Any body used this?

[Sir Alex]

Has anybody used this? For feather dusters and corals?

Liquid Invertebrate & Coral Foods: Kent Marine PhytoPlex Phytoplankton Reef Supplement

Aquarium Invert Food: ZooPlex Invertebrate Foods

 

[little_fish]

I havent personally used that, but i know lots of people do. I think the big issue with them is they can really easily muck up your water quality because to get them concentrated enough to feed serious filter feeders you have use a ton. But as a small amount to supplement sps corals and your other filter feeders i think it works well.

 

[Sir Alex]

So SPS need it since they don't photosynthesize as well? Doesn't it make all corals grow faster feeding them?

 

[little_fish]

No, the just wont take large foods, they will take in small planktonic things, but they mostly relay on photosynthesis - they dont need the planktonic though.

And if you are feeding them the right stuff, yes they will grow faster, but just putting stuff in the water doesnt always mean they are feeding on it.

 

[Sir Alex]

Shouldn't I target feed? I guess that still doesn't mean that they're eating it. If I were to get a see fan how often would I have to feed it, 6 times per week? Liveaquaria says they need low light or algae will grow on them which can be quite bad...

 

[little_fish]

What kind of coral are you talking about?

LPS - you can target feed a few days a week
SPS - cant target feed, but you can add planktonic stuff to the water in the hopes they will take it up. And they need high light, liveaquaria might be talking about a gorg, which is not an SPS coral and can have issues with algae growth on it.
softies - depends on the coral, but dont need it

 

[Dana42078]

I use it to feed my clam, and my sps

 

[Sir Alex]

SPS - cant target feed, but you can add planktonic stuff to the water in the hopes they will take it up. And they need high light, liveaquaria might be talking about a gorg, which is not an SPS coral and can have issues with algae growth on it.

Oh, I guess that can be pretty messy. So why can't they spot feed? Are these enough for SPS?

I meant one of the non-photosynthetic sea fans.

 

[fastrd400]

I use Reef Nutrition Arcti-Pods, Oyster Feast, and Phyto Feast. Almost all LFS carry them in a little refridgerator behind the counter.
Welcome to Reef Nutrition

 

[AmberSunrise]

I use brightwell microvore about once a month

 

[Sir Alex]

I use Reef Nutrition Arcti-Pods, Oyster Feast, and Phyto Feast. Almost all LFS carry them in a little refridgerator behind the counter.
Welcome to Reef Nutrition

I have a place locally that sells it, so I'll try that.

 

[little_fish]

Those are great lights for anything you want to keep. And personally, i would stay away from the non-photosynethic gorgs. They dont have a great long term survival record, and they need to be feed larger stuff than the planktonic.