Feeding corals (reef roids)

[Novicereefer]

Hey everyone,

Quick question. I have seen great growth over the past 3 months in my Duncan (sprouting 4 new heads), my Euphyllia garden and Acans. I've been spot feeding Reef Roids roughly 3-4x a week to everything in my tank (more corals than I listed) and I do a 25% water change every 3 days or so totaling at least 50% change over a course of a week to ensure my nitrates and phosphates stay low. I haven't gotten a clear answer so hopefully I can get one here.

People say don't feed corals more than 3x a week. Is the only reason because it can cause nitrate and phosphate problems? If so, am I on the right track doing a 50% change every week? Or should I bring it back down to 2x a week? I'm also looking into Reef Chili to just feed the entire tank at once (fish and corals)

 

[homegrowncichlid]

I believe the feeding limitation is to maintain water quality. If you can maintain it, like in the ocean, then food isn't an issue, I believe LPS are feeding constantly in the wild, if they can catch it, they will eat it. You'll have to balance growth vs water quality/maintenance.

 

[Novicereefer]

I believe the feeding limitation is to maintain water quality. If you can maintain it, like in the ocean, then food isn't an issue, I believe LPS are feeding constantly in the wild, if they can catch it, they will eat it. You'll have to balance growth vs water quality/maintenance.

I expected as much. My tank is dominated by Soft and LPS corals. The only SPS I have is a pocelapora (idk if I spelled it right) and an encrusting Monti. The rest are: GSP, Xenia, Zoas, Toadstool Leather, Torches , Frogspawns, Hammers, Acans, Duncans, Elegance, Fungia, and a Goniapora oh and a Bubble Tip Anemone that hosts my bonded Clownfish.

Thank you for the info!

 

[vetteguy53081]

Reef roids is not a good food for duncan and many soft coral as it is Planktonic and they require meaty foods. Mysis shrimp and spirulina brine shrimp does the job
Roids also known to raise phosphates when fed regularly

 

[exnisstech]

I have quite a few LPS some large and I just turn the return pump off when I feed, which is frozen and let the food blow around the tank and the corals get plenty. Agreed with vetteguy. Meaty foods for Duncans and most LPS. The colony below is from a single head that I was able to save from a dying colony. Not sure how many heads it has now, maybe 15-20? It has never been fed except what it gets when the fish are fed.

 

[Novicereefer]

I expected as much. My tank is dominated by Soft and LPS corals. The only SPS I have is a pocelapora (idk if I spelled it right) and an encrusting Monti. The rest are: GSP, Xenia, Zoas, Toadstool Leather, Torches , Frogspawns, Hammers, Acans, Duncans, Elegance, Fungia, and a Goniapora oh and a Bubble Tip Anemone that hosts my bonded Clownfish.

Thank you for the info!

I have quite a few LPS some large and I just turn the return pump off when I feed, which is frozen and let the food blow around the tank and the corals get plenty. Agreed with vetteguy. Meaty foods for Duncans and most LPS

Ohhh ok so I was looking into Reef Chili. I heard it has a little bit of everything for all coral types. I fed my Duncan, Acan and Fungia Mysis but I wasn't sure what to feed the rest since I can't seem to get the food into the mouths of the Euphyllia but they took the Reef Roids. Would Reef Chili work best for everything?

 

[Novicereefer]

Ohhh ok so I was looking into Reef Chili. I heard it has a little bit of everything for all coral types. I fed my Duncan, Acan and Fungia Mysis but I wasn't sure what to feed the rest since I can't seem to get the food into the mouths of the Euphyllia but they took the Reef Roids. Would Reef Chili work best for everything?

Orr for the LPS would baby Brine or baby Mysis work better for the corals to broadcast feed? That way everything gets to eat?