dosing question for new corals

leahski · 02-17-2008, 03:27 PM

two weeks ago i added a couple zoa frags, a gsp, yellow polyps and a paly to my tank, and just this week added a new rhodactis mushroom. i know that they are all photosynthetic, but i was reading and it says that for long term health, trace elements should be added and to supplement their feeding with brine or mysis shrimp.

i was wondering what kinds of trace elements i should be dosing and how much and how much i should be dosing shrimp (if at all) and what kind is best?

just some background: it's an 8g tank that has been running for almost 2 months, the only other livestock is CUC of 4 astra snails and 4 hermits. oh, and i use Bio-Sea salt if that makes any difference.

Achilles1208 · 02-17-2008, 03:49 PM

ur weekly water changes should replace any trace elements and minerla depleted by them.. but if u want to dose ..i use kents essetial trace...feeding wise phyto and cycopleeze should be enuf

leahski · 02-17-2008, 04:19 PM

so, should i dose phyto and cyclopeeze weekly? or how often?

cheeks69 · 02-17-2008, 04:43 PM

I wouldn't dose any elements especially if your doing weekly water changes. The phyto will be of no benefit to your corals but the zooplankton will be especially since you don't have any fish and probably have very little if any dissolved organics. I would feed Cyclop-eeze/Oyster eggs a couple of times a week and keep in mind it should be very small amounts as they will degrade your water quality quickly in such a small volume of water.

JWarren · 02-17-2008, 05:19 PM

If you want to suppliment your feeding, vitamins and ameno acids are the only thing I would dose for nutrition. I use Seachem reef plus and have been for quite a few years now. I get much better growth and extension. I haven't run into any issues with it raising phosphates or nitrates and I actually have less algea issues since I started using it as well.

02-17-2008, 03:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
leahski Sea Pen Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: GR, Michigan Posts: 321 View Gallery Karma Komment	dosing question for new corals two weeks ago i added a couple zoa frags, a gsp, yellow polyps and a paly to my tank, and just this week added a new rhodactis mushroom. i know that they are all photosynthetic, but i was reading and it says that for long term health, trace elements should be added and to supplement their feeding with brine or mysis shrimp. i was wondering what kinds of trace elements i should be dosing and how much and how much i should be dosing shrimp (if at all) and what kind is best? just some background: it's an 8g tank that has been running for almost 2 months, the only other livestock is CUC of 4 astra snails and 4 hermits. oh, and i use Bio-Sea salt if that makes any difference. __________________ Tori sharks are friends, not souvenirs! 8 gallons of salty goodness! The NANO club!

02-17-2008, 03:49 PM	#2 (permalink)
Achilles1208 Bryozoan Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 42 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: dosing question for new corals ur weekly water changes should replace any trace elements and minerla depleted by them.. but if u want to dose ..i use kents essetial trace...feeding wise phyto and cycopleeze should be enuf

02-17-2008, 04:19 PM	#3 (permalink)
leahski Sea Pen Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: GR, Michigan Posts: 321 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: dosing question for new corals so, should i dose phyto and cyclopeeze weekly? or how often? __________________ Tori sharks are friends, not souvenirs! 8 gallons of salty goodness! The NANO club!

02-17-2008, 04:43 PM	#4 (permalink)
cheeks69 Wannabe Guru Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northeast Posts: 6,711 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: dosing question for new corals I wouldn't dose any elements especially if your doing weekly water changes. The phyto will be of no benefit to your corals but the zooplankton will be especially since you don't have any fish and probably have very little if any dissolved organics. I would feed Cyclop-eeze/Oyster eggs a couple of times a week and keep in mind it should be very small amounts as they will degrade your water quality quickly in such a small volume of water. __________________ Robert My Cube “A spirit is manifest in the laws of the Universe—a spirit vastly superior to that of man, and one in the face of which we with our modest powers must feel humble.” Albert Einstein

02-17-2008, 05:19 PM	#5 (permalink)
JWarren Reef Lobster Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Port Saint Lucie, Florida Posts: 1,425 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: dosing question for new corals If you want to suppliment your feeding, vitamins and ameno acids are the only thing I would dose for nutrition. I use Seachem reef plus and have been for quite a few years now. I get much better growth and extension. I haven't run into any issues with it raising phosphates or nitrates and I actually have less algea issues since I started using it as well. __________________ John Typhoon RO/DI filter unit. My Saltwater web site. Help build ReefPedia!

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