Feeding corals

[Duffer]

Ok forgive my ignorance but are you not supposed to keep your phosphates down I have mine at 0

as said before this reply, you should not keep your nutrients at zero, corals love some dirty water. I noticed when my phosphates get near zero my lps and sps coral are not happy at all.

 

[ZoWhat]

Train your fish to poop right over top of the selective corals

 

[nereefpat]

The zero P recommendation comes from back in the day when phosphate kits had a higher range. What that really meant is that your phosphate levels should have been low enough to be undetectable. With the ULR Hanna checkers, you can now see phosphate levels of only a few parts per billion or hundredths of parts per million.

 

[Amy406]

I only feed my fish. The only corals I feed are scoly's once a week.

Po4 <.1 and no3 <5.
As long as you feed your fish heavy po4 at close to zero is ok, imo.

Remember that no3 and po4 levels that we test for are whats left over from what our export system is not removing.

I also only feed fish. Was talking with my LRS and I think a change of fish food would help

 

[Amy406]

Train your fish to poop right over top of the selective corals

If you can do that let me know how lol

 

[ZoWhat]

If you can do that let me know how lol

I'm working on this to be an AMERICAs GOT TALENT contestant

 

[Amy406]

The zero P recommendation comes from back in the day when phosphate kits had a higher range. What that really meant is that your phosphate levels should have been low enough to be undetectable. With the ULR Hanna checkers, you can now see phosphate levels of only a few parts per billion or hundredths of parts per million.

I just received a Hanna checker from my secret Santa. I’ll have to learn how to use it so I can keep an eye on that. Thank you

 

[Amy406]

I'm working on this to be an AMERICAs GOT TALENT contestant

 

[ZoWhat]

Fish pooping on command is a strong gig. quite entertaining

 

[Amy406]

Fish pooping on command is a strong gig. quite entertaining

I’d pay to see that. We would just call you the fish whisperer, It would make clean up a lot easier, all you have to do is install a fish litter box.

 

[X-37B]

Feed the fish, lol.

 

[Amy406]

Feed the fish, lol.

Lol ok ok got it hahah

 

[Jedi1199]

i use to go with Reef Roids until i realized it sent my phosphates thru the roof, for the last year i have been using Benepets

I have read the same issue here more than a few times. I have never used "Reef-Roids" myself so I can't relay any personal experience. I spot feed with Benepets a couple times a month.

 

[sghera64]

I like to target feed my Goniopora reef roids. I broadcast feed it too. Best food for corals might be fish poop. I feed my fish mostly DIY frozen fish food I make from stuff I buy at the fish counter of the grocery store.

 

[sghera64]

Forgot to mention I also feed live phyto. I forgot about it because it is dosed every day via dosing pump. I keep a jug of mixed home-grown tetraselmis and nanochloropsis hooked up to the dosing pump along with some LED lighting to keep it alive for about 10 days as the jug runs out. I have been propogating those two separate species of phyto for years in separate hatches. Seems to keep the glass cleaner on the DT too.

 

[Amy406]

I like to target feed my Goniopora reef roids. I broadcast feed it too. Best food for corals might be fish poop. I feed my fish mostly DIY frozen fish food I make from stuff I buy at the fish counter of the grocery store.

I did change fish food yesterday to the frenzy. Hoping the will help

 

[Garia666]

For lps I use fauna marine lps pellets

For sps I occasionally feed plankton.

 

[Amy406]

For lps I use fauna marine lps pellets

For sps I occasionally feed plankton.

That is so amazing!!!!! I’m going to have to try. Thanks for sharing!!!

 

[LPS Bum]

I don’t know about best, but I broadcast feed my LPS and softies Seachem zooplankton twice a week. Seems to work for me.

 

[Amy406]

I don’t know about best, but I broadcast feed my LPS and softies Seachem zooplankton twice a week. Seems to work for me.

Thank you I’ll have to try that