Over feeding?

jchase1970 · 04/26/2010, 08:08 PM

How do you know if you are over feeding? I have a new tank. Reef tank. Have had fish in it for maybe 3 months now. I think I'm over feeding. But when I put frozen mysis in they sink and land on the bottom before they all get eaten, same with some flakes if I'm feeding flake food. I switch it up on food.

I have a large CUC and anything that lands on the bottom gets eaten, so does that mean I'm not over feeding if I can't see stuff build up on the bottom?

polyppetey · 04/26/2010, 08:10 PM

I think ususally you can tell if you start getting excessive algae growth, but I am no expert. For me the two go hand in hand.

Brndn0515 · 04/26/2010, 08:47 PM

How much you feed is really up to you. Some people feed as little as every other day up to three times a day. As long as you are not seeing negative effects within your tank (excessive algae growth) i wouldnt worry bout it. However, IMO i would tend to lean toward the more conservative feeding to help keep the nitrate levels in the tank as low as possible.

04/26/2010, 08:08 PM	#1
jchase1970 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Newburgh, Indiana Posts: 409	Over feeding? How do you know if you are over feeding? I have a new tank. Reef tank. Have had fish in it for maybe 3 months now. I think I'm over feeding. But when I put frozen mysis in they sink and land on the bottom before they all get eaten, same with some flakes if I'm feeding flake food. I switch it up on food. I have a large CUC and anything that lands on the bottom gets eaten, so does that mean I'm not over feeding if I can't see stuff build up on the bottom? __________________ Tri-State Reef Club Serving the Indiana,Kentucky,Illinois Tri state area.

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04/26/2010, 08:10 PM	#2
polyppetey Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: richboro Posts: 313	I think ususally you can tell if you start getting excessive algae growth, but I am no expert. For me the two go hand in hand.

04/26/2010, 08:47 PM	#3
Brndn0515 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Mobile, AL Posts: 30	How much you feed is really up to you. Some people feed as little as every other day up to three times a day. As long as you are not seeing negative effects within your tank (excessive algae growth) i wouldnt worry bout it. However, IMO i would tend to lean toward the more conservative feeding to help keep the nitrate levels in the tank as low as possible.