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04/12/2011, 09:35 PM
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What To Feed My Tank?
I've been researching my reef tank for close to a year now and I've been cycling for 3.5 weeks now using all dry rock/sand. While doing all my research I seemed to leave out one glaring point. FOOD!
I've got a 55 with a sump and fuge giving me about 77 gallons combined. Just tossed in 2 balls of Chaeto today too. Hoping to add a CUC in the coming week or so. I was looking at stocking with a clown, firefish, cleaner shrimp, royal gramma and maybe something else. Still undecided. What should I be looking at for food? Commercial stuff? Make your own?
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LIRA Member Current Tank - 55 gallon. Custom CLF1 sump, fuge, overflow & SVS2-24 skimmer from Lifereef. 4x54 Watt AquaticLife T5 HO Light Fixture W/ 4 Lunar LEDs. 2 EcoTech MP40's, 70lbs assorted |
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04/12/2011, 09:40 PM
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a lot of people like Rod's food, I just got some today I haven't tried it yet. Also frozen foods are good like mysis and forumulas 1 and 2. Also life spectrum pellets are nice as well, my clowns go gaga for them! Some also use omega one marine flake food with garlic in it.
take a look here to give you an idea. http://www.fosterandsmithaquatics.co...3578/7927/8048 Just a pointer, stay away from foods that don't have fish or a protein as the first ingredient, those foods that don't just have fillers like wheat in them.
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equipment: Eshopps psk-200 skimmer, Mag 12 pump, 30gal sump, 2x 300w Finnex heaters, glass-holes 1500gph overflow kit with 3/4" return kits, 72" 8x36w t-5 AquaticLife light, 66lbs of LR, 150lbs of tropic eden reeflakes, 2 Koralia Evo 1400, JBJ ATO, BRS dual GFO/carbon reactors, Hydor smartwave Current Tank Info: 125gallon |
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04/13/2011, 01:43 AM
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Here is what I currently feed my fish (2 picasso clowns, 3 african flameback angels, 1 sixline wrasse, two green chromis and a flame hawk)
Dry: Formula one flake, Formula 2 flake, Prime reef flake, NLS marine pellet, NLS growth formula pellet, Formula one pellet Frozen: cyclops, Formula 1, Formula 2, Rods food, Spirulina brine, Hikari Mysis I mix and match sometimes soaking in selcon and garlic if im not lazy, feeding 4-5 times daily. I feed my anemones frozen krill and frozen squid once a week. This feeding schedule has worked failry well for me and my fish |
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