Reef Feeding - Requesting Specific Recommendations

[ChrisP]

I know this is a very complicated question, but I'd love some specific advice about reef feeding. From all the reading I've done, it's clear that regular feeding is the best-supported philosophy. My problem is putting philosophy into practice.

I have a 12 gallon with (mostly) zoas, a little acan, little duncan, a xenia, a monti and birdnest frag; a 2.5 gallon with only zoas and a kenya tree; and a 34 gallon with a clown, a royal gramma, a coral banded shrimp, a sea hare, 5 LPS (bubble, lobophyllia, trachyphyllia, turbinaria, blasto merletti), mushrooms, lots of xenia, kenya trees, zoas and palys.

I've been feeding only a couple squirts of (Ocean Nutrition) Phytofeast and Rotofeast daily in the 12 gallon and a few drops of each every couple of days in the 2.5 gallon. I've been feeding the 34 gallon a lot more heavily with a variety of frozen foods like brine shrimp, Prime Reef, or a home-made seafood blend (basically Eric Borneman's recipe) mixed with vitamins and the Phyto- and Roto-Feast on a daily basis. I also use some additional flakes or pellets for the fish and coral-banded. Lately, I've been giving a hunk of Prime Reef to the lobophyllia, bubble, and trachyphyllia about once a week. This seems like a lot but nitrates have stayed at 0 over the past month.

I may not have given enough specific information, but I'd love to hear a hypothetical feeding "prescription" for my specific situation.

Chris

[BigAl07]

I don't feed any "liquid" food anymore. I used to but started having algae issues and realized that when I quit the "FilteR Feeder" food most cleared up in my home tank. I feel that your "mush" and other feedings will take care of most of your tanks needs and IF you feed liquid I'd do it much less than every day.

Just my 2 cents Hey can we see pics of those tanks?