Keeping nutrient levels down in a nano

[Brent02]

Hello all. I have an LPS Biocube 32 with a Prime 16. I’ve tried feeding my corals in the past weekly with reef roids. Every time I feed my nitrates and phosphates spike (quite a bit). I run chemipure blue, filter floss and a skimmer that’s mainly there because I run a co2 scrubber with it to stabilize PH. I’m looking for advice on feeding corals in a nano without skyrocketing nutrient levels.
Thank you!

 

[Spare time]

Try a food with less impact on nitrate and phosphate. I find reef energy to be good for this. Alternatively, since it is LPS, I would just feed them pellets and pick up what they drop. Baby brine shrimp is also another great food.


The easiest thing though is to rinse the filter pad once a day or sometime after feeding. It truly is the easiest way to keep nitrate and phosphate down.

 

[Tamberav]

Hello all. I have an LPS Biocube 32 with a Prime 16. I’ve tried feeding my corals in the past weekly with reef roids. Every time I feed my nitrates and phosphates spike (quite a bit). I run chemipure blue, filter floss and a skimmer that’s mainly there because I run a co2 scrubber with it to stabilize PH. I’m looking for advice on feeding corals in a nano without skyrocketing nutrient levels.
Thank you!

It is SUPER potent stuff. What type of corals are you feeding? most big mouth LPS will prefer mysis and such.

I would suggest feeding before your weekly water change.

I will be honest. I never feed my phosynthetic corals. It isn't nessisary although feeding something like an acan Mysis will likely make them grow faster.

 

[Brent02]

It is SUPER potent stuff. What type of corals are you feeding? most big mouth LPS will prefer mysis and such.

I would suggest feeding before your weekly water change.

I will be honest. I never feed my phosynthetic corals. It isn't nessisary although feeding something like an acan Mysis will likely make them grow faster.

I have acans, blastos, firework clove polyp, torches, hammers, palys and zoas. Gonna have to figure out a way to feed them mysis without the clowns taking it.

 

[Reef.]

I wouldn’t feed directly, just add frozen for the fish, the corals will grab some too,?in a nano you don’t really need fast growing corals and don’t need the extra nutrients to export.

 

[wonroc]

on my nuvo 10g i only feed the reef roids on water change day once a week. ill feed the roids then an hour later change out 4 gallons on water

 

[Rickybobby]

Roe or food soaked in selcon will do better than reef roids in my experience