I currently feed a mix slurry of food. Mysis , calanus, brine, some powders, mix it up and dump.
Wrasses and Blennies! I already lost a Carpenter Wrasse due to jumping and, if I hadn't been home, I would have lost my Starry Blenny. My 3 Halichoeres wrasses are doing good and id really love to keep it that way!
a wrasse
My daughter and I got into reefing about 4 years ago. We had dreamed of starting a reef tank and then she came home one night with a 20 gallon Waterbox AIO. That got us going and we took the plunge and got a 90 gallon drilled tank and sump and started filling it with fish, inverts, and corals. We built a custom lid for the 20 but have not put one on the 90. She bought a 32 gallon Biocube that she kept in her upstairs bedroom. Then she moved out for college and I am in charge of the three saltwater tanks and four freshwater tanks. Just this week I lost a beautiful diamond goby who jumped out of the 90 gallon tank in the night. It was dead on the floor when we woke up. A lid would be a blessing.
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Dealing with a massive hair algae problem! It took me a few months, but I finally have it under control. I got all my level into the apppropiate ranges, did a ton of manual removal, scrubbed a few rocks every few days, and upgraded my cleaning crew to maintain the problem.
and a Ehiem auto feeder with flake. The feeders are just a extra treat and midday bump for the anthias. I like to have the water looking like its snowing that way some of the less brave fishes all get fed 
Honestly, I'm still so ignorant to the many species of fish that I want to keep. Many of them though seem to fit the "Jumper" category! I would love a variety of wrasse in my tank, and I just know that without a good lid, I'll be asking for trouble. Our family get attached to our fish. I would not want my youngest to come out and see a dead fish on the floor.
Screens from a video
. I dunno how to upload just the video via my phone and I’d have to redownload from my Facebook. This may be why they bite me haha! I do enjoy the interaction with them
I’d feel a lot better about my macs, since they’d get the lid, and I do think I could try a little more needy species of salty fish with the auto feeder. I can’t think currently, but I was looking at one and discovered they do best with several feedings daily. I also think Sideshow Bob and Selma would appreciate more groceries.
Im most certain any and all fish can jump. But Wrasse are frequent flyers so they would be some of the ones to benefit the most and of course the anthias I will be getting as well.
Just stay on top of it and you'll make it there!
