How frequently do you feed your tank?
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Pandora
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I feed them every 2-3 days. It keeps the nitrates down, and the fish are quite fat & happy; they find enough to eat in the tank otherwise (plus they graze on algae more that way). But please note, that's with my population--includes a flame angel, maroon clown, yellow candy hog, a blue damsel, 6-line wrasse & mandarin. These are all fish that can fend for themselves or get enough out of the fuge. If you had fish like anthias, they would need special care and more frequent feedings.
REEF-DADDY
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4x per day, 4 cubes ,or the equivalent, total. 
Most tanks do better with far less. Remember if you put it in, you have to get it out.
Most tanks do better with far less. Remember if you put it in, you have to get it out.
Shoestring Reefer
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Once a day, it's just convenient.
ACBlinky
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I feed the fish twice a day - they get a full breakfast and then a snack at suppertime. Occasionally I'll feed just once or skip a day all together. I feed the LPS corals and add a little phyto fairly often, right now it's every other day or so, about an hour after lights-out.
The reason I feed the fish more than once is to keep the angels fat and well fed so they'll leave my corals alone, and one in particular came to me very thin so he needs fattening up. I also keep sand-sifting gobies with a huge appetite, they start to lose weight if they're only fed once a day.
The reason I add phyto/zooplankton and feed the corals frequently is this is what they'd experience in nature AFAIK - nutrients rise from deeper waters each night and feed the reef, so it's my way of simulating that. The LPS look fantastic the day after they're fed, and the phyto keeps up the pod and sponge population.
The reason I feed the fish more than once is to keep the angels fat and well fed so they'll leave my corals alone, and one in particular came to me very thin so he needs fattening up. I also keep sand-sifting gobies with a huge appetite, they start to lose weight if they're only fed once a day.
The reason I add phyto/zooplankton and feed the corals frequently is this is what they'd experience in nature AFAIK - nutrients rise from deeper waters each night and feed the reef, so it's my way of simulating that. The LPS look fantastic the day after they're fed, and the phyto keeps up the pod and sponge population.
sequential
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I tend to feed my 37g tall part of a frozen Formula One cube once a day. I've had the package I'm still two rows from completing since the beginning of September. I skip a day, usually about once a week, the day after the gobies don't come out for a feeding. The next feeding, the gobies are very active and fully exposed during the feeding.
I haven't gotten a handle on phyto yet. Not sure how much to feed the electric sea scallop and I'm not sure how much the rest of the tank benefits from it.
I occassionally give the fish some flakes between feedings, especially if the anemone gets more Formula One on the previous feeding than usual.
I feed my urchin seaweed two or three times a week and leave some in both tanks for the hermits once a week. The urchin has no self control and would eat a tank full of macro algae in a matter of days, so I try to keep his big meals down to a minimum.
I haven't gotten a handle on phyto yet. Not sure how much to feed the electric sea scallop and I'm not sure how much the rest of the tank benefits from it.
I occassionally give the fish some flakes between feedings, especially if the anemone gets more Formula One on the previous feeding than usual.
I feed my urchin seaweed two or three times a week and leave some in both tanks for the hermits once a week. The urchin has no self control and would eat a tank full of macro algae in a matter of days, so I try to keep his big meals down to a minimum.
The corals (my LPS and anemone) get fed 3 times a week.chiefrokka
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I feed my fish twice a day. I just bought a 75g tank from somebody and it came with 8 fish that he's had for over a year so I'm sticking to what he told me he does. 4 clowns, 1 french angel, 1 foxnose butterfly, 1 blenny, 1 flame angel.
I feed some flakes for breakfast before I begin work around 8... then around 8pm I feed them a random frozen cube along with a tiny portion of pellet food...
he gave me like 20 packages of frozen cubes so some don't even have labels on them. during the day I sometimes toss in a 1-2 inch piece of algae that the french angel/butterfly usually eat up and the clown fish eat all the tiny scraps from it. I'll often feed in middle of day cuz I work from home and Its fun to watch them eat so I'll toss in that algae or a tiny portion of mid-range pellets that they like.
Im trying to convert over to reef tank so this may change once i get corals... i have to do research when that comes
I feed some flakes for breakfast before I begin work around 8... then around 8pm I feed them a random frozen cube along with a tiny portion of pellet food...
he gave me like 20 packages of frozen cubes so some don't even have labels on them. during the day I sometimes toss in a 1-2 inch piece of algae that the french angel/butterfly usually eat up and the clown fish eat all the tiny scraps from it. I'll often feed in middle of day cuz I work from home and Its fun to watch them eat so I'll toss in that algae or a tiny portion of mid-range pellets that they like.
Im trying to convert over to reef tank so this may change once i get corals... i have to do research when that comes
