Corals releasing stringy things after feeding!!!!

[Reef Devils]

I just feed my corals reef roids for the first time. I too some of my tank water in a cup and pour a table spoon of reef roids in to it. I mixed it up and got a turkey baster and filled it up. I sprayed my corals with the reef roids and a minute later the corals are releasing this stringy slime. What is going on. Is this a problem. The only corals that did that were my hammers and frogspawn.

 

[Matt Bravo]

They are fine, this usually happens when you don’t turn off your flow and your corals don’t get a good grasp on the food.
Also hammers and frogspawn tend to like mysis shrimp more, just some friendly advice

 

[Reef Devils]

They are fine, this usually happens when you don’t turn off your flow and your corals don’t get a good grasp on the food.
Also hammers and frogspawn tend to like mysis shrimp more, just some friendly advice

Ok I will get some mysis shrimp. What likes to eat reef roids? And if I do turn the flow off they release a stingy slime??

 

[Matt Bravo]

Ok I will get some mysis shrimp. What likes to eat reef roids? And if I do turn the flow off they release a stingy slime??

So to start, the corals are not releasing the slime. It’s just a mix of reef roids and water.
I would recommend turning off flow for 5-10 minutes if you feed reef roids.
Reef roids are made for smaller mouthed corals to eat. Such as gonis,alves,zoas(sometimes),sps (sometimes),toadstools etc. those are just some examples I can think of off the top of my head

 

[Reef Devils]

So to start, the corals are not releasing the slime. It’s just a mix of reef roids and water.
I would recommend turning off flow for 5-10 minutes if you feed reef roids.
Reef roids are made for smaller mouthed corals to eat. Such as gonis,alves,zoas(sometimes),sps (sometimes),toadstools etc. those are just some examples I can think of off the top of my head

Ok good to know. That was my first time feeding reef roids. Thanks for the help.

 

[Matt Bravo]

Ok good to know. That was my first time feeding reef roids. Thanks for the help.

Yeah, anytime.

 

[Lavey29]

Those are feeder tentacles and what is the "emergency "

 

[Reef Devils]

Those are feeder tentacles and what is the "emergency "

I was just told that it was the mix of reef roids and water that make the string stuff, I was worried because I never saw my corals do that. But it turned out it was not the corals.

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

I was just told that it was the mix of reef roids and water that make the string stuff, I was worried because I never saw my corals do that. But it turned out it was not the corals.

Fwiw, not every question needs the emergency tag

 

[Reef Devils]

Fwiw, not every question needs the emergency tag

My bad just want to make sure I am doing thing write and not lose $600 in corals

 

[Lavey29]

My bad just want to make sure I am doing thing write and not lose $600 in corals

It's ok, coral food ain't gonna kill your corals but lots of other things can and will like your phosphate level after using reef roids....good luck

 

[Reef Devils]

It's ok, coral food ain't gonna kill your corals but lots of other things can and will like your phosphate level after using reef roids....good luck

Hopefully phosphate goes up because it was zero. Now adding reef roids to the water once a week can that make the phosphates go up a lot? How can I keep phosphate balanced? I know I can test to make sure they are good and what should they be at?

 

[Reeflix]

well, just monitor your phos, test twice a week, once a week reef roids shouldnt raise it too fast, and i like my phos to be from .05 to .1

 

[Reeflix]

Fwiw, not every question needs the emergency tag

me not even knowing how to do the tag lol (just figured it out)

 

[Reef Devils]

me not even knowing how to do the tag lol (just figured it out)

Lol

 

[Lavey29]

Hopefully phosphate goes up because it was zero. Now adding reef roids to the water once a week can that make the phosphates go up a lot? How can I keep phosphate balanced? I know I can test to make sure they are good and what should they be at?

Once a week is fine and should help your phosphate number. Feeding pellet food raises phosphate too. New tanks have unstable parameters as you are finding out which is why it's better to add coral very sparingly the first 4 or 5 months because you will probably lose most of them as a new reefer.

 

[Reef Devils]

Once a week is fine and should help your phosphate number. Feeding pellet food raises phosphate too. New tanks have unstable parameters as you are finding out which is why it's better to add coral very sparingly the first 4 or 5 months because you will probably lose most of them as a new reefer.

Every parameter has been good. Only thing was phosphate. I am also dosing calcium alk and mag.

 

[Lavey29]

Every parameter has been good. Only thing was phosphate. I am also dosing calcium alk and mag.

You shouldn't be dosing any of those with a new tank and limited corals. Just weekly water changes.

 

[Reef Devils]

You shouldn't be dosing any of those with a new tank and limited corals. Just weekly water changes.

I test 2 times a week. I have to dose some of it every once and awhile. I have not done a water change because nitrate was 6.0 and phosphate was 0

 

[Lavey29]

I test 2 times a week. I have to dose some of it every once and awhile. I have not done a water change because nitrate was 6.0 and phosphate was 0

Not on a new tank with a couple corals there is negligible consumption. Weekly water changes are mandatory for new tanks or all kinds of issues will develop. Dose neophos and neonitro as needed. That's what I did.