Do you feed your acros?????
- Thread starter Stuginski
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if it had an orange slice in it, it would be more often.
Brian Chong
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:thumbsup: no need to waste your money.
To my knowledge sps corals do not have the polyps to eat phytoplankton. Their polyps are specifically adapted for capturing zooplankton.
I have gotten good feeding responses from cyclopeaze, newly hatched brine shrimp (artemia) and oyster eggs. Just tinker around with them and feed slowly (30 minutes or so) as these corals don't feed on huge amounts of food at one given time.
I have gotten good feeding responses from cyclopeaze, newly hatched brine shrimp (artemia) and oyster eggs. Just tinker around with them and feed slowly (30 minutes or so) as these corals don't feed on huge amounts of food at one given time.
allsps40
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I feed my sps 3-4 times a week with Liquid Life zooplankton. I also feed the tank my mix of fish food including a few corals foods mixed in it and I also just started feeding Rods Food. I feed each on a different day 5-6 times a week with heavy feedings. My no3 and po4 have been at 0 or very near 0 since the start of the tank 4 years ago. I find that feeding the sps helps a lot with color.
DustinB
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It is starting to help my nutrient starved tank. Going to start trying aminos in addition to that soon.
MikeandNicole
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I have been feeding Rods for probably 2 years or so and I am happy with it. The corals like it (especially LPS) and the fish love it. We also just started mixing in feeding of fish eggs (forget the brand) which the corals like, fish are getting used to it.
Extra food includes oyster feast, phyto, and insant brine shrimp. I know SPS does not feed on phyto but the phyto does feed the zooplankton so hopefully it helps.
Extra food includes oyster feast, phyto, and insant brine shrimp. I know SPS does not feed on phyto but the phyto does feed the zooplankton so hopefully it helps.
DustinB
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I saw an improvement in color, but not really growth(at least not noticeable). Keep in mind my tank is very nutrient starved from carbon dosing/giant skimmer.
Rod is Rod's food: http://www.rodsfood.com/original.html
Rod is Rod's food: http://www.rodsfood.com/original.html
SPSEMPIRE
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The great thing about acropora corals is that they do growo in different environments in different ways. In order to achieve your best colors, you should work the balance of your nutrient levels. It takes a balance of nutrient removal (silicates, phosphates, nitrates, plus others.....) and a great food source in order to keep the bright colors while not stripping the food source from the reef.
Keep in mind that with all corals, there is a unique symbiotic relationship between the algae (tissue) and the polyp. The algae creates its food source from photosynthesis in organelles called coralites. The waste alone does provide a food source for the polyp living inside the skeleton. However, this polyp can also grow significantly (Polyp Extension) by eating the zooplankton off of the water coloum. Adequate flow helps pass fresh zoaplankton to the acropora. This is why you always see great polyp extension at night.
Keep in mind that with all corals, there is a unique symbiotic relationship between the algae (tissue) and the polyp. The algae creates its food source from photosynthesis in organelles called coralites. The waste alone does provide a food source for the polyp living inside the skeleton. However, this polyp can also grow significantly (Polyp Extension) by eating the zooplankton off of the water coloum. Adequate flow helps pass fresh zoaplankton to the acropora. This is why you always see great polyp extension at night.
I feed Coral Frenzy every two weeks or so at about half the recommended dose. I feed my fish a mix of Formula 1 and 2 cubes, mysis, cyclopeeze, and oyster eggs probably once a week. I figure the corals are getting the cyclopeeze and oyster eggs. Occasionally I'll throw some silversides in there for the scoly and lobos.
Mike
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