Low nutrient value food ??

[Agu]

Dr Ron,

I agree with the concept of several small daily feedings of a reef tank. I'm feeding a ten gallon nano three to four times a day when I'm busy, seven or eight times/day (even sometimes at night to feed the pods) when possible. However I'm feeding a very high protein food I made myself of various blended seafood enriched with selcon. The idea is to feed the fauna in the tank which in turn provides the natural food for fish/corals throughout the day/night.

To my questions,

Would this be a viable alternative to more feedings with low protein foods?

Is night time feeding helping my tank grow more pods/foods by making it available when they're actually out and feeding? Or am I just polluting my tank?

Just tossing out some ideas for discussion,

Agu

 

[rshimek]

Re: Low nutrient value food ??

Originally posted by Agu

Hi Agu,

To my questions,

Would this be a viable alternative to more feedings with low protein foods?

No, it is the reverse of it. You are overloading the system with protein.

Is night time feeding helping my tank grow more pods/foods by making it available when they're actually out and feeding? Or am I just polluting my tank?

Night time feeding helps everything.