Feeding Questions.

[kalebos]

I have a very young tank. 30 gallons, 1 clown, 3 small coral frags. I've heard to be frugal when feeding so you don't fuel an algae outbreak or some other unwanted outbreak. But I'm wondering should I overfeed a little bit so that my corals can get some food? I haven't purchased anything to target feed my coral with yet.

 

[Old Fritz]

It depends a lot on the types of corals you have in your tank. Could you list those for us please?

 

[kalebos]

It depends a lot on the types of corals you have in your tank. Could you list those for us please?

Xenia, Zoa, and an Acan. I will be getting more soft coral in the near future but it will be a month until I start adding more lps.

 

[Old Fritz]

You can target feed your acans normal food. But all the corals are at least photo synthetic so they'll be able to live off of your lights alone for a time. I recommend using reefroids or something in the future to feed your coral.

 

[Uncle99]

I feed enough to keep my nitrates in the 2-5ppm range and phosphate in the 0.03-.1ppm range.
This, poop, and light is all the food coral require.