IceCap Coral Feeder, 50cm/19in
SKU: IC-CF-50P
MSRP: $ 12.69
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- Rigid Single-Piece Shaft: Solid, high-durability acrylic tube barrel will not flex, bend, or lose suction when pushed into moderate water currents.
- Tissue-Safe Protective Soft Tip: Outfitted with an ultra-soft rubberized nozzle sleeve that prevents physical damage or tearing to sensitive coral polyps if accidental contact occurs.
- Ergonomic Plastic Squeeze Bulb: Features a high-displacement, salt-resistant medical silicone squeeze bulb that provides absolute volume control over fluid suction and dispersal.
- Heavy-Wall Clear Acrylic Tube: Rigid, non-flexing clear tube body allows you to perfectly track your liquid, slurry, or thawed particulate foods traveling down the cylinder.
- Maintains Sterile Dry Hands: 19-inch linear footprint keeps your hands and arms completely clear of the water level in most standard home reef layouts.
- Turnkey Modular Teardown: Entire assembly uncouples effortlessly without tools, permitting rapid tap-water rinsing to prevent trapped organic decay or clogging.
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IceCap Standard Acrylic Coral Target Feeder — 50cm / 19in (IC-CF-19)
The IceCap 19-Inch Standard Coral Feeder (SKU: IC-CF-19) is an authentic, ergonomically optimized husbandry tool distributed by CoralVue to simplify spot-feeding across standard marine reef aquariums, community tanks, and mixed-reef setups. In closed reef systems, broadcasting liquid coral foods or pulverized particulate diets straight into the open water column is incredibly inefficient. Strong powerheads sweep the nutrients into filter socks, protein skimmer gates, or mechanical roller mats before corals can capture them, leading to wasted food and localized nitrate or phosphate spikes. The IC-CF-19 bypasses this filtration loss completely by giving you a direct, mid-reach tool to deposit food directly onto individual coral mouths and polyps.
What sets this 50cm model apart is its exceptional balance and maneuverability. It serves as the true "workhorse" length of the IceCap feeder line, perfectly sized to reach bottom-dwelling LPS corals, rock-dwelling zoanthids, or mid-water anemones in common standard tank heights. The clear, heavy-wall acrylic barrel ensures maximum precision, offering a rigid structure that won't warp or wiggle under pressure. At the business end, a specialized non-abrasive soft rubber tip cushions accidental impacts against expanded tissue membranes. Whether you are feeding chunky mysis shrimp to a hungry Acanthophyllia or gently misting fine plankton over a colony of Zoanthids, this tool ensures absolute precision without getting your hands wet.
Key Features
Prevents Aggressive Food Stealing: Precision placement lets you deposit food right down into defensive tentacles, ensuring target corals feed successfully before fast-swimming fish or clean-up crews can steal it.
High Suction Volumetric Capacity: The oversized squeeze bulb generates strong negative pressure, effortlessly pulling up dense particulate slurries, live copepods, or custom blended seafood mashes without stalling.
Perfect Mid-Tank Scaling: Tailored directly for the most common 20-gallon to 75-gallon displays, providing professional-grade reef husbandry control.
Note: This target-feeding accessory includes one fixed-length acrylic feeder barrel, one silicone bulb, and one soft rubber tip. Premium coral foods and holding clips are sold under separate product categories.
IceCap Specialized Feeding Pipette Family Profile
What’s Included:
(1) IceCap 50cm (19") Fixed Single-Tube Acrylic Barrel
(1) Heavy-Displacement High-Tensile Silicone Squeeze Bulb
(1) Tissue-Safe Non-Marring Soft Rubber Nozzle Tip
Technical Specs:
Official Manufacturing Title: IceCap Coral Feeder 50cm / 19in
SKU / Factory Part Identifier: IC-CF-19
Universal UPC Product Barcode: 851220007054
Total Linear Tool Length: 19.0 Inches (48.26 cm)
Main Barrel Construction Material: High-Clarity Heavy-Wall Non-Toxic Acrylic
Squeeze Interface Mechanism: Salt-Safe Chemical Resistant Flexible Bulb
Aquarium Environment Suitability: 100% Marine Reef, Brackish, and Freshwater Safe
- Unbox your IC-CF-19 target feeder. Push the flexible silicone bulb firmly onto the flat top opening of the main acrylic tube to create an airtight suction seal.
- Thaw your frozen coral foods or mix your dry powdered diets into a small cup of aquarium water.
- Press down on the silicone bulb to expel the air, drop the soft rubber nozzle tip into the food slurry, and slowly release your grip to pull the mixture up into the barrel.
- Turn off your main tank wavemakers or switch your pump controller into its temporary "Feed Mode" to halt fast surface currents and swirling water motion.
- Guide the rubberized tip down through the water column, hovering roughly 0.5 inches over your target coral polyp. Squeeze the bulb slowly and smoothly to deposit a small cloud of food over its tentacles.
- Once finished, pull the feeder out of the tank. Submerge the tip in a pitcher of fresh tap water and pump the bulb repeatedly to thoroughly flush out any residual food matter inside the inner chamber before storing it.
Pro Tips:
- Always Flush with Fresh RO/DI or Tap Water Immediately After Every Use. Aquarium foods are packed with rich organic proteins that decompose incredibly fast inside small spaces. If you skip rinsing your target feeder after a session, tiny traces of shrimp paste or powdered food will dry out and form a hard plug inside the tip. The next time you go to use it, the suction will fail, and rotting debris trapped inside can introduce localized bacteria straight back into your clean aquarium. A quick 30-second flush with fresh tap water keeps the tool completely clean and sanitary.
- Turn Off Your Wavemakers to Maximize Target Capture Rates. Before pushing your 19-inch feeder into the display tank, always pause your circulating wavemakers and return pumps (or press "Feed Mode" on your controllers). Trying to spot-feed delicate polyps like LPS or Gorgonians while high-velocity powerheads are active will blow the food away before the corals can swallow it. Letting the water settle into a calm state ensures the food drops cleanly over their mouths, cutting down on waste and keeping extra nutrients from spiking your nitrate levels.
- Gently Prick the Soft Tip to Clear Air Bubbles Before Feeding Shy Corals. When you pull a mixture of liquid food up into the barrel, a small pocket of air often gets trapped right at the tip. If you drop that tube into the tank and squeeze the bulb immediately, a large air bubble will shoot out right into the coral's face. This sudden blast of air will cause sensitive corals (like sun corals or brains) to snap shut instantly, preventing them from feeding. To stop this from happening, tap the side of the barrel or squeeze a tiny drop of food back into your mixing cup first to purge any air before guiding the tool down to your livestock.