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02/07/2015, 07:17 PM
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Tank Feeding
Hello, My name is Viv. I'm fairly new to this hobby. My question is how often do i feed my tank? i have a 29 gal tank with a few fish no corals. I've been told that i can skip a day or two? In order to keep Nitrates down. Some outside Intel would be great! Thanks
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02/07/2015, 07:23 PM
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Location: Tempe, AZ/ID
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I do 1-2 times a week in my biocube with assorted corals, sps, lps, softies etc. and fish.
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02/07/2015, 07:35 PM
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Location: Lancaster, NY
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3 times a day. depends on the fish
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02/07/2015, 07:37 PM
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02/07/2015, 09:43 PM
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I personally feed as much food as my live stock need, and that my filtration can handle. I am not a believer of lowering feeding TO keep my parameters down. If there is issues with the parameters, my course of action would be to improve the filtration system, not reduce feeding. |
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02/07/2015, 10:07 PM
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I have a 29 gallon and feed once a day just enought that it won't sink to the bottom
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02/08/2015, 04:49 AM
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Location: Branford Fl
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30 gal here with several fish and corals. I feed several times a day everyday.
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I am not a pro so excuse me if I'm wrong. Current Tank Info: 30gal Deep Blue rimless 9/10/2014, 80gal Deep Blue rimless 40gal sump/refugium 9/11/16 LPS reef, 2 x Kessil A160 with a single Maxspect Razor, RO Prime 150INT skimmer, Sicce 3 return pump, Vortech MP40 and MP10 |
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02/08/2015, 05:36 AM
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2 times a day once in the morning and again in the evening. Good luck
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Tony Current Tank Info: 180gal DT, BM NAC77 skimmer,3 Maxspect razors, Maxspect Gyre 150, 30g QT |
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02/08/2015, 10:57 AM
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2-3 times a day, I like my fish to be healthy. As a human we could also skip eating for a day or two and survive, but would we be healthy? This is not to say that fish need to eat as much as humans, but they do have a metabolism.
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210 gal reef, 75 gal Refuge with 55 Gal sump mixed reef 100 gal Reef, 75 gal Refuge with 55 gal sump. SPS/LPS & 100 gal Japanese Dragon Moray eel tank with 40 gal sump 75 gal Brazilian Dragon Mor Last edited by rfgonzo; 02/08/2015 at 11:09 AM. |
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02/08/2015, 11:18 AM
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Always best to feed small quantities multiple times per day.  To Reef Central
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02/08/2015, 11:25 AM
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Location: Stockton, CA
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Feeding one good meal a day has always worked well for me. Growth is good, the colors are bright and the fish tend to stick around for awhile.
 Variety is key... |
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02/08/2015, 02:38 PM
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i have mated clowns, a blenny and a damsel
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02/08/2015, 02:39 PM
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and several rock anemones ...
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02/08/2015, 02:47 PM
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2-3 times per day.
2:00pm - AFS feeds while I'm at work 6:00pm - Hand feed when I get home 9:00pm - If I do feed the third time, it's with frozen brine shrimp
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02/11/2015, 10:52 AM
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Location: Lancaster, NY
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clown and damsel once a day, blenny 2-3 times a day
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