What do you feed you SPS and how often?

[FishieBusiness]

With all this time on my hands I have been able to do a lot of research. there is a ton of info out there and some of it is contradictory. Looking for some actual first hand experience. What do you feed your sps? How often do you feed? How do you apply the food? What process do you use?

As always thanks for the help.

 

[BiGGiePauls33]

I dose 5 ml Acropower and 5 ml brightwell Coral Aminos daily. Other than that just fish poop.

 

[SaltCreep]

I feed nothing.

They grow just fine.

 

[Chris A.]

If you have enough well feed fish it should be enough but I still can’t keep nutrients in my tank so I supplement with Reef Roids and brightwell coral aminos as well as phosphate and nitrate dosing

 

[FishieBusiness]

Only have 5 fish in a 90gal. Planning on adding more fish and more sps and lps. My previous set ups were fish and softies. I am broadening my horizon and trying to create a sweet mixed reef tank.

 

[reefkeeper2]

I make my own amino acid solution to save $$$$. I bought some Two Little Fishies aminos and measured the specific gravity. Then I bought some dry amino powder on amazon and mixed up a batch to match the same strength. Now I don't know if what I made has the same percentage of specific amino acids the Two Little Fishies brand has, but I know the concentration as a whole is the same. Only been using for a few weeks so I can't say if this experiment is a success or not yet. The specific gravity is 1.005 just to let you know how dilute the solution is. I would like to know what the specific gravity of the Brightwell coral aminos is for comparison.

 

[1spotpooalot]

X2 ..fish poop...and nothing else. I have crazy growth. I have 4 fish in a 265

 

[JeanR]

X3 for fish poop and nothing else. Like many I've tried all kinds extra stuff (reef roids, acropower, etc...) and other than noticing less money in my bank account I did not see any effect. Corals grow fine either way as long as water parameters are good. This hobby is full of fluff that should be mostly ignored...

Richard Ross had some fun articles called "Skeptical Reefkeeping" about this continuous stuff in the hobby...

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By Richard Ross "Are you sure that that thing is true, or did someone just tell it to you?" - They Might Be Giants Reefkeeping is as much an

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[Joker]

Best thing is fish waste. If you have alot of sps feed your fish more. Also try to keep your nitrates and phosphates up a little. A good number for nitrate is around 5ppm and phosphates around 1ppm. Having both of these up you will see a big color and polyp happiness.

 

[BiGGiePauls33]

Just calibrated my Hanna @reefkeeper2 , here's what I got:

 

[FishieBusiness]

How do you like that tester?

 

[BiGGiePauls33]

Quick and convenient, I calibrate it monthly.

 

[reefer125g]

Tons of fish poop. Reef roids and dose reef pluss

 

[FREAKINRICAN69]

Quick and convenient, I calibrate it monthly.

Do you have to recalibrate every month on those checkers???

 

[reefkeeper2]

Just calibrated my Hanna @reefkeeper2 , here's what I got:
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Hmm, maybe I will increase the concentration a little bit. No, I got that wrong. The Brightwell is even more dilute than the Two Little Fishies

 

[Greg Hiller]

Light.

 

[newenglandreef]

Usually nothing, but some duncans, acans and others will surely take some misis. I used to feed them all the time--turn off your flow and use a baster to feed them. It's pretty cool watching them eat.

 

[FishieBusiness]

Usually nothing, but some duncans, acans and others will surely take some misis. I used to feed them all the time--turn off your flow and use a baster to feed them. It's pretty cool watching them eat.

Just ordered some long turkey baster style feeders from BRS

 

[FishieBusiness]

Light.

Running 2-250watt MH + reefbreeder atinic bar

 

[nemodan]

NO food added for corals. Just lights and what they get from the biology of the tank.