the part that floats, by chance it is oil or grease in any way?
got it, I'm currently experimenting instant plankton from Nyos, the fat content is so high it actually clumps up and super hard to get it to dissolve!
Are you sure it’s not that you mixed it wrong? I commented in your thread about a different way that might let it mix better.
I am not sure if there is necessarily a "right" or "wrong" day to mis powders with water- long story short, I've mixed Reef Roid the exact same way and it dissolves readily into tank water with very simply agitation. If Nyos powder requires a specific trick for perper mixing, would be nice for some additional context on the box, or a quick sheet of instruction to be included. but I find the product description and instruction to be both vague and unhelpful.
Always good to have different perspective in a topic. Thanks for the input.I appreciate you taking what I said in stride, and for starting a thread in the first place!
While I understand you feel you presented as opinion, but there are some strong opinions in there that are presented as being factual. There's a lot of misinformation floating around the ether these days and this hobby is full of it, so just presenting a counter point to some of what you said.
Have a good night, and hope all is well out west
1.) You're oversimplifying and corals are not divided into two groups, nor can you accurately make the statement that "nps" corals tend to be from deeper or deep water.
2.) Many corals are highly autotrophic, and while feeding may be beneficial, direct feeding for corals is often not necessary for them to thrive. It's also very important to consider micron sizes and what the "food" is made up of. Most foods in the hobby, even many promoted to be for "SPS" corals, are too large for corals like Montipora and Acropora. Most small planktonic foods and finely ground food is still too large. This is a VERY important factor when considering what to feed what coral and requires more research than most people are willing to do.
3.) Zooxanthellae is brown or green.
4.) Corals are not humans, you can't put their needs and energy requirements in a human perspective...
5.) All that said, I'm all for feeding corals the appropriate foods. My approach has simply become broadcast feeding large amounts of flake food, some ground in my gingers. It's very scientific!
I'll stop there, but your thread is full of misrepresentations and misinformation and you're presenting yourself as some type of authority and making some very bold statements that are simply not 100% true. Please don't take this personally or as an attack in any way, I just think it's important that we not continue to perpetuate repeating some of the mistaken beliefs in this hobby.
Cheers!
could easily be the lighting and water conditions for the acros changing. I don't think they need specific feeding per se. The montis have been in the tank from day one and have gone from almost bleached to vibrant. I think at the very least they prefer some higher nutrients given by extra feeding. The playtgyra, Favia, chalice and hammer corals i have readily eat the food. So do my Aiptasia!
I was wondering when you were going to show up.
Did you ever get a chance to read those peer reviewed studies I linked in that other thread regarding feeding?
Must have because your tone has changed a bit on the subject.
No, I haven't changed my tone, you're just seeing things that aren't there. No, I didn't read the peer reviewed articles, and you don't see to take a hint very well
Ah, so you don't have an interest in educating yourself via peer reviewed studies done on coral metabolism and food utilization, yet here you are making ultimatum statements based on " your experience" in threads?
All while calling another poster out for making such statements in another thread, questioning why they have authority to do so?
I see
What are your sources? credentials? because majority of what I have seen is you ranting about misinformation, pot calling the kettle black my friend.
OP, I would take the "advice" given in this thread by certain posters with a very large grain of salt.
I read “peer reviewed studies”, I reply.I was wondering when you were going to show up.
Did you ever get a chance to read those peer reviewed studies I linked in that other thread regarding feeding?
Must have because your tone has changed a bit on the subject.
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