Benepets and Nutrient Control

[Heres_doe_]

I currently don't feed any coral foods at all. I only feed frozen mysis only to my fish and the whole tank will get leftovers. I've tried ab+, coral feast, couple other foods and it brings up my nutrients levels further than i would like causing me to do bigger water changes which no one likes. I've heard benepets doesn't sound nutrients and even heard it's helped with letting nutrients because the probiotics in it. How true is this. What's your experience with benepets. I would like to feed corals as well for faster growth and better colors obviously.

 

[homer1475]

While not as loaded as say reef roids, when I used benepets it still raised nutrients.

I gave up selective feeding years ago. I now feed the entire tank, not spot feeding the fish or corals.

I'm a firm believer is heavy in, heavy out.

In other words, feed heavy, and export heavy. Never starve the tank to combat algae or rising nutrients. Up your filtration game if your nutrients are rising from feeding.

 

[Heres_doe_]

While not as loaded as say reef roids, when I used benepets it still raised nutrients.

I gave up selective feeding years ago. I now feed the entire tank, not spot feeding the fish or corals.

I'm a firm believer is heavy in, heavy out.

In other words, feed heavy, and export heavy. Never starve the tank to combat algae or rising nutrients. Up your filtration game if your nutrients are rising from feeding.

Tanks doing great tbh only thing I'm trying to tidy up a bit is nitrates. I can go as high as 30 ppm some weeks and acros don't like it one bit lol my LPS have no issues at all

 

[Heres_doe_]

While not as loaded as say reef roids, when I used benepets it still raised nutrients.

I gave up selective feeding years ago. I now feed the entire tank, not spot feeding the fish or corals.

I'm a firm believer is heavy in, heavy out.

In other words, feed heavy, and export heavy. Never starve the tank to combat algae or rising nutrients. Up your filtration game if your nutrients are rising from feeding.

Going to up my skimmer soon and add polyfill to my socks

 

[homer1475]

Just think of it this way....

Everything you add to the tank will increase nutrients. Each thing contributes differently. You have to decide if the benefits outweigh the detrimental effects, or if what your adding will cause you to up the filtration game.

In this day and age of reefing with all the filter technology, there is no reason for people to be starving thier tanks for the sole purpose of keeping some magical number.

 

[homer1475]

Nice looking tank BTW!

 

[homer1475]

When I feed, I flood my tank with food, and shut off some my pumps, and slow others down. This way the food swirls around the tank feeding everything at the same time.

Those corals that like to eat, extend their tentacles and catch food from the water column like they do in the wild.

 

[Heres_doe_]

Nice looking tank BTW!

Yea tanks def not starved i would never lol and algae is pretty much under control. No real issues and i stay away from chasing any specific numbers i just try to keep everything in a certain range as stable as possible and thanks alot not bad for a first tank. Only about 8 months old

 

[homer1475]

Your on the right path then. What coral I see in your tank that would like to be fed(mostly acans, a plate coral, and a duncan) would prefer more meatier foods(mysis, small chunks of shrimp) then the sludge like reef roids or benepets. I like to feed LRS chunky to my LPS that like to eat, and have a large mouth.

Don't get me wrong, it's a great food, just not something I like to feed, or noticed any great benefit from feeding it.

You want to watch a fun feeding response....

Drop a couple pellets on that plate on the outer rim. Watch as it slowly shutters them up to it's mouth in a nice straight line. Plates are very cool to watch eat.

 

[Heres_doe_]

Your on the right path then. What coral I see in your tank that would like to be fed(mostly acans, a plate coral, and a duncan) would prefer more meatier foods(mysis, small chunks of shrimp) then the sludge like reef roids or benepets. I like to feed LRS chunky to my LPS that like to eat, and have a large mouth.

Don't get me wrong, it's a great food, just not something I like to feed, or noticed any great benefit from feeding it.

You want to watch a fun feeding response....

Drop a couple pellets on that plate on the outer rim. Watch as it slowly shutters them up to it's mouth in a nice straight line. Plates are very cool to watch eat.

Those bigger polyps i feed frozen jumbo mysis that plate takes 2 of them suckers

 

[homer1475]

Freeze dried krill is another alternative for those larger polyps LPS.

Soaking them in selcon does wonders too.