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Originally Posted by amc78cj7  Thank you. I was just reading a post about nitrates being out of control after feeding his shrooms and thought "they're photosynthetic, why is he feeding them?" |
That's VERY common especially with "New Coral" owners. They only want the very BEST for their corals but many times inadvertently end up "polluting" the tank with over feeding. This is common with Mushrooms, Zoas and the Euphylia family (my FAVORITES coral which included FrogSpawn, Torch Coral and Hammer Coral). Sometimes these corals will accept "meaty" foods but most of the time if you're not very careful and deliberate you end up over feeding and creating a roller coaster of algae and other head aches. It's just not something you want to do until you have a very STRONG understanding of your tank and the corals in it. I'd say if it needs feeding it's a 6month plus type of coral. Meaning you need to be in the hobby 6 months or more so you understand how things work before you get out of control.