How long can my open brain go with just light?

[FishyMel]

How long can my LARGE(Football sized at inflation) 5 mouthed open brain go with just light and rodifers. I would have my sitter feed him but I like to keep an eye on my butterfly who pokes him after he eats for a day (I guess the brain smells like krill, anyone else see this with their cb butterfly).

 

[kass03]

Ive had a bubble coral for 25 years and I never feed it. I'm assuming it gets food when I feed the fish though.

Ive kept alot of corals over the years including LPS and never really fed them much if at all and they were fine. I wouldnt worry about it.
I'm not saying you should never feed them. I'm sure they grow faster if you do but I don't think it's necessary especially if your feeding your fish.

kass

 

[Fcwham]

second that, feeding is just an extra for the coral, they get all their energy from your lights and DOM in your water.

 

[Reefynewby]

I always thought that brains needed extra supplemental feedings because it didn't do as well as the rest of my corals (which just had light)

 

[Reefer08]

Kass i would like to see some pics of your 25 year old brain coral. Must be huge by now.

 

[enerfin]

ive never fed my open brain...it's been at least 2 years

 

[DetectiveTofu]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12620677#post12620677 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Reefynewby
I always thought that brains needed extra supplemental feedings because it didn't do as well as the rest of my corals (which just had light)

In the wild I don't think they get fed four times a week
I've seen many brains flourish without any supplemental feeding, however feeding is a plus ... a bonus. The brain should be able to rely on photosynthesis for most, if not all, of it's metabolic needs.

 

[Opes]

My brains grow like crazy and I never do any direct supplemental feeding. They get whatever they can catch when I feed the rest of my tank. I currently have a brain that is producing a baby beside it. It has now almost completly detached from the mother colony and is firmly attached to another rock.