Rodeo_Roger
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Looking into starting to target feed my corals now that they are really starting to take off. What does everyone feel is the best all around for coloration, growth, and polyp extension. SPS and LPS.
Opinions on best coral food
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Tripod1404
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Best coral food is fish poo
Bpb
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Pay attention to particle size. Sps corals cannot consume things over a certain size so the smaller the better. Reef chili and reef frenzy have been the two best powder options I can find based on their ingredient list meeting that criteria....however...not the answer you're looking for here but the best food for sps corals is always going to be quality light with important spectral areas hit and stable, stable and balanced alkalinity and inorganic nutrients, and above all turbulent flow. When those areas are clicking, coral foods have had a negligible impact for me
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RobZilla04
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Fish poop and light. I've used a couple of the products you listed in the poll. Those raise nitrates and phosphates. While the coral do respond, I'm accepting that they don't grow any faster with target feeding.
hkgar
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Yup, fish poo and light. I have some reef roids and reef chili in the cupboard I can sell you. I have had it a couple or more years.
Here's my tank.
No food.
Here's my tank.
No food.
Rodeo_Roger
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Wow! That's awesome! That's all just light and poo?
Rodeo_Roger
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Only reason I am looking into target feeding is because I have 0 nitrates and phosphates. So I feel like my corals are starting to show effects of it.
Bpb
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If your nutrients are that low, I'd continue an aggressive phosphate control method but just feed your fish heavier. That being said when my nutrients are that low I do target feed corals but not so they won't starve. Just to give them a little extra because I have the wiggle room with nutrients. I still maintain flow and parameters are more Impactfuk
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The forest from the trees, good one!
I believe target feeding is necessary to provide increased flesh growth.
While Stoney type corals build their Skelton by calcification, the flesh needs to grow as well. Since starting target feeding about a year ago now, I see the difference in my coral growth.
As we enter foods into our systems, nitrate should come up a bit. I keep mine about 5ppm through dosing No Pox.
hkgar
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Yup, to quote Porky Pig, That's all folks!
The caveat is a lot of fish. You have to produce phosphates and nitrates for them and maintain the balance so you export the excess. But, coral foods also add to the bio load and I think there food benefit is increasing the phosphates and nitrates that the coral use.
I have about 15 fish and feed a lot.
Reefer Frank
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I use BRS Reef Chili but I don't follow the directions.
I mix about four tablespoons of tank water with about ten heaping spoonfuls of Reef Chili using the little spoon that came with it. That makes a thick mixture.
Then I soak that in Red Sea Reef Energy; 1ML of both "A" and "B".
Reef Chili dissolves super fast, which is why I love it, and I target feed. I usually do this two or three times per week.
First I feed my fish and the corals will open their mouth(s) from that. Once they are ready I target all of them.
I started using the Reef Energy when my nutrients were too low and it worked wonders so I stuck with it but only a few times a week to keep my NO3 <2PPM. Nitrates less than 2PPM and my corals look like crap.
I also like Reef-Roids. Only problem is that it doesn't dissolve as well as Reef Chili so I don't use it as often.
I feed my fish a variety of Nyos pellets and they LOVE them so I just picked up their Instant Plankton and plan on trying that out to target soon.
I mix about four tablespoons of tank water with about ten heaping spoonfuls of Reef Chili using the little spoon that came with it. That makes a thick mixture.
Then I soak that in Red Sea Reef Energy; 1ML of both "A" and "B".
Reef Chili dissolves super fast, which is why I love it, and I target feed. I usually do this two or three times per week.
First I feed my fish and the corals will open their mouth(s) from that. Once they are ready I target all of them.
I started using the Reef Energy when my nutrients were too low and it worked wonders so I stuck with it but only a few times a week to keep my NO3 <2PPM. Nitrates less than 2PPM and my corals look like crap.
I also like Reef-Roids. Only problem is that it doesn't dissolve as well as Reef Chili so I don't use it as often.
I feed my fish a variety of Nyos pellets and they LOVE them so I just picked up their Instant Plankton and plan on trying that out to target soon.
Rodeo_Roger
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I like this recipe you have made up here. I may have to copy it and give it a go. Thanks!
gilweb
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