WHat do you feed corals and how often and how much?

[clownfishrule]

Hey guys,
Im just wondering what do you guys feed your corals. Im feeding my coral (an acropora) oyster eggs i heard there good but how often should i feed them im feeding them right now 3 times a day is that to much? I also am very concerned about my nitrates I cant see anything on my testers yet but i put like 2 sqirts from the bottle about a table spoon and i notice a film on the top of my tank which seems a little off because my skimmer is on 24/7. oh my tank is a 46 gallon and will it be fine.
thanks in advance.

 

[engineer goby]

I only target feed my Acans and Duncans, I feed them every 2 to 3 days but they would probably be fine without it I just have fun feeding them

 

[Reefing Madness]

Every 2 weeks, Phyto.

 

[goma]

I feed my coral a mix of oyster feast, roto-feast and cyclopeeze once a day.

 

[Norm]

I feed my coral a mix of oyster feast, roto-feast and cyclopeeze once a day.

You just mix the cyclopeeze with some RO?


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[goma]

You just mix the cyclopeeze with some RO?

Yep, I actually mix all 3 together with some RO water and target feed.

 

[PSU4ME]

I feed my corals healthy water and good light...........and if they happen to get the occassional excess food floating around, good for them

Most light dependent corals don't need to be fed that often (some exceptions) so if you're having nitrate problems, dial it back, it won't kill them.

 

[reeferman]

+1^ dead on there Brian.
to op,you dont want to feed your acropora,the little benefit you get will be greatly outweighed by adding excess nutrients to the water column.acros like pristine,stable water with strong light and high flow.

 

[fishguy4]

What do yall use to target feed? Like a turkey baster?

 

[PSU4ME]

I bought the big baster type feeder from drFS.

 

[Oxylebius]

I have several species of SPS, I target feed once a week a mixture of phyto and rotifers.

 

[clownfishrule]

ok lol now im feeding my coral twice a week so i dont have a nitrate problem.

 

[jjmoneyman]

My coral tanks get fed once a week.

 

[reeferman]

if your feeding for your acro,it will get plenty of food[amino acids]from your fish feeding and fish waste.no need to add excess nutrients to the tank that you have to get back out.

 

[clownfishrule]

really so like you should only feed if you have like several corals in your tank not just one

 

[reeferman]

there is only a need to feed corals if they are nps[non photosynthetic].most corals are photosynthetic,meaning they get all their energy they need from the light.adding excess foods only compound problems in most tanks,especially nanos if an aggressive approach to skimming and nutrient removal isnt maintained.

 

[clownfishrule]

oh my acropora is photosynthetic i has zoothanell so i really don't have to feed it right.

 

[reeferman]

nope,my tank is full of acros and none of them get fed.

 

[clownfishrule]

ok thanks