Reef roids and feeding Corals

[Mr marine]

Hi everyone

I am seriously thinking of reef roids but my nitrates are rather high already Will this increase them even more

once a week I use Red Sea part AB nutrition

Plus once a week I chop up a prawn to feed my bubble coral would hammers frogspawns and torches also eat a chopped up prawn

thanks everyone

 

[725196]

I used those and my phosphates went up as well. I stated using BRS reef chili and I did NOT have the same phosphate issues anymore.

 

[Waters]

Anytime i use Reef Roids I get more of an increase in phosphates....not as much with my nitrates. I also always get an algae bloom anytime I dose Reef Roids......I now just stick to Reef Chili.

 

[725196]

Anytime i use Reef Roids I get more of an increase in phosphates....not as much with my nitrates. I also always get an algae bloom anytime I dose Reef Roids......I now just stick to Reef Chili.

Phosphates. Yep. That’s what I meant. It’s too early, no coffee yet and just2 hrs of sleep. By the way I corrected my post. Thank you

 

[hyeclass]

BRS reef chili is rip off, i use frenzy corals, high quality product for less

 

[New&no clue]

I use to have high phosphates when feeding reef roids, now I feed the same day as a water change and don’t have that issue anymore

 

[hyeclass]

I use to have high phosphates when feeding reef roids, now I feed the same day as a water change and don’t have that issue anymore

you can use a rowaphos phosguard, if you phosphate is very high use phosguard, then use rowaphos, another wise you'll end up wasting rowaphos, sure is expansive down the line, i went thru 150 less than 3 months, it's not worth it, then i bought the $115 aquamaxx ht remover, i am hoping that should last me long time

 

[CCauthers]

you can use a rowaphos phosguard, if you phosphate is very high use phosguard, then use rowaphos, another wise you'll end up wasting rowaphos, sure is expansive down the line, i went thru 150 less than 3 months, it's not worth it, then i bought the $115 aquamaxx ht remover, i am hoping that should last me long time

I wouldnt really recommend using a phosphate remover if it can be avoided

 

[tnewell]

you can use a rowaphos phosguard, if you phosphate is very high use phosguard, then use rowaphos, another wise you'll end up wasting rowaphos, sure is expansive down the line, i went thru 150 less than 3 months, it's not worth it, then i bought the $115 aquamaxx ht remover, i am hoping that should last me long time

I use reef roids and feed every other day with them, my phosphate are high and my nitrates are stable. I suggest doing some info on other brands other than reef roids, as they do FATTEN your coral up, they just mess your params up unless you do water changes the day of feeding.

 

[hyeclass]

I use reef roids and feed every other day with them, my phosphate are high and my nitrates are stable. I suggest doing some info on other brands other than reef roids, as they do FATTEN your coral up, they just mess your params up unless you do water changes the day of feeding.

when was the last time you tested your phosphate? 0.??

 

[thought]

This is great info, I want to bring my PO4 up just a little from 0 for enhanced color, maybe reefroids is the way to go for this. However, if they go too far, I’ll think about switching to another product.

 

[hyeclass]

This is great info, I want to bring my PO4 up just a little from 0 for enhanced color, maybe reefroids is the way to go for this. However, if they go too far, I’ll think about switching to another product.

you got any fish in your tank? if not, how you lower your phosphate?

 

[wenliu51]

If you haven't purchased the reef roids, then go with the reef chili (or what others recommend). I do use reef roids but I also have to check phosphates weekly and dose my Phosphat-E by Brightwell. Of course using phosphate removers is not ideal if it could be avoided. But, there is a phosphate calculator if you decide to:

http://larryl.emailplus.org/fish/dosing-instructions-phosphate-removers.html

 

[tnewell]

when was the last time you tested your phosphate? 0.??

Pssshh, awhile ago, I switched foods awhile back.

 

[thought]

you got any fish in your tank? if not, how you lower your phosphate?

I only have a few fish atm, it’s a smaller tank. Also I have algae issues so I am carefully dosing vibrant. The algae and vibrant are keeping NO3 and PO4 at 0.0, so want to work toward feeding my corals more heavily to bring those up, just a little

 

[hyeclass]

i am running

If you haven't purchased the reef roids, then go with the reef chili (or what others recommend). I do use reef roids but I also have to check phosphates weekly and dose my Phosphat-E by Brightwell. Of course using phosphate removers is not ideal if it could be avoided. But, there is a phosphate calculator if you decide to:

http://larryl.emailplus.org/fish/dosing-instructions-phosphate-removers.html

Brightwell do make great products, plus i pay so much money using rowaphos, but that's just better then dosing.

 

[hyeclass]

I only have a few fish atm, it’s a smaller tank. Also I have algae issues so I am carefully dosing vibrant. The algae and vibrant are keeping NO3 and PO4 at 0.0, so want to work toward feeding my corals more heavily to bring those up, just a little

5 months ago i use to have bad i mean really bad agle issue under the rocks not on the top brown algae using vibrant wow did clean the system, bleached my sps fyi

 

[Timfish]

These research papers might be helpful in deciding whether or not to feed and if you do what to feed.

Elucidating an optimal diet for captive Acropora corals

Developing an optimal heterotrophic feeding regime has the potential to improve the growth and overall health of captive corals. This study evaluated …

www.sciencedirect.com

Comparing the capacity of five different dietary treatments to optimise growth and nutritional composition in two scleractinian corals

Developing an optimal heterotrophic feeding regime has the potential to improve captive coral growth and health. This study evaluated the efficacy of three exogenous diets: Artemia nauplii (ART), a commercially available coral diet (Reef Roids) (RR), and a novel, micro-bound diet (ATF), against...

journals.plos.org

Coral farming: effects of light, water motion and artificial foods

Improved coral cultivation will facilitate the reduction of wild harvesting, reef restoration, preservation of biodiversity, and the use of corals as model experimental organisms. In this study, we examine species-specific responses in growth and

www.academia.edu