Return Pump On or Off During Feeding

[christyf5]

Usually don't but I've been target feeding a specific fish so I do turn off the return, not the powerheads though but I find with the return being at the top of the water column the food just moves too fast for him. If he was ok, it would be business as usual and all pumps on.

[patman]

I turn off return pump just so I don't lose food into the sump at the beginning. Turned off with feed mode on the Apex. Otherwise, i leave other pumps on.

[Treebeard]

I have my Apex programmed to turn off the return pump and the power heads. The power heads get turned on 10 minutes before the return pump to give the fish a chance to clean up the uneaten food before it ends up in the sump. It also gets all the small bits of food moving around for the zoas to catch.

[intarsiabox]

I leave all my pumps running at feeding time. I don't just dump all the food in at once though, I just put in a little at a time so the food doesn't go over the overflow. It takes a little longer to feed this way but then again it's the only direct interaction I get with my finned friends.

[Aquattro]

Don't turn off anything, I prefer the food to blow around all over the tank.

[Nicole.]

I turn off everything possible to target feed corals.

[input80]

Ok, I'll have to try leaving them on & feeding small amounts, my biggest concern is the food going into the sump & being wasted.

[kien]

I have never turned off my return pump for feeding.

there was a period of time when I did hit the "feed-pause" button on my controller to stop the powerheads for 5 minutes. I eventually got (more) lazier and stopped using that button.. so no, I don't turn off any pumps or powerheads anymore. The fish don't seem to mind. I feed pellets on an auto feeder as well as frozen in the evenings. Food goes EVERYWHERE !!