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06-21-2007, 09:23 AM
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 Feeding soft coral? Do I need to feed my corals? Thanks,Deb
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06-21-2007, 10:13 AM
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| Re: Feeding soft coral? it depends on what kind you have. majority of soft corals and polyps, have an algae in them called zooxantellae. It is an algae which lives inside ot the tissue of the corals polyps. With photosynthesis, the coral extract much of its needed nutrients from the zooxanthellae.
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06-24-2007, 01:25 PM
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| Re: Feeding soft coral? well i just fed my hammer and then it like 5x in size. it is so amazing what they can do. |
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06-24-2007, 11:46 PM
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| Re: Feeding soft coral? Soft corals will enjoy a good phytoplankton feeding here and there for sure !!! Reef Nutrition makes a great feed called "phyto-feast" top notch stuff IMO... |
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06-25-2007, 11:54 AM
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| Re: Feeding soft coral? Thanks everyone, I am going to get some phytofeast for my new babies
__________________ 55gal AGA, 2 hydor koralia 2 PH, 1 MJ 900 PH, Aqua C Remora skimmer, Eheim 2227 W/D filter, 6 light Nova Extreem Pro T5's, 60# LS, 60# LR, 2 carki clowns, 1 pygmy yellow angel, multiple colored zoas, ricordias, multiple different shrooms, frog spawn, nuclear candy cane, assorted leathers. Assort. snails, and hermits. Assorted SPS corals. |
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08-28-2007, 04:15 PM
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| Re: Feeding soft coral? i use kent marine micro vert, puts a little xtra calcium in the tank. other thank that im wondering the same thing.
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08-29-2007, 08:54 AM
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| Re: Feeding soft coral? Feeding corals of any type can help them grow faster and maintain more color, esp. if your lighting is insufficient, but it usually isn't necessary and can negatively affect everything in your tank if you overfeed or your water quality gets worse because of feeding them. Because of that, I don't recommend feeding any soft coral since they grow fast enough on there own and better water quality benefits all your corals and fish. When in doubt, go by the "less is more" rule.
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08-30-2007, 11:17 AM
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| Re: Feeding soft coral? Deb, yes you can feed your corals directly. Shut off your pumps and allow the current to stop. Drop your food over the corals, and they can and will eat it. More here:Renaming Our Corals by Chris Jury - Reefkeeping.com
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