Denro coral feed

[tri989]

Hi all,

I'm a newbie with this hobby. I have a dendro coral with 7 polyps, i want to know how to care this coral? Can i feed him with fish pellet? How often i feed him? Does he need any additiona food ? What i should focus on this coral ? Thanks for your help.

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

Hi all,

I'm a newbie with this hobby. I have a dendro coral with 7 polyps, i want to know how to care this coral? Can i feed him with fish pellet? How often i feed him? Does he need any additiona food ? What i should focus on this coral ? Thanks for your help.

Tell us your tank set up. Filtration, etc.... that way can advise which method to feed. Thx

 

[tri989]

Tell us your tank set up. Filtration, etc.... that way can advise which method to feed. Thx

My tank is 340 l include the sump vol. I have skimmer, cheato, marine pure in my filltation

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

My tank is 340 l include the sump vol. I have skimmer, cheato, marine pure in my filltation

Any other corals?

 

[tri989]

Any other corals?

I have a little zoa, my tank just finished cycle

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

I have a little zoa, my tank just finished cycle

Ok, most simple way to not overload filtration is use plastic clear bottle cut wider end, so it looks like a funnel. When time to feed, put on top of dendro's squirt reef roids, coral sprint, or comparable. (May have to turn off pumps) Let sit 15 min. Remove funnel. Do minimum of once per hour, is ideal. Or when you can. Keep eye on NH3, I use seachem NH3 test kit. There's other methods, but your filtration may crash.

Hopefully others will comment soon.
I have 9 black sun polyp colonies coming.
I only do NPS, the challenging ones, dendronephthya specially.

 

[tri989]

Ok, most simple way to not overload filtration is use plastic clear bottle cut wider end, so it looks like a funnel. When time to feed, put on top of dendro's squirt reef roids, coral sprint, or comparable. (May have to turn off pumps) Let sit 15 min. Remove funnel. Do minimum of once per hour, is ideal. Or when you can. Keep eye on NH3, I use seachem NH3 test kit. There's other methods, but your filtration may crash.

Hopefully others will comment soon.
I have 9 black sun polyp colonies coming.
I only do NPS, the challenging ones, dendronephthya specially.

Thanks for your answer

 

[bfishb]

Are you saying to feed this coral once every hour? Im really just curious....

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

Are you saying to feed this coral once every hour? Im really just curious....

I think that would be ideal. I do it for dendronephthya corals. They can eat just as much as yours.
I'll know for sure, when I get my sun corals

I flood fed my corals, so it's automated