Feeding with an overflow box

[doomiedee]

My 117 has an over flow filter. when I feed my convict floating pellets they get sucked in the overflow before the convict even knows the food is there. I tried feeding sinking pellets but he doesn't seem to be eating them. Is there a way I can still feed floating pellets and without them being sucked in the overflow

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[SickSauce]

I put a air stone under the overflow and the bubbles wall keep the pellets out

 

[doomiedee]

That's not a bad idea. I thought about turning off the return pump

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[piranhaman00]

i have that prob with small minnows

 

[Brian_Fantana]

I turn off all filters before feeding and back on when food is gone.

 

[doomiedee]

I'm gunna try both and see what works better. I just remembered when I had a circulation pump it would suck the food under water and push it out in the current. Do you think that will work

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[Longshot]

I tried running an air stone underneath a siphon overflow and the bubbles kept getting sucked in and reducing the siphon. I just turn the pump off a few minutes before feeding.

 

[SickSauce]

That's not a bad idea. I thought about turning off the return pump

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That works too, I just do the bubbles for feeding and turn it off after

 

[ilikeb00st]

feeding rings work for me for my smaller community fish and my convict breeding tank

 

[doomiedee]

feeding rings work for me for my smaller community fish and my convict breeding tank

I thougjt of feeding rings but I don't want to make it hard for him to find food since he's the only one in there right now.

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