What is the easiest way to feed coral?

[jdnumis]

I have a mixed reef. What is the easiest way to feed coral instead of target feeding? Should I use Phyto-feed or something like that? Something that I could put drops in everyday or every other day.

Thank you guys,

~James

 

[jdnumis]

anyone?

 

[Mattl22]

I use oyster feast I just add it by my mp 40 so it gets blown around for my lps I'll hand feed mysis once In a while

 

[jdnumis]

Thanks

I use oyster feast I just add it by my mp 40 so it gets blown around for my lps I'll hand feed mysis once In a while

Thank You

 

[CHEMCHEF]

Sorry Misread Post.

 

[jdnumis]

its ok

Sorry Misread Post.

Thank you though

 

[NYreefNoob]

have to watch trying to feed corals, that you dont get a nutrient build up, other then spot feeding you are taking this chance, i do not feed my corals at all other then what they might catch from what i feed fish and fish poop

 

[jdnumis]

thats true but

have to watch trying to feed corals, that you dont get a nutrient build up, other then spot feeding you are taking this chance, i do not feed my corals at all other then what they might catch from what i feed fish and fish poop

how about feeding coral once or twice a week, would that make a big difference?

 

[Reeftanker3295]

If you want to feed some LPS frags, what I do is I set up a 2.5 gallon with a heater and a frag rack in it and I just take a gallon from my main tank and put all the corals I want to spot feed on the frag rack and feed them mysis. Very easy to do.

 

[jdnumis]

thanks for the advice

 

[Mattl22]

I stopped feeding my corals all together for a few weeks and the sps polyps weren't nearly as extended when I started feeding again the polyp extension was noticeably bigger


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[jdnumis]

I will keep that in mind!

THanks

 

[basiab]

Taking out coral to feed in a separate tank is probably not worth it. Many corals can get by without feeding but may grow better if fed. All corals hate to be moved. So whatever you gain in the feeding you would lose by moving them from one tank to another.
Spot feeding is not that bad. Just turn off the flow and use a baster to get food to each coral and let it sit for 30-60 minutes before you turn the flow back on. Once or twice a week is enough for many corals. So just keep away from those that need more feeding.

 

[reefs4life]

What i do is...I melt a chunk of frozen mysis probably equivalent to 3-4 cubes and an equal amount of frozen plankton in a jar and I add ocean nutrition formula one flakes and new life spectrum 1mm marine pellets I let everything soak and thaw in the jar and then I just turn down my return pump and everything just feed when I pour it by my spray bars/return lines

 

[DJYoshi]

If you want to feed some LPS frags, what I do is I set up a 2.5 gallon with a heater and a frag rack in it and I just take a gallon from my main tank and put all the corals I want to spot feed on the frag rack and feed them mysis. Very easy to do.

isn't that tedious and not really all that healthy for the coral since you run the risk of hurting/stressing them with transport back and forth?