what do you feed your coral with?

[tigershark]

Hi all, just wondering, what did you guys use to feed your coral with? previously i used to hatch baby brine shrimps but too tediuos and gave up... then i go and get those cheapo dry baby plankton @ $2.50 per bottle, just mixed with SW and target feed each of my coral.... using it for 1 yr + already. I find it too troublesome, is there an easier solution where i can just pour in the "food" to feed the coral?

[DeepBlue]

DT....Cyclopeze

[akumanohi]

try liquifry marine, erm... quite cheap, 7 can get liaoz...

[FuEl]

I don't think corals eat egg yolk.

[lightningstrike]

i m using dt live planktons.... but quite ex....... about 20 to 22.

[akumanohi]

but if u wan the better of all, try using marine snow brand for feed filter feeding species

[CKS]

marine snow is tested for 98-99% water

DT make things grow in my tank

[Alentino]

i think marine snow is pretty good, i'm currently using it now. liquifry marine is kinda stinky and care must be taken not to overdose it.

DT makes stuffs grow in your tank? what kinda stuffs?

[chrislwp]

From what I heard is that if you are feeding marine snow which contain dead food, it will eventually add load and increase the NO3. That's why I am culturing phytoplankton and zooplankton.

Can someone clarify?

[bawater]

usually all dead or frozen foods is just dead particulate matter- they will all start to decay once they are in the tank so u want as much eaten quickly as possible.

That makes it no difference in nutrient levels for cyclops,marine snow,liquidfry or other dry/frozen foods like mysis/brine shrimp/bloodworms etc.

The main criteria on feeding is the actual nutritional content of the foods and food size.

liquidfry marine is pea flower based and the same as yeast/egg yolk based foods- they pollute more than feed.(if i blended and mashed up some flake food in saltwater...it would be kind of a marine snow and still also contribute to water quality problems)

Cyclops is fine as long as you have something that eats it up- but at 800microns its too big for most soft corals and sps. Benefits the LPS and fishes more.

when uneaten it contributes to water problems and cyanobacteria(test your PO4)

DT is live- so if uneaten, it does not contribute to the dead matter.

phytoplanton is the start of the food chain so yes you will see more micro fauna population(even if it directly does not feed the coral), this in turn will become food for bigger animals and their larvae become food for the corals.

[bwilly]

I use DT, n cyclops like bawater says, LPS..

my suncoral like cyclops...!

[vdc]

Then how about Coral Liquid?

Is that good food for the corals?

[bawater]

sorry, i have no idea what is coral liquid. (if u have a brand then i can look it up).

The only thing i know that resembles that is coralife liquid gold.

(which is an additive of amino acids,trace elements and vitamins)

This is Not a Food product.

[blythe]

SL recommended me this produce.. MARINE DE LUX ... Coralfood Extra... is this good?

[CKS]

er?

he didnt mention the series of kent food?

[bawater]

marine de lux is a German brand name- German products is all about quality, but its in a bottle(& i think they store it on the shelf at room temp)- and its still dead food. So feed sparingly.

There is little info on it and just about zero reviews on it.

i have not come across the ingredients listed, because that would give a better idea of what's inside.

So the decision is yours.

(Salifert is another brand name you might want to look at if you are looking into inert bottled foods)

no comments, but i guess its not cheap either.

[sinner]

where can i get hold of DT? and which brand would be recommended?

[lightningstrike]

DT itself is the brand...... it contains live planktons....... u can get it from 1 of SRC's sponsors.... bio-ocean....... at yck.

[sinner]

how does the bottle look like?

[reeflobang]

This is the bottle for 886ml that i have been using the last few months.

[hsloo]

I just bought 222ml and used for 2 days, any expiration after the it has been opened? I heard people said it only last for 3 months. True?

[tigershark]

I just bought 222ml and used for 2 days, any expiration after the it has been opened? I heard people said it only last for 3 months. True?

last for 3 months only??!! can anyone clarified on this matter? i am very interested to buy but if 3 months of shelf life after open, i think i need to reconsider.... caused my coral cannot consume so much in such a short period for sure.....

[FuEl]

Simple..buy the smallest bottle.

[hsloo]

Simple..buy the smallest bottle.

Is that means that true? Only 3 months?

[terryansimon]

well if it supposedly is live culture in there, then there should be a shelf live.

if not, why do you need to refrigerate the thing in the first place?