT, 40g breeder sump

12/26/2017, 08:07 AM	#2
crawlerman Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 503	I've been doing that for years with frozen food, never noticed a problem. I can't see what it would harm.

12/26/2017, 03:33 PM	#5
lapin Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Austin Posts: 801	My dog likes kibble wet sometimes and sometimes dry. Maybe fish do too.

12/26/2017, 08:33 PM	#7
mickeyfish Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: New York Posts: 196	John.. .Exactly what you said. When I do not soak the New Life Spectrum pellets about 75% of them go straight to the overflow even with the powerhead off.