how to feed sps
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sea_scapes
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I feed my sps cyclopeeze, selcon and coral fennze, turn all your pumps and powerheads off then give them direct feed twice a week, don't just dump them in your tank. They do show better color and polyps open up, I only do it when they're still a small frags, I got lazy when they become colonies....
Allmost
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what are you trying to achieve ?
what makes you think your SPS are starving ? and ar not getting enough to eat ?
based on tht, you can choose the correct additive...
redadeath
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i am new to sps reefing
i am confused aliitle bit
my tank is 18 month old and parameters are good
i also have refuge and turf scrubber
my light is 2 metalhalide 14000 kelvin hamilton tec 250 watt
tank depth is 60 cm
i am confused because some feed corals and other not
in the same time we dont have any coral food in my area except additives and phytoplankton
so i am worry about my first acropora
i really need to succedd in my first trial
my nitrates and phosphate is zero
cacluim and mag and kh are good
i do my own blend mush from nori
shrimps and clams
also i dont know how ;ong to close power heads before feeding and during feeding
thank u all people
Allmost
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SPS corals, eat zooplanktons, and fish poop.
if your coral is doing fine, extra feeding will not improve it more most often ! specially with fuges and ATS, which increase zooplankton in system.
so is your SPS doing good ? or not ?
You seemed even more confuse than me on feeding your SPS. LOL
Most people don't feed their SPS at all. I have seen several very successful reefs in my area and these guys do not feed their SPS.
I have seen some amazing reefs on RC that get fed daily. The guys that feed will generally have means/ways to heavily export nutrient. If you are able to do that and your system can handle it, then yes, feed all you want.
SPS can eat as much or as frequently as you can feed them. However, too much food will kill your water so that's something you would have to experiment with.
Most of them feed liquid coral food. Those are expensive to get unless you make your own.
There are articles on feeding SPS and their eating habit, etc. You can read on that.
My advice is to first master the art of keeping your water in good condition and add a few more easy SPS. Learn as you go! There are many ways to skin a cat... So get one and start skinning LOL
Most people don't feed their SPS at all. I have seen several very successful reefs in my area and these guys do not feed their SPS.
I have seen some amazing reefs on RC that get fed daily. The guys that feed will generally have means/ways to heavily export nutrient. If you are able to do that and your system can handle it, then yes, feed all you want.
SPS can eat as much or as frequently as you can feed them. However, too much food will kill your water so that's something you would have to experiment with.
Most of them feed liquid coral food. Those are expensive to get unless you make your own.
There are articles on feeding SPS and their eating habit, etc. You can read on that.
My advice is to first master the art of keeping your water in good condition and add a few more easy SPS. Learn as you go! There are many ways to skin a cat... So get one and start skinning LOL
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