My DIY all day frozen food dispenser.

Reefs anonymous · Sep 7, 2020

isaacalves said:
just a random question because I love this. But what about any odors? Is that not a concern at this phase?

I had no odors trying it

ScubaFish802 · Sep 7, 2020

I like this idea.

Try an insulated container, yeti? And drill a tiny hole in the bottom (find a rubber plug at your local hardware store that fits).

then you can dilute the food in more water (and freeze the whole cup+food) and it would very slowly drip out the bottom hole into the tank then put the plug back in and repeat? I know those cups can stay cold/hot all day just about..

Reefs anonymous · Sep 7, 2020

Larry L said:
Sounds a lot like the Reefsicle ( https://smarterreefs.com/shop/ols/products/reefsicle-starter-pack ). Except it has an outer sleeve that you also freeze, which makes the food-containing ice cube in the middle last a lot longer.

Nice! Exactly what I was trying to do. I’d buy that but at $100, I’ll keep trying. Lol

Reefs anonymous · Sep 7, 2020

802ScubaFish said:
I like this idea.

Try an insulated container, yeti? And drill a tiny hole in the bottom (find a rubber plug at your local hardware store that fits).

then you can dilute the food in more water (and freeze the whole cup+food) and it would very slowly drip out the bottom hole into the tank then put the plug back in and repeat? I know those cups can stay cold/hot all day just about..

I want to be able to just reload the food. I actually though of that but if food goes into the insulated part it will rot. I tried flipping the Cup upside down and drip it through the caps mouth piece. It works but was trying to make it a little more visually appealing.

jimk60 · Sep 7, 2020

Can you freeze the food and water together in the spice container instead of the ice cube trays? That way I think you would have a more solid freeze and a slower melt. You could freeze two or three at a time and pull them out as you need them.

Reefs anonymous · Sep 7, 2020

Another idea was to feed live brine all day. I bought this product and going to give it a go. Most lfs closed at the moment so I have to wait to get live brine tomorrow to give it a go. Basically I will put some cheato in the tank so the pods and brine have something to grab onto and not all be dispensed all at the same time. They should drop out every now and then. This overflow refuge will pump fresh aquarium water in at a very slow rate and I figure the live food will eventually fall into the tank. There are two sizes of this product. I got the large size

Reefs anonymous · Sep 7, 2020

jimk60 said:
Can you freeze the food and water together in the spice container instead of the ice cube trays? That way I think you would have a more solid freeze and a slower melt. You could freeze two or three at a time and pull them out as you need them.

thought about that too, you will have to lay the bottle on it’s side to freeze it otherwise all the food will fall to the bottom of the container. Then all the food will dispense in a short period of time because the bottom will all melt at once.