I culture my own pods for my mandarins, so it is mostly food for them. Plus I have just started to "chuck" some in my main display tank at night to help the filter feeders. Yes, you do end up with far too much (and I have only just started), but you can swap it for other stuff and also flog it on the Bay for a couple of quid!!
It isn't difficult, just sits bubbling in the corner of my conservatory until I need it
Mark