As Azooxanthellate (“Azoox”) corals become more and more popular, so will automated feeding systems such as this. This regrigerated dosing set up was put together by Michael Lucazyn for his stunning Non-Photosynthetic Reef. Mike’s continuious feeder was inspired by Steve Weast’s set up, with a bit of insight from Matt Wandell on the venturi. In [...]
As Azooxanthellate (“Azoox”) corals become more and more popular, so will automated feeding systems such as this. This regrigerated dosing set up was put together by Michael Lucazyn for his stunning Non-Photosynthetic Reef. Mike’s continuious feeder was inspired by Steve Weast’s set up, with a bit of insight from Matt Wandell on the venturi.
In this set up, a programable dosing pump adds specified quantities of perishable reef foods within a small refrigerator. They are then dosed and simultaneously sucked into the flow via the venturi injector. As water flows through the fridge (and the venturi injector), the food is added directly to the aquarium. Simple, effective, and much appreciated by filter feeding animals.
The biggest downside of this type of set up is cost and space. If you don’t like the idea of a mini fridge next to your tank, there is also the equally expensive GroTech Phyto Reactor–which with some creativity could by DIY’d.
Mike recently switched to this venturi design, from a previous straight through design shown above. You can also catch a glimpse of Mike’s feeding regimen which includes: Oyster Feast, Roti Feast and Shellfish Diet. Captive Dendeonepthyas around the world just perked up at the mention of that triumverate.
