feeding some corals

[ReDDeviLs]

hi guys,wonder if you people do feeding to corals like hammer,octo,frogspawn,bubbles..

do you off your powerheads?

i always have problem feeding hammers and family..

i feed them fine chopped market prawn,but it seems that they do not eat unlike feeding anemone and bubble corals..

sometimes i target feed the hammers and gonorporia by filling DT in a syringe..

am i doing the right way?

and also.do i dose DT everyday? read on the bottle that it should be feed every other day..

please advise thanks

[siglap]

same prob with my hammer. but i guess they might not need much feeding cause they can make their own food with enough lighting. does your hammer have a mouth?

[shiraz]

hammers should have mouths isn't it..

if u dose DT regularly, u'll start to see more algae actually... that's IF u have a powerful light and an inefficient sump.. it's hard to target feed hammers because their mouth is rather small... i used to have this problem... u can try to cut the prawn into much smaller pieces.. worked for me at least..

and yea u are feeding the hammer and goni the right way with DT in a syringe.. but don't squirt the DT directly in front of the LS... squirt around..

[corrado]

hihi

I feed my hammers & flowerpots with iwasaki 6.5 only.

I am also dosing phyto via slow drip &

the 'buddha over the wall' blend prepared by chef Henry

from the Lei Restaurant @ Hong Leong.

[giantbicycle]

the 'buddha over the wall' blend prepared by chef Henry

from the Lei Restaurant @ Hong Leong.

***LOL*** u make the recipe yourself or buy from chief herry...

[that was niceeeee]

if the hammer mouth open abit that means eating?

[ReDDeviLs]

hammers should have mouths isn't it..

if u dose DT regularly, u'll start to see more algae actually... that's IF u have a powerful light and an inefficient sump.. it's hard to target feed hammers because their mouth is rather small... i used to have this problem... u can try to cut the prawn into much smaller pieces.. worked for me at least..

and yea u are feeding the hammer and goni the right way with DT in a syringe.. but don't squirt the DT directly in front of the LS... squirt around..

i put the small pieces on the hammer,but it like hold on to it for 15min than left off..unless i off my pump to stop the tentacles from moving.

[ReDDeviLs]

hihi

I feed my hammers & flowerpots with iwasaki 6.5 only.

I am also dosing phyto via slow drip &

the 'buddha over the wall' blend prepared by chef Henry

from the Lei Restaurant @ Hong Leong.

i flood my tank with his food during feeding time..

maybe i should use it to feed the hammers too..

[ReDDeviLs]

hammers should have mouths isn't it..

if u dose DT regularly, u'll start to see more algae actually... that's IF u have a powerful light and an inefficient sump.. it's hard to target feed hammers because their mouth is rather small... i used to have this problem... u can try to cut the prawn into much smaller pieces.. worked for me at least..

and yea u are feeding the hammer and goni the right way with DT in a syringe.. but don't squirt the DT directly in front of the LS... squirt around..

thanks bro.

btw do u mean efficient skimmer or sump?

i think u are talking about skimmer right?

im using contraphos and h&S so should be fine i guess.

[RAV-65]

Bro,

u may wanna squirt cyclopeeze mixed with saltwater..., DT is phytoplankton and the hammer coral dun consume dat much of it...

Vincent Ho

[FuEl]

Agree with Vincent. Phyto is more for filter feeders like tubeworms, scallops, clams, etc. Carnivorous corals like LPS and SPS depend greatly on zooplankton. Coralplankton & golden pearls are the best I find.

[ReDDeviLs]

ok guys thanks,think must go get cyclopeeze..

do i need to those cyclopeeze and DT daily?

i afraid my skimmer cant cope!

[RAV-65]

Bro,

u using H&S leh, I feed GPs, and frozen BS everyday and i tink still can feed even more, but i dun have much fishes... so dun worry lah... Is a H&S!!!!

Vincent Ho

[ReDDeviLs]

oh than alright,thanks bro vincent

[Cookiemunster]

Have replied in another thread.

Cyclopeeze vs DT

My hammers and octo only eat whats left of the food I feed my fishes.

Phyto definitely benefits them but I believe its a variety rather than strictly just one type of food.

My hammer and octo have doubled in size since I bought them 6 months ago.

Becareful not to overfeed. Cyclopeeze is power stuff. Diatoms and cyano can catch up very fast.

[alanseah]

hmm where can we buy the Cyclopeeze.. which LFS selling it..??

[Cookiemunster]

I bought mine from the last Aquarama at only $28 per slab. This same slab is sold for $100 plus at LFS. And someone at aquarama bought all the 40 plus slabs there at this $28 price so I guess someone out there is making big bucks.

[alanseah]

huh so which mean now u will be getting it for 100 plus...

wow...

think still better stick to coralPlankton better

[Cookiemunster]

huh so which mean now u will be getting it for 100 plus...

wow...

think still better stick to coralPlankton better

You can buy small tubs from Henry of ML and edmund of eaquanature. They are the only 2 I know who carry this. I believe there are others too but I'm not sure.

Actually cyclopeeze frozen is many times more concentrated. Just try a bit and you will know what I mean. I only feed 1 quarter a teaspoon into my tank and the whole tank is flooded in red dots of cyclopeeze. Those who use it will know. hahaha.

The first time I was smirking at the tiny teaspoon size of cycloopeeze which I threw into my tank and after a few seconds was horrified at how concentrated it was. Fishes had a wild party man!!! Every cm cube was filled with cyclopeeze.

1 slab can last me for more than 1yr of heavy feeding daily.

[dradttg]

hmm where can we buy the Cyclopeeze.. which LFS selling it..??

I got my from Reborn.

$15 for a small tin bottom.