Am I Feeding Too Much?

[Joe's 220 Reef]

Hi I have a 220 gallon reef with mainly SPS but currently feed 5 cubes of vitamin soaked Mysis shrimp 2 times a day. One to two times a week I feed my copperband table shrimp and or some frozen clams and a few times a week I throw in a large pinch of flake food. For fish I have a 2.5 year old copperbanded butterfly, yellow tang, 4-5 inch hippo and naso tangs, 4 chromis, and 2 Bartlett Anthias. All of my fish have healthy guts on them. I dose NOPOX daily and nitrates are around 1 but am finding my Phosphates are staying around .08-.1 with me using 1 cup of GFO each month or so. I would love to stop of use less GFO but can’t let the phosphates get out of control. Based on what you guys are doing do you think I am feeding too much?

 

[rastareefs]

How fast does the food go when you throw it in?

 

[AcroNem]

If they're eating it all relatively quickly and you're keeping nutrients in check, you aren't feeding too much. Your fish are thanking you I'm sure

 

[GeoSquid]

Your tangs would probably appreciate some nori.

 

[AcroNem]

+1

 

[Joe's 220 Reef]

How fast does the food go when you throw it in?

. Pumps go into feed mode for 10 minutes and all is gone usually and picked off the rocks in 5 minutes of so

 

[Joe's 220 Reef]

Your tangs would probably appreciate some nori.

Good point. I have some hair algae they they are eating and I do the occasional nori