Reef Roids and PolypBooster - by Polyp Lab

[higorc]

I just bought some and was wondering who here uses it and their experiences or any warnings if any.


Thanks!
Higor

 

[Chris A.]

Yes and I’d be careful with nutrients I’ll use it once a week to target feed my gonis and chalices and broadcast the rest. Best done at night so everyone can eat

 

[Skeeter7424]

I use Reefroids 2ish times a week. I kinda do it whenever I walk by the tank, the night lights are on, and I've got 5 minutes to spare. As shown above, I feed only at night. Shut my pumps off and target feed everything with a turkey baster. Leave pumps off for normal feed cycle (10 minutes).I mix up 1/4 teaspoon for my tank in a small tupperware of tank water. I saw immediate improvement in growth in some corals, more polyp extension on others, and no change for some. No adverse effects, other than a little extra skimmate the next day. Overall I'm happy with it and will continue to feed whenever I remember to!

 

[higorc]

Thanks guys. I read some warning about nitrate build up and overdoing.

Have you used Polyp Booster along with it? I read some comments that's is a good pairing with the Roids before hand to entice corals even more.

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[Intheflesh]

I just started last week. I have been dosing Pro Bio S and -Np from AF while running GFO.
My nitrates and phophates are always zero, and my coral coloration has been affected.
I figured feeding the reef roids and polyp booster would be a good way to help bump my nitrates up a little. First I shut off my return pump and put my tunze on a low speed. Add a few drops of PolypBooster. This is supposed to trigger all of your corals to go into feeding mode. After a few minutes, I the rest of my pumps off, mix about 1/8 tsp to about 25mL of tank water. Then I target feed using a 5mL syringe with a bent needle tip (the one that came with my bottle of aptasia x)

I have been target feeding my few mini zoanthid colonies, and there are mixed results. My red people eaters, king midas and rastas definitely show a feeding response. I have some others that don't seem as interested. I only have a few SPS corals, but they are all fat and happy, and have exhibited better polp extension since I have started feeding reef roids. My Mushrooms, rhodactis and ricordea all seem to love the reef roids.

I have a few brain corals and anemones that go crazy with a few drops of PolypBooster. They are are showing a feeding response to the reef roids, but I don't know if they are able to get anything. I might start mixing in some meatier foods like Mysis for when I feel my LPS and Nems.

Positive results so far, but I haven't been using it long enough to comment on nutrient build up or growth.

 

[Chris A.]

Mix it with less water to a smooth consistency. Suck it up with a syringe, it’ll come out almost like frosting. Feed all the meat lovers first( don’t exaggerate, little is a lot ) then suck in some more water to broadcast it in the water

 

[Intheflesh]

That's a good tip, Ill try it next time.

 

[higorc]

So the best time to do it is at night when the lights are turning off?

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[Chris A.]

After they’re off for ~1 hour. Corals try to eat at night in the wild because of predators. It’s probably etched in their dna still

 

[Skeeter7424]

Yes, definitely at night

 

[mvallee]

curious if you stop your skimmer for a couple hours or overnight when putting this in the water.

 

[Chris A.]

I don’t since I have a small tank, my nutrients go sky high quick. But a lot of people leave it off for a few hours

 

[higorc]

curious if you stop your skimmer for a couple hours or overnight when putting this in the water.

I don’t since I have a small tank, my nutrients go sky high quick. But a lot of people leave it off for a few hours

That's a great question. The only thing I currently dose is AcroPower, and I usually set the skimmer to be off for about an hour after dosing.