Coral Food

SGH360 · 11/19/2010, 01:47 AM

well im want to start feeding my corals and i was wondering whats a good brand. ex marine snow i want to feed lps softies and sps

crazy4salt · 11/19/2010, 08:42 AM

I actually make my own with seafood (shrimp, krill, scallops, calamari, ETC) I put this in the food processor with nori, vitamins, flake, pellets and garlic.
I feed this to the corals as well as the fish.

IslandCrow · 11/19/2010, 09:08 AM

You'll need to be a bit more specific about the types of corals you plan to feed. Most soft corals do not accept direct feeding, and will do just fine without dedicated feeding. Most LPS will benefit from direct feeding, and will generally accept small bits of meaty food, like mysis, Cyclopeeze, and even finely chopped bits of fish or shrimp. The food size you go for depends on the type of coral, though. SPS, on the other hand, need to be fed very small food in the microscopic or near microscopic range. Things like oyster eggs, newly hatched brine shrimp or rotifers are usually acceptable.

Lastly, since you mentioned it, I'd probably stay away from Marine Snow. If the product actually is marine snow, that stuff is already in your tank. Even if it is something beneficial, that product is almost entirely water, and just doesn't seem worth the money to me.

89Foxbody · 11/19/2010, 10:58 AM

Coral Frenzy gets rave reviews pretty much anywhere you go. I grabbed a jar of it and have just started feeding it. I have Zoas, Star Polyps, Riccordias, a Kenya Tree, Leather, Brain, and Goniopora and I've noticed better coloration and greater polyp extension from the Zoas and Goniopora. The Brain is doin a little bit better as well since I started target feeding it at night.

Beaun · 11/19/2010, 11:01 AM

I feed my tank rods food (origional), everything gets fed fairly well.

scubasteve06 · 11/19/2010, 11:10 AM

A former LFS owner I went to solely in SC when I still lived there had found an Asian baby cleaner shrimp feed that he used to feed his LPS and SPS. It was very tiny, and it reminded me of ground up NLS pellets. The Gonipora he had absolutely loved it when he fed it and the sps, rics, and zoas didn't seem to mind it either.

canesfan44 · 11/19/2010, 01:30 PM

Rogger's Reef Food. I feed it to my fish and occasionally target feed some LPS. It's the best food I've ever used. Rogger has been making it locally (here in South Florida) for a number of years. The quality of the ingrediants (shrimp, clams, etc) is top-notch. It's the exact same quality as you would buy to eat yourself, Rogger is a gourmet chef and uses the same food that he uses for human consumption. In the past year, the demand for his high-grade food has grown tremendously and it is now carried by some of the big name online stores. I would go to the website and read up on his food and give it a try, my fish go crazy for it.

dublo8 · 11/19/2010, 01:40 PM

reef chili !!!!!! I use reef chili and put a little reef roids in it. I target feed once a week and broadcast feed once a week as well. Sometimes, when I target feed I'll use my rods original in the mix.

11/19/2010, 01:47 AM	#1
SGH360 Registered Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 41	Coral Food well im want to start feeding my corals and i was wondering whats a good brand. ex marine snow i want to feed lps softies and sps

11/19/2010, 09:08 AM	#3
IslandCrow Reef Monkey Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Rockledge, Fl Posts: 5,759	You'll need to be a bit more specific about the types of corals you plan to feed. Most soft corals do not accept direct feeding, and will do just fine without dedicated feeding. Most LPS will benefit from direct feeding, and will generally accept small bits of meaty food, like mysis, Cyclopeeze, and even finely chopped bits of fish or shrimp. The food size you go for depends on the type of coral, though. SPS, on the other hand, need to be fed very small food in the microscopic or near microscopic range. Things like oyster eggs, newly hatched brine shrimp or rotifers are usually acceptable. Lastly, since you mentioned it, I'd probably stay away from Marine Snow. If the product actually is marine snow, that stuff is already in your tank. Even if it is something beneficial, that product is almost entirely water, and just doesn't seem worth the money to me. __________________ All opinions in the above message should be taken with 35 ppt salt. -Mike C. Current Tank Info: I have a reef screen saver on my phone, does that count?

11/19/2010, 11:01 AM	#5
Beaun It's pronounced Bone Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: East Hampton, NY Posts: 1,967	I feed my tank rods food (origional), everything gets fed fairly well. __________________ -Tyler "The only legitimate use of a computer is to play games." -Eugene Jarvis Current Tank Info: None

11/19/2010, 01:40 PM	#8
dublo8 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Morgan Hill, Ca Posts: 3,225	reef chili !!!!!! I use reef chili and put a little reef roids in it. I target feed once a week and broadcast feed once a week as well. Sometimes, when I target feed I'll use my rods original in the mix. __________________ 10g IM fusion. Zoa and SPS dominant, Apex monitored, Ai Prime, MP10, sicce return.

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11/19/2010, 08:42 AM	#2
crazy4salt Topsy Turvy Child Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: PA Posts: 266	I actually make my own with seafood (shrimp, krill, scallops, calamari, ETC) I put this in the food processor with nori, vitamins, flake, pellets and garlic. I feed this to the corals as well as the fish.

11/19/2010, 10:58 AM	#4
89Foxbody Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Norwich, CT Posts: 1,532	Coral Frenzy gets rave reviews pretty much anywhere you go. I grabbed a jar of it and have just started feeding it. I have Zoas, Star Polyps, Riccordias, a Kenya Tree, Leather, Brain, and Goniopora and I've noticed better coloration and greater polyp extension from the Zoas and Goniopora. The Brain is doin a little bit better as well since I started target feeding it at night.

11/19/2010, 11:10 AM	#6
scubasteve06 Jeeper Reefer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Clemson, SC Posts: 1,171	A former LFS owner I went to solely in SC when I still lived there had found an Asian baby cleaner shrimp feed that he used to feed his LPS and SPS. It was very tiny, and it reminded me of ground up NLS pellets. The Gonipora he had absolutely loved it when he fed it and the sps, rics, and zoas didn't seem to mind it either.

11/19/2010, 01:30 PM	#7
canesfan44 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: S Florida Posts: 1,728	Rogger's Reef Food. I feed it to my fish and occasionally target feed some LPS. It's the best food I've ever used. Rogger has been making it locally (here in South Florida) for a number of years. The quality of the ingrediants (shrimp, clams, etc) is top-notch. It's the exact same quality as you would buy to eat yourself, Rogger is a gourmet chef and uses the same food that he uses for human consumption. In the past year, the demand for his high-grade food has grown tremendously and it is now carried by some of the big name online stores. I would go to the website and read up on his food and give it a try, my fish go crazy for it.