greg1786
03/31/2013, 01:25 AM
Hi guys. For the last several weeks ive been mulling over getting food specifically for my corals. After quite a bit of research i had it narrowed down to aquavitro reef fuel, rods food, or red sea reef energy A&B. All three seemed to be well liked in the community and each offered up a pretty nice ingredient list. It was really going to come down to which one i could get locally, and start with that one and switch only if I didnt have good results after a month or two. While at my lfs today, i had the chance to buy the reef energy by red sea, however i took a recommendation from the owner( whom is well respected in my town and has been in business for over 20 years) and decided to give Coral smoothie by algagen a shot.
I guess this would be a good time to give a little info on the system. I have a 125 gallon mixed reef with a 40 gallon sump. I run carbon and gfo in the sump as well as chaeto and red gracilaria macro algae. The tank started as a mixed soft/lps tank but has become a mixed reef dominated by sps. 1100gph return pump, four powerheads totaling 2800gph combined, 110lbs lr, 1" sandbed, 4x54 watt t5ho and 2x95 watt power compact for lighting.Now that you know a little about my tank ill get to the point.
I feed my fish nls pellets, spirinula enriched brine, and nori(for tangs). I target feed my lps corals and nems once a week with the brine. So far ive been havingvery good sucess with my sps in terms of growth and color but i feel like i could get even better results by using one of the foods i mentioned in the beginning. I bought the coral smoothie by algagen after the lfs owner said he has been using it in his tanks and loves it( his corals are beautiful). So i fed using it tonight for the first time and saw some polyp extension from my acros and other sps that ive never seen before! I was hoping some of you guys maybe using this product as well and could share your thoughts and opinions. If your using one of the three i was considering but passed on please share your experiences with those as well. Thanks -Greg
I guess this would be a good time to give a little info on the system. I have a 125 gallon mixed reef with a 40 gallon sump. I run carbon and gfo in the sump as well as chaeto and red gracilaria macro algae. The tank started as a mixed soft/lps tank but has become a mixed reef dominated by sps. 1100gph return pump, four powerheads totaling 2800gph combined, 110lbs lr, 1" sandbed, 4x54 watt t5ho and 2x95 watt power compact for lighting.Now that you know a little about my tank ill get to the point.
I feed my fish nls pellets, spirinula enriched brine, and nori(for tangs). I target feed my lps corals and nems once a week with the brine. So far ive been havingvery good sucess with my sps in terms of growth and color but i feel like i could get even better results by using one of the foods i mentioned in the beginning. I bought the coral smoothie by algagen after the lfs owner said he has been using it in his tanks and loves it( his corals are beautiful). So i fed using it tonight for the first time and saw some polyp extension from my acros and other sps that ive never seen before! I was hoping some of you guys maybe using this product as well and could share your thoughts and opinions. If your using one of the three i was considering but passed on please share your experiences with those as well. Thanks -Greg