Cyclopeze Questions

greenstarman · 09/18/2006, 05:31 PM

How in the world do you add this to your tank. I have been taking some water from the tank and then adding it to the tank. Is there another way.

CThomas609 · 09/18/2006, 05:45 PM

That's what I do...

reefNetWork · 09/18/2006, 06:42 PM

frozen or dry? i have the frozen and i just scrape some off in my finger nail and put it in front of my return.

greenstarman · 09/18/2006, 07:35 PM

Sorry, its the freeze dried. If I don't mix with tank water it just floats on the surface and gets sucked up in my overflow. I keep hearing that major color enhancements can be expected from this product. Has anyone noticed this.

nmprisons · 09/18/2006, 07:46 PM

i just mix it in with some tank water ... target my corals with a baster and dump the remaining water in the tank.

ek9vboi · 09/18/2006, 07:53 PM

I haven't noticed a big difference but then again I haven't been feeding the cyclopeez as much as I should have.

Chaloupa · 09/18/2006, 08:04 PM

I noticed a HUGE difference in the health of my fish...specially the small guys. My corals did really well too....I have had a slight demise in them since I ran out...oops! I just mix it with tank water also and feed it about 10 mins later... I use both frozen (mixed in to my frozen food mix) and freeze dried.....

greenstarman · 09/19/2006, 07:07 PM

Thanks everyone.

iamwhatiam52 · 09/19/2006, 07:19 PM

Would love to feed it LIVE.
Anyone ever see it available live?

edmund36 · 09/19/2006, 07:26 PM

Is there recommended directions for mixing the freeze dried with tank water???

Ed

dragonfly72 · 09/19/2006, 07:30 PM

I keep a small plastic container for this purpose. I scoop alittle tank water into it, add the food, let it sit a few minutes and then dump it into the tank. Works great and my tank loves it.

lmuller1 · 09/19/2006, 07:30 PM

I put about a teaspoon in a 3 oz cup of tank water. I use a 10cc syringe without the needle and spray individual corals. My Zoes, leather and open brain all love it. I try to feed once a week. The fish love it too.

nmprisons · 09/19/2006, 07:34 PM

how much do people feed at a time?

dcombs44 · 09/19/2006, 07:57 PM

From the instructions on the frozen container, a little bit goes a long way. I think for the frozen cyclo mixed with phyto, 1 pump is good for 55 gal. every other day or something like that. I would feed maybe a pinch or 2 of the dry stuff every couple days.

Earl45 · 09/19/2006, 07:59 PM

A little goes a long way. I use about a 5ml portion (frozen) mixed with Selcon. Fill a teacup with tank water and turkey baste it in the tank. I spot feed the corals, then squirt some around the tank in random places I was the fish to swim. I turn my controller to "feed" mode (which turns the pump off for 5 min) and after 5 min, there is still a bunch left over that the fish didn't eat. I think I overfeed!

lmuller1 · 09/19/2006, 08:07 PM

I use about 2 teaspoons each time I feed. If you overfeed, just like flake food it goes to waste. When I feed, the pump is off on the tank for a 1/2 hour or so. The cyclopeeze floats about and doesn't get immediately pumped into the overflow. You will have to experiment with how much is right for your tank. I have a 135 gal that is full of Zoes, shrooms, and assorted other softies.

09/18/2006, 05:31 PM	#1
greenstarman Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Indiana Posts: 435	Cyclopeze Questions How in the world do you add this to your tank. I have been taking some water from the tank and then adding it to the tank. Is there another way.

09/18/2006, 06:42 PM	#3
reefNetWork Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Long Beach California Posts: 365	frozen or dry? i have the frozen and i just scrape some off in my finger nail and put it in front of my return. __________________ William Current Tank Info: 80 gallon reef. 20 Gallon Sump. Little Giant MDQX - SC Pump. ASM G1x skimmer. 4x96 watt 50/50 PCs

09/18/2006, 07:46 PM	#5
nmprisons Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,520	i just mix it in with some tank water ... target my corals with a baster and dump the remaining water in the tank. __________________ 25gallon tank up and cycling since 7/29/06 Mostly LPS reef (lords, micros, duncans, etc.) with some ricordia florida and zoanthids. Current Tank Info: 25 gallon, 28lbs of Marshall Island and Kaelini Live Rock, 2x65 power compact lighting, IFS Protein Skimmer

09/18/2006, 08:04 PM	#7
Chaloupa Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Vancouver Island, BC Canada Posts: 412	I noticed a HUGE difference in the health of my fish...specially the small guys. My corals did really well too....I have had a slight demise in them since I ran out...oops! I just mix it with tank water also and feed it about 10 mins later... I use both frozen (mixed in to my frozen food mix) and freeze dried..... __________________ No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted. Sarah Current Tank Info: 65g hexagon reef,120g anemone and LPS, 34g RSM, 150g SPS and zoos, 40g frag/Q tank

09/19/2006, 07:19 PM	#9
iamwhatiam52 Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Freeport, NY Posts: 1,466	Would love to feed it LIVE. Anyone ever see it available live? __________________ Occupation: Need one. Will work for salt. Current Tank Info: 180 mixed up reef started April 2005. 4 small tanks on same sump.

09/18/2006, 05:45 PM	#2
CThomas609 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 75	That's what I do...

09/18/2006, 07:35 PM	#4
greenstarman Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Indiana Posts: 435	Sorry, its the freeze dried. If I don't mix with tank water it just floats on the surface and gets sucked up in my overflow. I keep hearing that major color enhancements can be expected from this product. Has anyone noticed this.

09/18/2006, 07:53 PM	#6
ek9vboi Registered Member. Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: South FL Posts: 3,027	I haven't noticed a big difference but then again I haven't been feeding the cyclopeez as much as I should have.

09/19/2006, 07:07 PM	#8
greenstarman Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Indiana Posts: 435	Thanks everyone.

09/19/2006, 07:26 PM	#10
edmund36 Premium Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Holland, PA Posts: 47	Is there recommended directions for mixing the freeze dried with tank water??? Ed

09/19/2006, 07:30 PM	#11
dragonfly72 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Nescopeck, PA Posts: 130	I keep a small plastic container for this purpose. I scoop alittle tank water into it, add the food, let it sit a few minutes and then dump it into the tank. Works great and my tank loves it.

09/19/2006, 07:30 PM	#12
lmuller1 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Buckeystown, Md Posts: 226	I put about a teaspoon in a 3 oz cup of tank water. I use a 10cc syringe without the needle and spray individual corals. My Zoes, leather and open brain all love it. I try to feed once a week. The fish love it too.

09/19/2006, 07:34 PM	#13
nmprisons Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,520	how much do people feed at a time? __________________ 25gallon tank up and cycling since 7/29/06 Mostly LPS reef (lords, micros, duncans, etc.) with some ricordia florida and zoanthids. Current Tank Info: 25 gallon, 28lbs of Marshall Island and Kaelini Live Rock, 2x65 power compact lighting, IFS Protein Skimmer

09/19/2006, 07:57 PM	#14
dcombs44 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 2,913	From the instructions on the frozen container, a little bit goes a long way. I think for the frozen cyclo mixed with phyto, 1 pump is good for 55 gal. every other day or something like that. I would feed maybe a pinch or 2 of the dry stuff every couple days. __________________ Current Setup: 10 Gallon Skimmerless Zoanthid Tank Lighting: Single 175 Watt Metal Halide (14,000 K Hamilton Lamp) Filtration: 10 gallon sump/refugium and Phosban Reactor Return: Mag Drive 700 Controller: ReefKeeper Lite (Basic Version) Circulation: TBD Age of System: Build is in Progress

09/19/2006, 07:59 PM	#15
Earl45 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 139	A little goes a long way. I use about a 5ml portion (frozen) mixed with Selcon. Fill a teacup with tank water and turkey baste it in the tank. I spot feed the corals, then squirt some around the tank in random places I was the fish to swim. I turn my controller to "feed" mode (which turns the pump off for 5 min) and after 5 min, there is still a bunch left over that the fish didn't eat. I think I overfeed!

09/19/2006, 08:07 PM	#16
lmuller1 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Buckeystown, Md Posts: 226	I use about 2 teaspoons each time I feed. If you overfeed, just like flake food it goes to waste. When I feed, the pump is off on the tank for a 1/2 hour or so. The cyclopeeze floats about and doesn't get immediately pumped into the overflow. You will have to experiment with how much is right for your tank. I have a 135 gal that is full of Zoes, shrooms, and assorted other softies.