Feeding frequency

[Jscwerve]

I'm good on the fish frequency, I only have a couple of clowns right now and a watchman gobi, so they get Rod's food twice a day with some Mysis mixed in here and there.

My question is on coral feeding. Can they be overfed? I started using Coral Frenzy food about a week ago. Is daily feeding too much? I want rapid growth and happy corals (as we all do), but I don't want to screw it up.

Secondary question: Will my target feed corals (sun, duncans, etc) benefit from the broadcast feeding of the Coral Frenzy? Can I cut back on the target feeding if I'm feeding the whole tank with food?

Everything is happy and flourishing right now, the skimmer seems to pick up most of the unused/eaten food as I have to dump it every other day or so. I just don't want to risk a buildup of bad stuff or kill anything. I do regular water changes to keep things in check as well.

Tank is 125 gallon with 40 gallon sump if that makes any difference.

 

[scooter31707]

I feed mines once a week. Be careful with that Coral Frenzy, I've heard it can cause a phosphate spike.

 

[thegrun]

It depends on the types of corals you have, but I feed mine three times a week; twice a week is often sufficient. Yes you can overfeed which would manifest itself by driving your nitrate and phosphate levels up. Yes broadcast feeding will help the corals you normally target feed, but I would simply target feed more so the excess food acts to broadcast feed the rest of the tank since broadcast feeding will likely not provide enough food to the corals that require target feeding.