feeding sps and colors..

[Frankysreef]

I have started feeding frozen cyclopeez to my corals again, and have noticed an increase in coloration.. Not to mention growth is accelerated..

Anyone else feed cyclopeez or something similar? And what are your results?

The frozen seems to be the best... the freeze dried doesnt seem to do much.

 

[jamal-188]

I've tried the freeze dried but it just floats away....

 

[Julio]

you really have to feed the frozen stuff, i feed my tank about 3 times a week.

 

[snulma1]

What do you feed the cyclopeez to? And how do you feed it?

 

[Julio]

feed it to the fish and corals, i shut off the main circulation pump and let it float around for about a half hour with the tunzes.

 

[nemofish2217]

not to hijack the post, but does cyclopeeze lose its nutritional value if it has freezer burn? my stick seems to have freezer burn but my fish still love it....will the corals do the same?

 

[Frankysreef]

I don't think that different levels of freshness alter the nutritional value of frozen foods.

 

[doody]

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=783683

An other thread about the nutritional value of frozen foods.

 

[jsweir]

Anybody use sweetwater plankton? I mix cyclop-eeze and frozen mysis into the sweetwater jar, then refrigerate. Seems to target quite a few food sizes with one dip of the spoon.

 

[Julio]

sweet water is really too big for SPS but the LPS love it. I feed it about once a week and the fish go crazy as well.

 

[jsweir]

I don't really "feed" my sps, I feed my fish and if the sps grab something it's a bonus.

 

[nemofish2217]

just as a side note, is it better to feed at night or during the daytime? i.e. when lights are on or off?

 

[cutsupremetrib]

good question nemofish2217

 

[DMK]

cyclopeeze 3X/week here w/ increased growth and coloration 4 sure.

 

[cutsupremetrib]

im curious as to why on one of my acro ghosts i have a tiny spot thats completely white about half way down the stalk the rest of the WHOLE coral is completely fine and growing very fast

 

[AWExotics]

I feed Cyclopeeze, DT's Oyster Eggs, mixed with Zoe and ZoeCon, and Kent ZooPlankton...

I do it about 3 times a week. Kind of something I just do when I think about it.

I do feed with the current off, and right before lights out.

I definitely notice an increase in growth. I have not seen a color improvement at all. I am doing this in all my systems including my propagation system. Corals seem to encrust faster in the prop system.

Right now my propsystem/ display tank are plumbed into and undersized refugium with a small skimmer so I am extremely concerned about water quality issues associated with heavy feeding. Soon I will be installing a large refugium which will house an ASM G-2 Skimmer.

Corals in healthy "Natural" systems will usually have alot of food via natural plankton production, fish poop, and excess fish food. Feeding extra food for the corals is beneficial but also increases bio load on the Aquarium. Keep an eye on the water parameters when you start a new feeding regiment.

Todd

 

[drake66]

anyone have any before and after pictures, i'm very interested in this topic.