Clownfish food

[stewy14]

hello, So I just made a new tank yesterday, right now it is cycling, but I know that you need to put in food in the tank to spread out the chems and stuff, so what clownfish food should I use? and the same food to feed the 1-2 clowns (ocellaris)(its a 11.3 gal cube tank)

thanks,
stewy

 

[TX_REEF]

Congrats on the new system!

so you started a tank yesterday and you added 2 clowns already? Just want to make sure I understand the situation. Can you provide a video or photos of the system and let us know what equipment, rock and sand you are using?

 

[JTP424]

I believe he is wanting to ghost feed to start the cycle? Can you confirm @stewy14

 

[stewy14]

I believe he is wanting to ghost feed to start the cycle? Can you confirm @stewy14

ye, just read that its good to do that

 

[JTP424]

Coolio, let's take a step back and get some info!
11 gallon tank, any rock sand media? What's in the tank now? Include all livestock/chemicals/anything you've put in it! How long has it been running and have you been checking the parameters?

 

[stewy14]

Coolio, let's take a step back and get some info!
11 gallon tank, any rock sand media? What's in the tank now? Include all livestock/chemicals/anything you've put in it! How long has it been running and have you been checking the parameters?

rock sand media? i got live rock, bacteria, a coral(as in a liverock) and its been running for 2 days now(3 today)i have been checking parameters, everything is perfect

 

[JTP424]

Sorry, supposed to be a comma in there! live rock is good, bacteria - do you mean a bottled type? what brand etc? Is it an actual coral or the liverock is shaped like a coral? (feel free to post a pic!)
Can you list your parameters?
If you used bacteria to jumpstart (depending on what you used) you may not need to ghost feed. just watch your parameters until they level (depending on bacteria use a week or two)

Then you should be set! I'll let others chime in from here

 

[stewy14]

Sorry, supposed to be a comma in there! live rock is good, bacteria - do you mean a bottled type? what brand etc? Is it an actual coral or the liverock is shaped like a coral? (feel free to post a pic!)
Can you list your parameters?
If you used bacteria to jumpstart (depending on what you used) you may not need to ghost feed. just watch your parameters until they level (depending on bacteria use a week or two)

Then you should be set! I'll let others chime in from here

yes bottled type, i forget what brand, the liverock is tideline reef rock, i use test strips for the parameters and they all came out of safe(the reviews were great on amazon, they are tetra easystrips, they seem pretty reliable by most people)

 

[lmfbs]

Just a note - generally when people ask for parameters on here 'good' or 'safe' or 'normal' isn't very helpful for people giving you advice. What people are interested in are the actual numbers.

Also - generally speaking, test strips aren't generally a reliable way of testing. Consider Redsea, Salifert and Hanna - they're generally the go-to for most people.

 

[stewy14]

Just a note - generally when people ask for parameters on here 'good' or 'safe' or 'normal' isn't very helpful for people giving you advice. What people are interested in are the actual numbers.

Also - generally speaking, test strips aren't generally a reliable way of testing. Consider Redsea, Salifert and Hanna - they're generally the go-to for most people.

ive considered those, but they are way out of budget for me, I really don't know why test things gotta be $100 in total, ive watched some vids, done A LOT of research on these test strips, and they seem to be very good and competitive with the ones you gave me