My sun coral feeding method

aechild · 04/03/2015, 10:54 PM

This may be something other people are already doing but if you get a big Gatorade bottle and 1" PCV tube and some hot water you can slip the tube into the bottle. Make sure the tube is long enough to sit above the water line and then add your mysis or what ever to the top of the tube and because the tube is so long the food can slowly rain down on the colony "waking up" any polyps that haven't opened. Usualy rains down or about 25 min depending on the food

Clowny88 · 04/03/2015, 11:19 PM

I love it. Great idea.

Kidd Reef · 04/04/2015, 10:20 AM

Would also make it insanely easy to siphon up any leftover food. Nifty idea TS

joshky · 04/04/2015, 10:52 AM

Ahhh this is a great idea, I will probably steal it.

Thanks for sharing.

Sapelo · 04/05/2015, 05:49 AM

Wow, thanks for sharing, great idea!

toothybugs · 04/27/2015, 09:18 AM

A little late to the party here but I will be stealing this idea as well. I have an issue with my fish raiding my polyps like a pre-hurricane run on the grocery store so I have been looking for an easy solution. This just might fit the bill.

genetao · 05/07/2015, 06:04 PM

A slight modification to this method is to keep the gatorade cap and drill a hole in it to snugly fit a piece of hard plastic tube (e.g. from Tap Plastics).

Squirt food via dropper down the plastic tube. Wait for the coral to eat.

Then when you're all done, connect siphon tubing to the plastic tube and vacuum out the the remaining food. This way you can over feed, but there won't be any left over food later.

Sunstar · 05/12/2015, 02:45 PM

Could you create - or draw this example?

Bobabooie · 05/13/2015, 08:50 AM

Excellent idea! Finally my clowns won't be able to hog the food.

04/04/2015, 10:20 AM	#3
Kidd Reef Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Posts: 139	Would also make it insanely easy to siphon up any leftover food. Nifty idea TS __________________ The Reefing kid

04/04/2015, 10:52 AM	#4
joshky Acros & Wrasses Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Central KY Posts: 2,546	Ahhh this is a great idea, I will probably steal it. Thanks for sharing. __________________ Josh My 80g: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2677031

05/12/2015, 02:45 PM	#8
Sunstar Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Burlington Posts: 16	Could you create - or draw this example? __________________ "Yes, right. You're one of...those, Never understood why any self respecting Decepticon would choose automobile as his vehical mode when he could have flight." - Starscream Current Tank Info: 10 gallon Nano and 2 Gallon Pico

04/03/2015, 11:19 PM	#2
Clowny88 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: N. Illinois Posts: 270	I love it. Great idea.

04/05/2015, 05:49 AM	#5
Sapelo Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: North Georgia Posts: 869	Wow, thanks for sharing, great idea!

04/27/2015, 09:18 AM	#6
toothybugs In Memoriam Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: The smallest county in Illinois Posts: 1,986	A little late to the party here but I will be stealing this idea as well. I have an issue with my fish raiding my polyps like a pre-hurricane run on the grocery store so I have been looking for an easy solution. This just might fit the bill.

05/07/2015, 06:04 PM	#7
genetao Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: San Jose Posts: 52	A slight modification to this method is to keep the gatorade cap and drill a hole in it to snugly fit a piece of hard plastic tube (e.g. from Tap Plastics). Squirt food via dropper down the plastic tube. Wait for the coral to eat. Then when you're all done, connect siphon tubing to the plastic tube and vacuum out the the remaining food. This way you can over feed, but there won't be any left over food later.

05/13/2015, 08:50 AM	#9
Bobabooie Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Lancaster, Ohio Posts: 69	Excellent idea! Finally my clowns won't be able to hog the food.