Feeding Your Corals
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Illuminati
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What corals do you have?
Softies, LPS, SPS, a mix of them?
Softies, LPS, SPS, a mix of them?
Illuminati
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I target feed my acan's & blsto's with frozen mysis shrimp, you can buy them in cubes. With the acan's it's best to catch them just after the lights go out when the tentacles come out. Blasto's you can do anytime, just make sure to be gentle, I hold the baster right above them and let the mysis fall out. Once it hits the skirt it will close up around it.
Not sure about SPS (Above and beyond me).
I do have a frozen food from Sho-Tank, it's called Red Reef Food. It's cyclopzees, rotifers, zooplankton, phytoplankton, copeopods, Golden Pearls, oysters, mussels, shrimp, squid, tuna, fish roe, scallops, red snapper, brine shrimp eggs, crabmeat, krill, mysis, nori, selco & garlic all tossed in a blender and frozen in a packet. I just break a little bit off once a week and let it thaw in a little cup of tank water.
It's made as a whole tank food. $20 for a frozen ziplock bag full of it. If you (or anyone else) want to try it I'll give you some. I doubt I'll ever use all of mine.
Not sure about SPS (Above and beyond me).
I do have a frozen food from Sho-Tank, it's called Red Reef Food. It's cyclopzees, rotifers, zooplankton, phytoplankton, copeopods, Golden Pearls, oysters, mussels, shrimp, squid, tuna, fish roe, scallops, red snapper, brine shrimp eggs, crabmeat, krill, mysis, nori, selco & garlic all tossed in a blender and frozen in a packet. I just break a little bit off once a week and let it thaw in a little cup of tank water.
It's made as a whole tank food. $20 for a frozen ziplock bag full of it. If you (or anyone else) want to try it I'll give you some. I doubt I'll ever use all of mine.
Illuminati
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I have a bottle of coral frenzy. I think it's just phytoplankton, haven't really used it since I got the all in one. If you want to try that I can hook you up with it to (unless you already have it).
Illuminati
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Yeah just target feed mysis, but I do feed the tank with the Red Reef food using the baster as well. I turn off the powerhead and use the baster to spread the food around otherwise it never makes it to the bottom of the tank, the fish attack the Red Reef food 
A similar product is called Rods food (www.rods-reef.com) but I know 1 person who isn't a fan of it
A similar product is called Rods food (www.rods-reef.com) but I know 1 person who isn't a fan of it
Illuminati
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Yeah twice a week for the blasto's and acans is what I do.
No clue about SPS, hopefully someone else can chime in with a good product and tips.
No clue about SPS, hopefully someone else can chime in with a good product and tips.
prugs
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8524941#post8524941 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by colinadam
A similar product is called Rods food (www.rods-reef.com) but I know 1 person who isn't a fan of it
Are you talking about me?
My favorite mix is: mysis, a little cyclopeze, a little selcon, & a little kent garlic extract. I feed the whole tank fish/corals this mix.
Phyto feast: That's what happens when I clean the glass.
Illuminati
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No, I was thinking about someone else. Prugs has an awesome setup and amazing corals, I'd follow his advice to a T.
MoCha920
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well i tried using this product which is made from reef nutrition, knowing what kind of corals i have in my tank it seems that everyone seems to love em. use only these three, Phyto-Feast Live, roti-feast and arcti-Pods. i dose all this twice a week for the recommended dose and wow they all expand out reaching for the sky!!
MoCha920
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http://www.reed-mariculture.com/reefnutrition/
check it out
check it out
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