Feeding with overflow

[blueheaven]

Hi guys,

My friend asked me how do you guys feed your fishes when the overflow consistently skimes water off? Won't the food be sucked off by the overflow?

As I do not have an overflow currently, I cannot give him an accurate answer. Pls share your views

[blueheaven]

Mods pls help me edit my title as there is a typo.

Should be "Feeding with overflow"

[riot]

I switch off my return but then I live in worry that I forget to switch it on (feeds thru my chiller so can imagine what will happen with MH on!!

[Gouldian]

For me I when I feeding Mysis or pellets, I will usually leave it on cuz by the way the food reaches the water surface the fishes would already grab them - No time to reach the IOS.

However, when I have feeding BBS, Rotifer, Phyto or Zoos, I will switch it off loh.

[rockfish]

feed them bit by bit... then u can assure that excess food not be put into the tank and the fishes will finish the food before the overflow suck them in ..

thats wat i do .. then u can monitor the fishes at the same time ..

[Tigger]

I feed w/o switching of the overflow, some do flows out but is minimum. anyway, i feed minimum too.

[Siput]

Same here, feed with overflow on...only stuff that goes out is the floating stuff, but with my fan blowing outwards, no chance of the floaters reaching overflow...(I know, also prevents bad stuff going down, but oh well...)

[delirium]

Just dip your fingers in with the food and release. It will sink down. If you sprinkle it on the water surface then it will just float around. Pls dont try this with lion fish.