Feeding Question

ramous · 03/30/2008, 10:50 AM

With those of you with a drilled tank or hob overflow, how do you feed your tank? Do you turn off the return pump so that the water drops below the overflow teeth or do you just allow some of the food to flow over and into the sump and protein skimmer? I've been turning off the return pump so that the food doesn't flow down into the sump and then when the fish eat it all then I turn the pump back on but doing this is starting to get old.

ramous · 03/30/2008, 02:03 PM

Bump

BLKTANG · 03/30/2008, 02:06 PM

I let everything run during feeding.

rbursek · 03/30/2008, 02:23 PM

I turn off the return pump for the reasons you stated.

new_world_disor · 03/30/2008, 03:07 PM

i turn off return when im feeding. leave it till most of food is eaten then get it back on. otherwise you end up with most of the food either in the filter sock or ur sump.

Snowboarda42 · 03/30/2008, 03:43 PM

I leave everything running

ramous · 03/30/2008, 05:26 PM

Ok. Thanks for the replies and it looks like the majority do the same as I. I may just put the return pump on a timer and then feed on a specific schedule to correspond with the timer.

03/30/2008, 10:50 AM	#1
ramous Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Atlanta Posts: 37	Feeding Question With those of you with a drilled tank or hob overflow, how do you feed your tank? Do you turn off the return pump so that the water drops below the overflow teeth or do you just allow some of the food to flow over and into the sump and protein skimmer? I've been turning off the return pump so that the food doesn't flow down into the sump and then when the fish eat it all then I turn the pump back on but doing this is starting to get old.

03/30/2008, 02:06 PM	#3
BLKTANG Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Never,Never Land Posts: 7,061	I let everything run during feeding. __________________ We the few have done so much,for so long,for so little.That we are now qualified to do anything with nothing. ____________________________________________________________________________ Current Tank Info: RR 90 Maganvore sump,250w Hamilton fixture,VorTec's ASM skimmer.

03/30/2008, 03:43 PM	#6
Snowboarda42 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Warshington Posts: 1,094	I leave everything running __________________ 40B Mixed Reef 100% Captive Grown Corals See, that's the trouble with the world today. Not enough danger to kill off stupid people before they get old enough to breed. Bring back lawn darts! -PrivateJoker64 Current Tank Info: 40B, 20L Sump/Fuge, Mag 9.5 Return, 2x Hydor Koralia #2's, 150W 14K HQI, 139W T-5, Euro-Reef RS-80P Mesh Modded, 40LB LR, 80LB LS, 54x Turnover, Mostly SPS, Some Softys Too.

03/30/2008, 02:03 PM	#2
ramous Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Atlanta Posts: 37	Bump

03/30/2008, 02:23 PM	#4
rbursek Moved On Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: germantown,wi Posts: 2,339	I turn off the return pump for the reasons you stated.

03/30/2008, 03:07 PM	#5
new_world_disor Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: cardiff, wales Posts: 1,393	i turn off return when im feeding. leave it till most of food is eaten then get it back on. otherwise you end up with most of the food either in the filter sock or ur sump.

03/30/2008, 05:26 PM	#7
ramous Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Atlanta Posts: 37	Ok. Thanks for the replies and it looks like the majority do the same as I. I may just put the return pump on a timer and then feed on a specific schedule to correspond with the timer.