Latest on Feeding SPS

[reefgeezer]

I currently only feed the fish. I've never fed anything for the corals. I was just wondering who feeds their SPS corals and what they are feeding. Any advice will be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

 

[returnofsid]

I feed the tank, a couple of times a week, specifically to feed corals, including SPS.

Oyster Feast
Coral Frenzy
Frozen Cyclopeeze
Rods Coral Diet.

I just broadcast feed, dumping it in a high flow area, either a few hours after lights go out or a couple hours before lights come on.

I don't believe it's necessary to do this, but I do feel that the corals benefit from it. However, you need to make sure you're still able to keep your water quality up, otherwise, you're defeating the purpose and actually causing problems.

 

[t4zalews]

I feed my fish a couple times a day so the corals will get some of the residual bits then, but I also like to feed the tank Nutramar OVA, I like to think that the sps eat it..may be too big

 

[allsps40]

I make a mixed food with several frozen food (mysis, brine, krill ect), coral frenzy, zoaplankton, nori, garlic, AA's and cyclopeez then freeze it. I feed that to the tank about 2-3 times a week. It feeds the whole tank fish corals and all. In between I feed flake and pellet food. I never spot feed any corals, they get what they can catch.

 

[willybub]

i feed some reef rounds every few days

 

[gasman059]

Simple yet very effective IME

Rogersreeffood and now they have a reef formula that goes into the mesh and feeds SPS also.

 

[flyin2jz]

I fed cyclops for a week. Very small amounts and have been fighting cyano every since. Worst advice anyone had given me at the time.

 

[adam1980]

I fed cyclops for a week. Very small amounts and have been fighting cyano every since. Worst advice anyone had given me at the time.

I have never feed cyclops. So i cant say for sure but i think you have a separate issue going on in your aquarium. That just doesnt make sence to me. Maybe to many low flow areas or not enough skim, to little lighting maybe? My self i have been feeding reef snow and zooplankton once every night after the lights are off. Recently I started to feed it in the AM and PM just to see if there is any difference. Nothing yet. But also still no cyno algea or increase in any algea.

 

[Andylam]

What about amino acid and etc, are they required？ or still feeding fish is good enough？

 

[returnofsid]

I fed cyclops for a week. Very small amounts and have been fighting cyano every since. Worst advice anyone had given me at the time.

Your cyano isn't caused by feeding small amounts of cyclops for a week.