Do you use Coral Food?

rgonzalez · 01/09/2010, 02:37 PM

So my question is; do you all use Coral foods like Chromamax, or Marine Snow? I don't mean like cyclop-eeze, more like the liquid stuff. Or is it all marketing crap?

Shane Hoffman · 01/09/2010, 02:39 PM

IMO opinion its somewhat marketibg crap. I say somewhat because most people usually have enough fish that the leftovers from feeding them is sufficient for all of the corals in the tank. The filter feeding corals get plenty of nutrition from the broken down fish poop in the water. Now if you dont have many or any fish some of those supplemnts can prove beneficial. Also this does not apply to corals with specific feeding needs such as dendros or sun corals.

01/09/2010, 02:37 PM	#1
rgonzalez Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Scottsdale Posts: 892	Do you use Coral Food? So my question is; do you all use Coral foods like Chromamax, or Marine Snow? I don't mean like cyclop-eeze, more like the liquid stuff. Or is it all marketing crap? __________________ DSA 105 Current Tank Info: 105 DSA

01/09/2010, 02:39 PM	#2
Shane Hoffman Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: 45 mins from Chicago Posts: 2,009	IMO opinion its somewhat marketibg crap. I say somewhat because most people usually have enough fish that the leftovers from feeding them is sufficient for all of the corals in the tank. The filter feeding corals get plenty of nutrition from the broken down fish poop in the water. Now if you dont have many or any fish some of those supplemnts can prove beneficial. Also this does not apply to corals with specific feeding needs such as dendros or sun corals. __________________ A wise man once said "Never play leap frog with a unicorn" Current Tank Info: 150 gallon glass with 20 gallon sump, 175lbs of coraline covered live rock, EuroReef skimmer rated for 250gal, 25watt Aqua UV sterilizer, Fluval FX5, Hamilton 3x250watt MH, 160 watt Blue actinic....Mixed reef