When I feed my tank I find that most of the food is sucked down the overflow box before the fish can eat it. I have heard of a device called a delay box that the return pump plugs in to and you can push a button shutting off the pump for a set period of time then the pump turns back on automatically. I would rather use this device than plugging and unplugging the pump from the wall. Has anyone else heard of this device and could point me in the right direction to purchase one? I have tried Google and eBay but no luck.
Return pump delay box
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While I've never heard it called a delay box, most higher end wave timers have that funcion built into them. I have also seen a few DIY plans for them but they are WAY beyond my electrical motivation level lol 
. They arn't overly difficult with a relay and a switch but there's not normally a timer built in so you have to turn the pump back on. There is always X10 (if you do a search you'll see LOTS of info) so long as you don't mind a bit of electrical interference, then again they might have fixed that problem.
Here's and example of a higher end one.
RedSeaFish
Hope this helps even a little bit.
Chris
. They arn't overly difficult with a relay and a switch but there's not normally a timer built in so you have to turn the pump back on. There is always X10 (if you do a search you'll see LOTS of info) so long as you don't mind a bit of electrical interference, then again they might have fixed that problem. Here's and example of a higher end one.
RedSeaFish
Hope this helps even a little bit.
Chris
You might want to check for opinions on how much to feed in the saltwater forum.
I know in my 110g tank (similar flow to yours) that the food doesn't even get a quarter of the way across the tank before it has all been eaten.
The tangs should be getting mostly vegetable-based foods (seaweed/spirulina pellets), and the cardinals, clown and gramma more meaty foods (probably only a pinch for all of them).
I know in my 110g tank (similar flow to yours) that the food doesn't even get a quarter of the way across the tank before it has all been eaten.
The tangs should be getting mostly vegetable-based foods (seaweed/spirulina pellets), and the cardinals, clown and gramma more meaty foods (probably only a pinch for all of them).