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krzyphsygy
05/13/2013, 08:32 PM
Wanted to start this poll to see results on what everyone does in terms of feeding there Anthias. 3x a day, or what?

frosty
05/13/2013, 08:35 PM
Lyretails 2x daily.

Shaummy
05/14/2013, 09:57 AM
Three Lyretails 2-3 times daily

barry_keith
05/14/2013, 09:59 AM
Squareback anthias. Usually once a day. Sometimes I'll feed twice a day but not regularly.

o2manyfish
05/14/2013, 10:54 AM
6 Dispar, 2 Evansi & 3 Purple Queen - AutoFeeder with a mixture of pellets and Cyclopeeze 5x a day. And then I add frozen cubes or Reef Nutrition foods 1x a day.

Dave B

ptreef
05/14/2013, 11:04 AM
~ 5 lyrtails....once a day...
sometime I get 2x's but is usally close together, like 5pm & 8pm

TankStudy
05/14/2013, 11:09 AM
x2 during weekdays and x3 on weekends.

JohnniG
05/14/2013, 01:38 PM
Usually 2 times a day. Im really not feeling it though. Think im going for some other fish that doesnt need this heavy feeding :)

MIKE NY
05/14/2013, 01:46 PM
trio of Lyrtails, pair of Sunburts, Purple Queen, Dispars, Bartletts...I literally use about a dozen different frozen foods ..Rods, NutrMAr etc.. pellets, flakes changing day.. thaw, rinse and put it in a cup. I then pour alittle in each time I pass the tank...so multiple feedings each day.

Ryphen
05/15/2013, 04:31 AM
Lyretail, 2x a day. Seems to be doing well.

beachbreak
05/15/2013, 06:15 AM
Bimaculatus 3 x daily. Pellet>flake>frozen

sabbath
05/15/2013, 10:58 AM
Looking like once a day is okay?

ptreef
05/15/2013, 11:12 AM
Looking like once a day is okay?
It will be hit or miss. If tank is large with lots to munch on is best bet if not 2-3 feedings

krzyphsygy
05/15/2013, 03:28 PM
Been doing 2-3 x daily, but wish I could do 1x daily. Algae from p04 is being generated a little too much for my taste.

For those who answered this poll, can you also please describe your water change schedule?

barry_keith
05/15/2013, 03:30 PM
I do a bi-weekly 20g water change on my 150.

Patrick Cox
05/15/2013, 03:43 PM
6 Dispar, 2 Evansi & 3 Purple Queen - AutoFeeder with a mixture of pellets and Cyclopeeze 5x a day. And then I add frozen cubes or Reef Nutrition foods 1x a day.

Dave B

Did you do anything special to get them to eat the dry food? And then where do you get your Cyclopeeze? I can't seem to find it.

Thanks.

beachbreak
05/15/2013, 03:50 PM
I do 35 gallons every 2-3 weeks on my 180.

Ryphen
05/15/2013, 06:41 PM
10 gallons every 3-4 weeks in a 55.

Patrick Cox
05/15/2013, 06:51 PM
Been doing 2-3 x daily, but wish I could do 1x daily. Algae from p04 is being generated a little too much for my taste.

For those who answered this poll, can you also please describe your water change schedule?


Do you have a High Rated Skimmer?

Are you running GFO?

Do you use Filter Socks?

I feed 2-3 times per day and I have very little algae and I believe it is because of these 3 aspects of my system. I don't believe you can really solve an algae problem with water changes unless you are doing very large and frequent water changes.

ryanrid
05/15/2013, 07:36 PM
Borbonias
Ventrallis
Copperi

4 times daily

krzyphsygy
05/15/2013, 07:52 PM
I do not run gfo, but do have a nice H&S skimmer and filter sock. Phos readings 2 days ago were .14 on Hanna Checker. Should I be running GFO? NO3 zero

c_renfrow524
05/16/2013, 02:49 PM
Lyretail x2 daily Flakes>Pellets

Patrick Cox
05/16/2013, 03:59 PM
I do not run gfo, but do have a nice H&S skimmer and filter sock. Phos readings 2 days ago were .14 on Hanna Checker. Should I be running GFO? NO3 zero

GFO in a reactor should take care of your PO4 problem - if you are already skimming and running filter socks. I started my tank in January with dry rock that I had been curing for about 10 weeks to remove phosphates and then I started running GAC and GFO from the beginning and i have very little algae. I did have some diatoms in the beginning but that didn't last very long and now I only have some light brown algae on the back wall that needs to be cleaned every couple of weeks. I have to clean a light film off of the front and side glass maybe once or twice per week. Here is a picture to see how clean my tank is...

http://www.pcoxphoto.com/Aquariums/75G-SPS-Reef-Tank/i-2GLN3Hn/0/L/FTS-04-14-2013-L.jpg

Here is what my skimmer looks like...

http://www.pcoxphoto.com/photos/i-cRnzhQH/0/L/i-cRnzhQH-L.jpg

I feed 2-3 times per day and I currently have 5 fish and am going to QT 2 more next week. Good luck!

krzyphsygy
05/19/2013, 04:57 PM
What do you keep your po4 at? I believe the root of my problem was broadcast feeding reef chile. I have been feeding 2x a day successfully for a few weeks now. Lysis pellets and brine.

Patrick Cox
05/19/2013, 06:18 PM
What do you keep your po4 at? I believe the root of my problem was broadcast feeding reef chile. I have been feeding 2x a day successfully for a few weeks now. Lysis pellets and brine.

PO4 is 0.0 - 0.04 (I was at zero and decided to let it creap up a bit but I try to keep it close to 0.0.)

NO3 is 0.2.

I am now feeding reef chili or oyster feast or Rodi Feast 2-3 times per week because my fish load is not very high yet and my corals were looking a bit pale. They are starting to look better. I also dose Pohls Xtra daily.

Good luck!

Jeremy1988
03/17/2017, 09:30 PM
6 Dispar, 2 Evansi & 3 Purple Queen - AutoFeeder with a mixture of pellets and Cyclopeeze 5x a day. And then I add frozen cubes or Reef Nutrition foods 1x a day.

Dave B

You have an automatic timer to feed them I assume?

ca1ore
03/18/2017, 09:19 AM
Thread is 4 yrs old - would be interesting to see if those that fed less frequently still have living fish :lol:

Jeremy1988
03/18/2017, 08:41 PM
Thread is 4 yrs old - would be interesting to see if those that fed less frequently still have living fish :lol:

Haha yeah I know right...I just wish there was some sort of frozen food dispenser out there...with my work schedule I can really only feed my fish once a day. Okay well...I can do it twice...but it would only be like a 2 hour wait time...from like 10 pm to 12. I work 2nd shift...plus I'm in the military and thats a lot of pressure asking my busy gf to feed the fish twice like that...I sure do love the fat head sunburst anthia tho :(

ca1ore
03/18/2017, 09:23 PM
I keep a number of different anthias (pseudoanthias actually) and in order to keep a healthy body weight on them i feed 3-4 times a day. I work mostly from a home office which makes this possible. I don't think they'd survive on a single or even dual feedings.

Annap729
03/18/2017, 10:47 PM
There's a thread out here somewhere that uses a tiny fridge and you put your thawed food in bottles and use peristaltic pumps or dos pumps to push thawed food out into the tank.


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Jeremy1988
03/19/2017, 12:34 AM
I keep a number of different anthias (pseudoanthias actually) and in order to keep a healthy body weight on them i feed 3-4 times a day. I work mostly from a home office which makes this possible. I don't think they'd survive on a single or even dual feedings.

Good thing I'm a conservative and responsible reefer that thinks before he makes decesions...saved some fishes lives by not being stupid and making the right decesions....research is king!