Zooplankton and corals

[bmcq]

I found your article on the importance of zooplankton for corals to be very informative. For the aquarist, what does this mean as far as feeding. Currently I make up a mixture of about a dime size of frozen brine shrimp, 3 tsp DT phyto, and 1 tsp of Sweetwater Zooplankton in a baby jar of water from my main tank every other day. This mixture is generally added after the MH's go off, leaving about a half hour before the flourecents go off ( hoping to target coral feeding time ). I currently have mostly LPS, and have recently added a couple of SPS. Any opinions on this feeding regimen? Adequate?

 

[EricHugo]

How big is your tank, and how well stocked is it, and how old is it?

 

[bmcq]

Tank is 90 gal w/29 gal sump/refugium. I am using a 6" DSB and about 75-80 lbs of LR. Setup since March 1 2002. For Corals - SPS: 1 small montipora frag and 1 small staghorn type ( given by a friend - not sure of name yet)
LPS: Torch coral, cup coral, large meat coral, favia plate coral, medium candy cane, goniapora, med pipe organ, 1 kenya tree, 1 large galaxia, small sun coral, several mushrooms of different varieties, and several small polyp colonies. Coral growth and propagation seems to be progressing very well. I usually buy the smallest specimens I can find just to watch them grow and change. Very interested in making sure they are well fed and prospering. Thanks in advance!