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Why Turn Off Pumps During Feeding?
I've been seeing people do this and cant understand why.
anyone know the logical reason behind this? |
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i leave mine on.. i have a perfect circle going so my entire tank gets fed and the left over keep moving until they a. find the over flow or b. get eaten....
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The only time I turn pump off Is when I feed phyto or rotifers for clams and Sps
Though I use to house 12 anthias and I did then also |
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I leave mine on too. It keeps the food suspended so it doesn't settle out. What doesn't get eaten goes out the overflow.
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i just leave everything on full blast. i just turn off the skimmer when feeding clams.
i make my fish work for their food |
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I turn off all flow when I feed mysis. I find that alot gets missed in all the ramdom flow I have and I keep no realistc clean up crew to salvage what gets lost. I will only put in small amouts at a time and make sure it gets eaten before I put more in . Just an easy way to control waste... For floating flake I leave everything on and scoop out anything that the skimmer or fish miss.
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Leaving the pumps on is fine, feeding the sump is not. I imagine many turn their return pumps off but leave circulating on. Thats what the feed mode on my controller does. I also use a feeding ring, or should say square as mine is.
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feeding my sump is great!!! i have 2 clowns and a damsel down there!! plus crabs and snails! lol!
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seriously though I never did, and I over fed like mad.. no problems ever because I had a skimmer that was big enough to quickly remove everything and very high flow to keep it from settling out. I guess if you have corals you need to hand feed it might make it is bit easier, but I used to feed my brain with out any problems. Steve
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