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meegwell · 07/05/2013, 06:27 PM

Im setting up an auto feeder for a vacation. I have it filled with "sinking" pellets, some formula two pellets, and some other food all of which the fish eat normally along with their frozen stuff.

I usually use the turkey baster so there is no float on top problem. Not being here, I'll have to rely on the auto feeder. It dumps the food, some sink, but a majority heads right over to the overflow (coast to coast).

Im thinking of maybe something that will float - like what they use to corral an oil spill, and keep the food near the auto dispenser until it soaks up and sinks...

any ideas or any methods anyone has used to deal with this?

07/05/2013, 06:27 PM	#1
meegwell Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 608	Any ideas on how to stop food from going down the overflow? Im setting up an auto feeder for a vacation. I have it filled with "sinking" pellets, some formula two pellets, and some other food all of which the fish eat normally along with their frozen stuff. I usually use the turkey baster so there is no float on top problem. Not being here, I'll have to rely on the auto feeder. It dumps the food, some sink, but a majority heads right over to the overflow (coast to coast). Im thinking of maybe something that will float - like what they use to corral an oil spill, and keep the food near the auto dispenser until it soaks up and sinks... any ideas or any methods anyone has used to deal with this? __________________ 90g mixed reef \| 30g sump \| 2x250 phoenix HQI; 4x54 (ati blue plus, ati aquablue special, geissman tru actinic, geissmann purple)\| NAC 6 Skimmer \| 2x MP40wes \| eheim 1262 return\| AWI typhoon 5 rodi \|