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Why not less light and more feeding???
I have been reading lately about coral feeding and it seen like corals grow a lot more when feed, so why not more feeding instead of super high lights???
I haven't check the cost cause I know nothing about coral food, but I assume that is cheaper and from what I've read better for corals. |
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01/11/2012, 10:39 AM
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More feeding means lower water quality.
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01/11/2012, 11:13 AM
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Corals benefit from frequent feedings but it doesn't take a lot, a little goes a long way. Put a little effort into finding how much to feed to keep your water quality in check just takes a little effort. Why not feed more and have less light? They'd be ugly. Their color and fluorescence has to do with light, not food.
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01/11/2012, 11:35 AM
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Because feeding is a boost of nutrition, it makes corals grow faster. However they are designed to be fed through the photosynthisis. If the light levels are not sufficient for the algae to survive- no amount of feeding can sustain the coral. Its a matter of not being a either or-the coral has evolved to be fed in the most efficient way it can- the sun is always there- food not so much.
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01/11/2012, 12:08 PM
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