What flakes does everyone feed.....

[Tonyscoots84]

I feed ocean nutrition formula one flakes. Im looking for something better and equivalent to it. Im placing a big order with drfostersmith.com and wanted to try something better.

It needs to be flakes cause all my fish love it.

Thanks guys

 

[edd]

the free ones from the swap.

 

[Widdy]

New Era Aegis/Marine Flakes and OSI Spirulina.

Randy's review on New Era http://www.reefs.com/blog/2013/12/13/new-era-quality-foods/

 

[oh207]

I feed Instant Ocean Marine Chips. My fishes seems to like it. I don't know if its any good compared to other brands because I haven't tried anything else.

 

[Paolissimo]

New era aegis and ocean nutrition

 

[kres1024]

New era

 

[Tonyscoots84]

thanks guys I'm gonna try new era...

 

[prattreef]

New Era is great, no doubt about that. The other brands mentioned above are good as well.

 

[Jim]

When I got into this hobby 6 yrs ago the owner of one of the LFS told me never to use flake. He told me flake fouls the water more than any other foods. Was this bad advice?

 

[prattreef]

I think it is exaggerated advice for sure.

 

[Tonyscoots84]

i don't really know jim. But from my experience it was always easier for me to feed my fish flake then pellets.

 

[Jim]

I've never used flake, only frozen and pellet on the advice from the LFS.
I guess if it aint broke don't fix it.

 

[Paolissimo]

When I got into this hobby 6 yrs ago the owner of one of the LFS told me never to use flake. He told me flake fouls the water more than any other foods. Was this bad advice?

Bulk reef supply has a great video about this Jim. Basically they compare different brand of flake and pellet food, and cheaper or expired flake food, do cloud the water. Pellets either float or sink too quickly. Basically the video compared how fast they sink and how cloudy they food made the water. New era is excellent, i am gonna use them primarily from now on. Foster amd Smith had the best price around.

 

[arnaldolex]

i buy cheap petco marine flakes mix it with dried brime shrimp and throw in them pellets from the swap lol make all my fishies happy

 

[Jim]

Bulk reef supply has a great video about this Jim. Basically they compare different brand of flake and pellet food, and cheaper or expired flake food, do cloud the water. Pellets either float or sink too quickly. Basically the video compared how fast they sink and how cloudy they food made the water. New era is excellent, i am gonna use them primarily from now on. Foster amd Smith had the best price around.

So I guess it really depends on the quality of the flake food. Maybe New Era wasn't around 6 years ago.

 

[oh207]

I want to add that when i feed flakes it is mixed with Elos pellets and is dispensed from an auto-feeder.
The fishes chase after the flakes more than the pellets. And I scheduled my return to turn off 2 minutes before the auto feeder. This way the flakes don't all go into the overflow and the sump. I'm guessing this later part is what contributes to others not recommending flakes? Maybe the flakes that escapes into the overflow is whats clouding the water? Or maybe it's just cheap flakes?

 

[prattreef]

unless you overfeed none of the flakes or pellets should cause your water to turn cloudy.

 

[reefs4life]

I feed mine NLS Flakes with Garlic...relatively cheap, come in a big bucket so if you have a large tank it's definitely worth it.

 

[jedimaster1138]

My fish enjoy Formula 2 flakes and Prime Reef flakes. I mix them together daily. Keeps both the meat eaters and the veggie lovers happy, though everyone eats everything.

There's also a Cyclop Eeze flake that seems to be a hit, especially with my anthias.