MikeD88
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Is once every 3 days good enough? I used to feed them every day and got amazing growth, but I felt like it was causing me to over-feed the tank. What do you recommend for feeding schedules on Dendros?
How often do you feed your Dendro's?
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Usually at least twice a week for my colony.
Yes, every 3 days is fine.
Do you only have one colony (the one in your avatar)?
Feeding a few polyps every day shouldn't harm any system... I have 50 + polyps (between five colonies) - I used to feed everyday but nutrients shot through the roof when I downsized my tanks so now I'm down to every 3 days or so.
Do you only have one colony (the one in your avatar)?
Feeding a few polyps every day shouldn't harm any system... I have 50 + polyps (between five colonies) - I used to feed everyday but nutrients shot through the roof when I downsized my tanks so now I'm down to every 3 days or so.
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MikeD88
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Yes, this is my only colony. That picture is old... its 8 heads total now, 5 full size, 3 medium. How much do you feed each polyp? I was doing half cube of mysis for the colony and the other half cube to the fish.
What size tank was that?
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Its a 29 gallon biocube
Yeah that is a small tank to be feeding a cube of mysis every day. Like others said every 2-3 days should be fine, the growth will slow but your water chemistry should be more balanced.
I feed each polyp at least one P.E. Mysis shrimp. If you're not familiar with P.E. Mysis they're huge compared to other brands.
I feed more than one cube of Mysis to my ELOS Mini (20 gal display), however cube sizes do differ based on brand. I break off (from a flat pack) a 1.5" x 1.5" piece of P.E. for the large polyped meat eaters, and a 1" x 1" piece of Hikari Mysis for my Tubastrea faulkneri colonies.
True, just make sure they don't contain copper (Spectrum does). Just for feeding fish, not a big deal, but I'm skeptical feeding a food with copper in it directly to coral.
However I rinse the heck out of the P.E. Mysis, and every piece that goes into the tank goes into a corals mouth, therefore there's really no "fouling" persay of the water.
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Never seen PE mysis, but it sounds like it would make everything alot easier. Ill try to find some tonight. You just do 1 per polyp?
Yes it's in there, but really nothing to be worried about. The amount is to ensure proper fish health and won't hurt your reef... how many times have people seen shrimp devour Spectrum? They never have ill effects... I just don't risk it with my coral.
Here's a quote from NLS website:
"In order for the fish to thrive all nutrients have to be met in the correct proportions, such as: Calcium, Iodine, Phosphorus, Magnesium, Sodium, Potassium, Iron, Copper, Zinc, Manganese, Selenium, Chorine, Carbohydrates, Fiber, Vitamin A, B6 & B12, C, D2 & D3, E, K2 & K3, Pantothetic Acid, Niacin, Biotin, Thiamin, Riboflavin, folic Acid, Myoinositol, Omega 3 & 6, all amino Acids: Arginine, Histidine, Isoleucine, Lysine, Methionine, Phenylalanine, Threonine, Trytophan, Valine."
Quote taken from: Basic Fish Nutrition
LOL, yep you beat me to my post. As Pablo mentions in that thread, Copper is even in the salt we buy, just in very small amounts. Call me crazy, but I just don't like feeding it to my coral
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Yep, they're huge, you'll see...
Here's their site that might help you locate someone that sells it: Piscine Energetics Inc - PE MYSIS - fresh water shrimp
Just make sure to rinse it well... it's VERY oily. I generally thaw it in cold tap water under the faucet, then rinse in RO/DI water. Then I'll toss it into a cup with tank water and use my Kent SeaSquirt to feed it off.
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I feed my colony 3 times a week ... and they are doing great .. !!
