A few folks asked me how I go about this, and I'm doing it tonight and tomorrow.
I'll take pics tomorrow of the process if anyone is interested.
Dr. C's Food
Part 1, evening before - Meats
Finely chop (freeze meats for a while first, much easier to cut up fine):
1 medium to large talapia or whitefish fillet
4-6 medium shrimp (peeled)
2-4 medium clams
2 medium scallops
Place all in plastic bag, add a 15-20mls of food booster/nutrient (I'm using Selcon).
Throw in fridge overnight.
Part 2 - Greens
Next day remove bag
Optional - sprinkle meat mix with small amount spirulina powder (say 1/4 teaspoon max for the whole build, don't need much - this is added support for your pod population). Mix it up in the bag thoroughly.
Pour bag contents into small food processor.
Cut/tear up 2 sheets of nori (readily available sheeted seaweed from your local store - not flavored or salted) till pieces are about 1/2 the size of a dime and sprinkle them on top of the mix in the blender.
Add 2 tablespoons of liquid phytoplankton (I'm using Kents).
Blend 10 seconds
Part 3 - Finesse
Melt up 6-8 cubes of frozen brine and add to the blender
Melt and add in a good chunk of bloodworms (1-2 tablespoons).
And some frozen/suspended cyclopods (1-2 tablespoons).
Optional - add a small amount (5-10ml) of garlic oil to help support immunity and improve feeding.
Coat the top of everything by sprinkling moderately with a quality coral food (I'm using Coral Candy).
Blend for 5 seconds to mix it up.
Part 4 - Dry freeze it.
Pick up some of those vinyl micro ice-cube trays from the net. Like these...
Spread the mix into them.
Put each tray into its own large ziplock, removing as much air as possible (suck it out of the corner if you have to).
Freeze for 2 weeks.
You should be able to remove it, let it sit at room temp for a few hours, then pop the blocks out and put them in a container to store dry and at room temp.
Or, you can just start using them immediately and keep them frozen (which is what I tend to do).
It's nice as you can determine each tanks specific feeding with the small blocks. I know my 40b uses 1 1/2 to 2 where my 105g uses 4. You can rehydrate them in water for a few minutes or just drop them straight in.
For my 2 tanks, each tray provides approximately 25 days of food. The mix above should fill 2 trays, so you're talking about 2 months of quality food for a 2 hours work.
So, for those who asked, there ya go. I get great growth across the board and feeding time is always a frenzy, including polyp extensions.
I'll take pics tomorrow of the process if anyone is interested.
Dr. C's Food
Part 1, evening before - Meats
Finely chop (freeze meats for a while first, much easier to cut up fine):
1 medium to large talapia or whitefish fillet
4-6 medium shrimp (peeled)
2-4 medium clams
2 medium scallops
Place all in plastic bag, add a 15-20mls of food booster/nutrient (I'm using Selcon).
Throw in fridge overnight.
Part 2 - Greens
Next day remove bag
Optional - sprinkle meat mix with small amount spirulina powder (say 1/4 teaspoon max for the whole build, don't need much - this is added support for your pod population). Mix it up in the bag thoroughly.
Pour bag contents into small food processor.
Cut/tear up 2 sheets of nori (readily available sheeted seaweed from your local store - not flavored or salted) till pieces are about 1/2 the size of a dime and sprinkle them on top of the mix in the blender.
Add 2 tablespoons of liquid phytoplankton (I'm using Kents).
Blend 10 seconds
Part 3 - Finesse
Melt up 6-8 cubes of frozen brine and add to the blender
Melt and add in a good chunk of bloodworms (1-2 tablespoons).
And some frozen/suspended cyclopods (1-2 tablespoons).
Optional - add a small amount (5-10ml) of garlic oil to help support immunity and improve feeding.
Coat the top of everything by sprinkling moderately with a quality coral food (I'm using Coral Candy).
Blend for 5 seconds to mix it up.
Part 4 - Dry freeze it.
Pick up some of those vinyl micro ice-cube trays from the net. Like these...
Spread the mix into them.
Put each tray into its own large ziplock, removing as much air as possible (suck it out of the corner if you have to).
Freeze for 2 weeks.
You should be able to remove it, let it sit at room temp for a few hours, then pop the blocks out and put them in a container to store dry and at room temp.
Or, you can just start using them immediately and keep them frozen (which is what I tend to do).
It's nice as you can determine each tanks specific feeding with the small blocks. I know my 40b uses 1 1/2 to 2 where my 105g uses 4. You can rehydrate them in water for a few minutes or just drop them straight in.
For my 2 tanks, each tray provides approximately 25 days of food. The mix above should fill 2 trays, so you're talking about 2 months of quality food for a 2 hours work.
So, for those who asked, there ya go. I get great growth across the board and feeding time is always a frenzy, including polyp extensions.
