Placing Seaweed in a tank
 

I have 2 grazing fish that requires me to place seaweed in the tank just
about everyday. I use a simple clip that i weigh down using a small piece of
LR. Does anyone have a good tip for placing seaweed in the tank that doesn't
require my arm to get wet? any suggestions would be welcomed. Thanks

Placing Seaweed in a tank
 

"Peter Pan" wrote in message . ..
I have 2 grazing fish that requires me to place seaweed in the tank

Are we talking about dried nori from Japanese grocery or live seaweed ?
I feed often dried nori to my hepatus tang and I do not use clip.
I use scisors to cut 1/4" wide stripes (or if scisors are not around
I just tear off with my fingers) and feed them directly to fish
which is tamed already and eats from my hand like a little puppy :-)
I hold 1 or 2 pieces between fingers and dip it half in the water.
Fish notices this and swims to my hand - then quickly devours the
algae sucking them into the mouth like a pieces of seaweed spaghetti :-)

This routine is only for dried seaweed - I want to prevent it
getting sucked by the overflow and end up in the sump...
If I feed live seaweed bunch I usually just toss it into the tank
and let is float on its own. Fish is able to eat it piece by piece.

Placing Seaweed in a tank
 

I tie a clip to a string and just hang it from a hook in the hood into the
tank. It floats around approx 5 inches into the tank where my tangs kill
the nori. When its done I just pull up the sting and out it comes :)_

Placing Seaweed in a tank
 

You can tie the clip to your algae magnet.

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets



Peter Pan wrote on 7/30/2006 11:35 PM:
I have 2 grazing fish that requires me to place seaweed in the tank just
about everyday. I use a simple clip that i weigh down using a small piece of
LR. Does anyone have a good tip for placing seaweed in the tank that doesn't
require my arm to get wet? any suggestions would be welcomed. Thanks

Placing Seaweed in a tank
 

Can I use a lead fishing weight to hold the clip down in the water and use
attach a fishing line to the clip to remove the clip? Will the lead weight
cause and damage to my eco system?

Placing Seaweed in a tank
 

No, lead is toxic.

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets



Peter Pan wrote on 7/31/2006 4:02 PM:
Can I use a lead fishing weight to hold the clip down in the water and use
attach a fishing line to the clip to remove the clip? Will the lead weight
cause and damage to my eco system?

Placing Seaweed in a tank
 

So what would make a good weight for the clip?

"Wayne Sallee" wrote in message
...
No, lead is toxic.

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets



Peter Pan wrote on 7/31/2006 4:02 PM:
Can I use a lead fishing weight to hold the clip down in the water and
use attach a fishing line to the clip to remove the clip? Will the lead
weight cause and damage to my eco system?

Placing Seaweed in a tank
 

A small rock.

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets



Peter Pan wrote on 7/31/2006 5:15 PM:
So what would make a good weight for the clip?

"Wayne Sallee" wrote in message
...
No, lead is toxic.

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets



Peter Pan wrote on 7/31/2006 4:02 PM:
Can I use a lead fishing weight to hold the clip down in the water and
use attach a fishing line to the clip to remove the clip? Will the lead
weight cause and damage to my eco system?

Placing Seaweed in a tank
 

You could also make yourself a portland cement weight.
I've made all kinds of weights out of portland cement.

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets



Wayne Sallee wrote on 7/31/2006 5:38 PM:
A small rock.

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets



Peter Pan wrote on 7/31/2006 5:15 PM:
So what would make a good weight for the clip?

"Wayne Sallee" wrote in message
...
No, lead is toxic.

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets



Peter Pan wrote on 7/31/2006 4:02 PM:
Can I use a lead fishing weight to hold the clip down in the water
and use attach a fishing line to the clip to remove the clip? Will
the lead weight cause and damage to my eco system?

Placing Seaweed in a tank
 

Peter Pan wrote:
Can I use a lead fishing weight to hold the clip down in the water and use
attach a fishing line to the clip to remove the clip?

No, but you should be able to find weights coated with epoxy that will be safe.

George Patterson
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