What do you feed your coral?

[kevin21]

I have a bunch of LPS in my 28 nano. Only source of nourishment is my Kessil a-150 sky blue.

Should I be putting anything in my tank weekly or monthly to supplement the coral further? I have heard of people dumping in zooplankton and things of that nature. I just have no experience with it. If you do use something, what is it? How often do you feed? Any chance it would cause a nitrate/phosphate issue?

Thanks!

[ethuman]

I target feed once a week with Mysis and reef roids

[Dkuhlmann]

Mysis and reef roids are good and there are many others. Frozen mix, coral frenzy, reef chili, reef snow, cyclops and on and on and on. Many do a mix of several, myself included.

I broadcast feed them twice a week with a mix of Reef Frenzy and Cyclops sometimes add Reef roids to it as well. Then once a week to 10 days I target feed them. The mix I use to broadcast feed I add to it mysis and brine shrimp and sometimes a frozen mix and mix it up real well. Then turn off all pumps, put the lights on blues very low this is right after I've fed the fish first. It helps keep the fish from stealing the food from the corals and also gets the corals in a feeding mood. You'll see their feeding tentacles come out then it's time to spot feed them with the mix with a turkey baster or similar. Once all are fed I wait about 15 minutes before I turn the pumps back on. I have mostly LPS

[kevin21]

Broadcast feeding meaning just adding right to the tank? Or do you always have to spot feed each coral? Is the cut soda bottle strategy good for that?

[Dkuhlmann]

Yep, mix the 1/4 tsp or whatever the amount is to one cup of tank water and mix well then dump in the current. Make sure you turn off your skimmer for a few hours.

The spot feed is each coral but only once a week to even two weeks.

If you feed your fish first like I said earlier you don't have to worry about your fish stealing the food for the corals when you spot feed. No need for the bottle trick.

[kevin21]

Thanks, do you consider this as necessary? Or just a supplement to photosynthesis? I am starting to lean towards this being a necessity. In the wild, at night (like you stated) we know the feeders come out and they eat.

[Dkuhlmann]

I consider it a necessity, for good health and growth along with proper lighting and good stable water parameters.

[jraker]

I feed mysis. My acans gobble it right up if my shrimp doesn't get to it first

[Shaummy]

I also feed mysis to my LPS. I usually wait until about an hour after the lights go out and the fish have found their sleeping spots to keep them from stealing. I spot feed each one if the feeders are out.

I feed about 1-2 times a week.

[scooter31707]

Same here. I target feed Mysis Shrimp, Cyclops, and Reef Chili after lights out once a week.

[d2mini]

Cheeseburgers and cocaine.


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I just mix oyster feast with my Reef Frenzy a few times a week and broadcast that around the tank. Maybe once in a blue I'll use some Reef Chili.

[slief]

I don't target feed my corals. My tank is pretty nutrient rich. I have a lot of fish and I feed pretty heavy every day. They get mysis at 1PM, Pellets at 2PM and in the evening I feed nori followed by LRS Reef Frenzy and Fish Frenzy as well as PE Mysis. The last feeding is a bit of an over feeding as I provide a lot of food. The corals get their share of food then and all seem to thrive and grow like weeds.

[Stevent1981]

I feed the whole tank Rods original blend. All fish and corals (LPS) love it.

[wildman926]

I don't target feed my corals. My tank is pretty nutrient rich. The last feeding is a bit of an over feeding as I provide a lot of food. The corals get their share of food then and all seem to thrive and grow like weeds.

X2.... I know when I overfeed too much, as my ATS and Cheato reactor can not keep up.