Topic of the Week 10/30 - SPS Feeding

billyr98 · 10-29-2006, 12:12 AM

Well I keep getting more and more Acros and SPS corals... Don't know why, but its my flavor for the moment

But I know Acros love light and feed off of it.. I was wondering what some of you SPS keepers feed your tank.. I feed my fish mysis and some other things.. But my corals I feed cyclopeeze 2-3 times a week.. Are their anything else I could be feeding?

Thanks...

JaxReef · 10-29-2006, 12:45 AM

great topic.

blue_eyes53813 · 10-29-2006, 01:09 AM

I feed the whole tank and I notice my acros and montis gaining more color.. I feed oyster eggs once a week, DTs twice a week, cyclopeeze once a week as well as homemade mush that is very well blended its almost like a chocolate milk when I thaw it out.(yummy).. all corals seem to love it.. I feed the mush twice a week..

mps9506 · 10-29-2006, 03:05 AM

Light!

prow · 10-29-2006, 06:41 PM

i soak the fish food in selcon once sometime twice a week. cyclopeeze once a week, but this is more certain fish than corals. once a month or so i get fresh squid, muscle, scalops and such and use some of juices to feed the dorals. that really makes all the coral and inverts go crazy.

JaxReef · 10-30-2006, 02:39 PM

i have never fed my sps....

Warnberg · 10-30-2006, 02:47 PM

In addition to the above mentioned I feed my tank (SPS's included) about a cup of green water a week. More importantly I believe are calcium and alk parameters as well as lighting and temp.

JaxReef · 10-30-2006, 10:45 PM

can you post a full tank shot? I would like to see a 200g tank under t5's. I have been more and more interested in t5’s lately

your equipment list is very impressive as well, you must have a nice reef

Warnberg · 10-31-2006, 12:37 PM

JaxReef, you talking to me? I think there are some shots of it (a while ago) in my gallery. Recently (about a month or two now) I had a major issue (chalk it up to lesson learned), circuit breaker tripped, return pumps stopped, siphon occurred, tank drained down 10 inches, tank tamp rose to 92 degrees, etc.... I am slowly recovering from that. I have since replaced the sump (larger), fixed the plumbing issue (no more siphon), but am still battling a major algae outbreak (lots of different kinds) so the tank is in recovery so not as impressive as it once was. But I will take some more pictures tonight and post them for you all.

JaxReef · 10-31-2006, 01:31 PM

ok cool

billyr98 · 10-31-2006, 04:08 PM

T5s are an awesome light Jax... But I personally just don't feel like they have the pop of a Metal Halide... I love them for my actinics though over the old PCs..

Warnberg · 10-31-2006, 04:13 PM

Billy couldn't agree with you more... IMO and after 18 months using T5's I'm going to go to MH, I just don't think my corals are as colorful as they once where.

JaxReef · 10-31-2006, 08:57 PM

maybe it has to do with the size of the tank? I have seen a 55g tank with the tek t-5 light have the same results as my reef

dave if you go MH check out PFO lighting, great stuff

billyr98 · 11-01-2006, 11:22 PM

yea Jax I think it has to do with the depth... Mhs can just go right through the water with no problems... T5s seems to fade out past 15" or so....

prow · 11-02-2006, 12:28 AM

humm i dont know maybe its because i use 6x80watt T5's on icecap ballast and my tank is 20" tall. but i have been getting great color and growth even at the bottom. i had to cut back the lighting some what(changed up some bulbs) because it was an over kill. are you guys using the 54watters? or have you tried the 80watters?

10-29-2006, 12:12 AM	#1 (permalink)
billyr98 Reefing Addict Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Cherry Hill, NJ Posts: 5,399 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Topic of the Week 10/30 - SPS Feeding Well I keep getting more and more Acros and SPS corals... Don't know why, but its my flavor for the moment But I know Acros love light and feed off of it.. I was wondering what some of you SPS keepers feed your tank.. I feed my fish mysis and some other things.. But my corals I feed cyclopeeze 2-3 times a week.. Are their anything else I could be feeding? Thanks... __________________ Billyr98 -=NJRC Treasurer=- My 450g Reef Tank ~~~ Its HERE!!!

10-29-2006, 12:45 AM	#2 (permalink)
JaxReef Pistol Shrimp Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 249 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Topic of the Week 10/30 - SPS Feeding great topic.

10-29-2006, 01:09 AM	#3 (permalink)
blue_eyes53813 fully trained mod,,,its my fault~ Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lancaster, Wisconsin Posts: 5,852 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Topic of the Week 10/30 - SPS Feeding I feed the whole tank and I notice my acros and montis gaining more color.. I feed oyster eggs once a week, DTs twice a week, cyclopeeze once a week as well as homemade mush that is very well blended its almost like a chocolate milk when I thaw it out.(yummy).. all corals seem to love it.. I feed the mush twice a week.. __________________ 265 Gallon Reef built into basement wall. Lighting = 6x250 watts MH, 2x96 watt PC ,and 2x140 watt VHO for a total watt of 1,972 watts . New addition on 4-14-07 of 100 gallon sump and 100 gallon refugium. I think I have lost my mind. Gotta love this hobby Vicki Life is like a pathway of untrodden snow. Be careful how you step in it for every mark will show Definition of FRIENDSHIP: All lives touch other lives to create something new and alive My tank chronicles. http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...wall-reef.html

10-29-2006, 03:05 AM	#4 (permalink)
mps9506 They misunderestimated me Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Charlotte and Wilmington, NC Posts: 6,862 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Topic of the Week 10/30 - SPS Feeding Light! __________________ Mike "The Bandwith Bandit" Help Build Reefpedia Premium Membership Available! Support Reef Sanctuary Sponsors

10-29-2006, 06:41 PM	#5 (permalink)
prow Manta Ray Join Date: May 2005 Location: Redondo Beach, CA Posts: 3,771 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Topic of the Week 10/30 - SPS Feeding i soak the fish food in selcon once sometime twice a week. cyclopeeze once a week, but this is more certain fish than corals. once a month or so i get fresh squid, muscle, scalops and such and use some of juices to feed the dorals. that really makes all the coral and inverts go crazy.

10-30-2006, 02:39 PM	#6 (permalink)
JaxReef Pistol Shrimp Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 249 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Topic of the Week 10/30 - SPS Feeding i have never fed my sps....

10-30-2006, 02:47 PM	#7 (permalink)
Warnberg Acropora Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Tampa, Florida Posts: 1,908 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Topic of the Week 10/30 - SPS Feeding In addition to the above mentioned I feed my tank (SPS's included) about a cup of green water a week. More importantly I believe are calcium and alk parameters as well as lighting and temp. __________________ Dave 240 Gallon Tall Tencor (96"L x 30"T x 18"W) 4 250 Watt MH XM10K bulbs 2-54 Watt T5 Actinic Euro-Reef CS8-2-RC Jetstream 1 Calcium Reactor 4 Tunze Turbelle stream 6000 power heads 7095 Tunze controller

10-30-2006, 10:45 PM	#8 (permalink)
JaxReef Pistol Shrimp Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 249 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Topic of the Week 10/30 - SPS Feeding can you post a full tank shot? I would like to see a 200g tank under t5's. I have been more and more interested in t5’s lately your equipment list is very impressive as well, you must have a nice reef

10-31-2006, 12:37 PM	#9 (permalink)
Warnberg Acropora Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Tampa, Florida Posts: 1,908 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Topic of the Week 10/30 - SPS Feeding JaxReef, you talking to me? I think there are some shots of it (a while ago) in my gallery. Recently (about a month or two now) I had a major issue (chalk it up to lesson learned), circuit breaker tripped, return pumps stopped, siphon occurred, tank drained down 10 inches, tank tamp rose to 92 degrees, etc.... I am slowly recovering from that. I have since replaced the sump (larger), fixed the plumbing issue (no more siphon), but am still battling a major algae outbreak (lots of different kinds) so the tank is in recovery so not as impressive as it once was. But I will take some more pictures tonight and post them for you all. __________________ Dave 240 Gallon Tall Tencor (96"L x 30"T x 18"W) 4 250 Watt MH XM10K bulbs 2-54 Watt T5 Actinic Euro-Reef CS8-2-RC Jetstream 1 Calcium Reactor 4 Tunze Turbelle stream 6000 power heads 7095 Tunze controller

10-31-2006, 01:31 PM	#10 (permalink)
JaxReef Pistol Shrimp Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 249 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Topic of the Week 10/30 - SPS Feeding ok cool

10-31-2006, 04:08 PM	#11 (permalink)
billyr98 Reefing Addict Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Cherry Hill, NJ Posts: 5,399 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Topic of the Week 10/30 - SPS Feeding T5s are an awesome light Jax... But I personally just don't feel like they have the pop of a Metal Halide... I love them for my actinics though over the old PCs.. __________________ Billyr98 -=NJRC Treasurer=- My 450g Reef Tank ~~~ Its HERE!!!

10-31-2006, 04:13 PM	#12 (permalink)
Warnberg Acropora Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Tampa, Florida Posts: 1,908 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Topic of the Week 10/30 - SPS Feeding Billy couldn't agree with you more... IMO and after 18 months using T5's I'm going to go to MH, I just don't think my corals are as colorful as they once where. __________________ Dave 240 Gallon Tall Tencor (96"L x 30"T x 18"W) 4 250 Watt MH XM10K bulbs 2-54 Watt T5 Actinic Euro-Reef CS8-2-RC Jetstream 1 Calcium Reactor 4 Tunze Turbelle stream 6000 power heads 7095 Tunze controller

10-31-2006, 08:57 PM	#13 (permalink)
JaxReef Pistol Shrimp Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 249 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Topic of the Week 10/30 - SPS Feeding maybe it has to do with the size of the tank? I have seen a 55g tank with the tek t-5 light have the same results as my reef dave if you go MH check out PFO lighting, great stuff Last edited by JaxReef : 10-31-2006 at 08:57 PM. Reason: Automerged Doublepost

11-01-2006, 11:22 PM	#14 (permalink)
billyr98 Reefing Addict Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Cherry Hill, NJ Posts: 5,399 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Topic of the Week 10/30 - SPS Feeding yea Jax I think it has to do with the depth... Mhs can just go right through the water with no problems... T5s seems to fade out past 15" or so.... __________________ Billyr98 -=NJRC Treasurer=- My 450g Reef Tank ~~~ Its HERE!!!

11-02-2006, 12:28 AM	#15 (permalink)
prow Manta Ray Join Date: May 2005 Location: Redondo Beach, CA Posts: 3,771 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Topic of the Week 10/30 - SPS Feeding humm i dont know maybe its because i use 6x80watt T5's on icecap ballast and my tank is 20" tall. but i have been getting great color and growth even at the bottom. i had to cut back the lighting some what(changed up some bulbs) because it was an over kill. are you guys using the 54watters? or have you tried the 80watters?

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