Daily sps feeding

[Prince916]

Just wondering, is there any benfits to feeding sps daily?

 

[OneReef]

I would think so, as long as you feed in moderation, and if you start to see signs of algae growth or cyano, back off. On my Reef Nutrition Oyster Feast, it says to feed daily. I use it every 2-3 days, because I am nervous of nuisance growth.

 

[wakeboardgeek]

I also scatter my feeding throughout the week. I also dose CoralAmino half the recommended daily dosage and only do it twice a week.

 

[twiggyb]

I did daily feedings with oyster feast until I got my new fish and the polyps stopped coming out during the day. I say it helps quite a bit just as long as you don't over do it. I don't have a skimmer, but I do weekly water changes of 15g on a 65. I did get a cyano problem right after I got my new fish, but I was overfeeding in hopes that it would stop picking at my sps, no luck. Cut back and now it's going away.

 

[lolgranny]

I was feeding daily and started getting some kind of white / brown algae starting on my sand bed like a big bloom happened over night. Use it in moderation imo

 

[allsps40]

I really dont target my sps for feeding. I make a mixed food from different frozen cubed foods and cyclopees, this feeds the whole tank, fish and corals. I do spot feed my lps about once a week. I feed about once a day or every other day. IMO free floating food and fish poop feeds the corals plenty. I also dose an AA source and vodka half doses of both. I have tried Phyto, Arctipods, Cyclopees, and the frozen cubed coral food its an orange ish color. I did not see any difference from any of these so I dont really bother.

 

[lgndrympterry]

I feel like the SPS corals are like hundreds of little mouths just sitting wide open with soft teeth, stuck on the skeleton like structures they are a part of. the LPS corals are like mouths that have evolved to have lips that help hold things into these mouths i spoke of in the sps corals.

This is based off the corals eating anything from the smallest phytoplankton, zoo-plankton, Rotifers, brine shrimp, even whole chunks of krill, etc...both SPS and LPS....


I feed daily but like others said if you see nuisance or even Bubble algae IMO then cut back. I have great skimmer, and dose vodka so it helps too, and allows the feeding to be daily. But If you really think about it coral in the ocean, has access to food at all times, via the sun as well as the many sources provided by local food chains. Only thing about the aquarium is our water parameters have limits let alone water period, considering we are lacing thousands upon thousands of gallons every day that would bring many things to any reef. So the more the better for your livestock, but this could lead to plenty of cost, like a great skimmer, and different supplements, additives etc, but cost and time... and patience is the biggest thing I have learned.