Do you feed dry foods?

SilverShark · 06/25/2006, 05:56 AM

Aside from the frozen foods, (and seaweed for the tangs!) - do any of you feed dry food whether it be flakes or pellet and if so which ones do you use?

reefnetworth · 06/25/2006, 06:14 AM

most dry food unless high quality, contains phosphate. IMO the only quality dry food is cyclop-eeze. my hawiian tang loves it along with all my other fish. REEF-ON!!!

smorrow5773 · 06/25/2006, 07:24 AM

I use Formula 1 pellets 1x day, my sleeper goby loves digging them off the sand, as well as the yellow tang. Occasionally my mandarin will eat a few if they land next to him! Idon't see how phosphates can be a real problem with dry food unless you overfeed, it is my understanding that the frozen foods contain the most phosphate. I don't worry about it though as I have a hard enough time getting any algae to grow except corralline.

maddyfish · 06/25/2006, 07:38 AM

I feed Formula 2 flake.

Draggie · 06/25/2006, 08:43 AM

I feed Omega 1, Formula 1, Ocean Nutrition Prime Reef and Cyclop Eeze normally fortified with Biovit or Selcon.

Steven Pro · 06/25/2006, 09:10 AM

I use pellets from time to time, New Life Spectrum or Boyd's.

06/25/2006, 05:56 AM	#1
SilverShark Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: England, UK Posts: 778	Do you feed dry foods? Aside from the frozen foods, (and seaweed for the tangs!) - do any of you feed dry food whether it be flakes or pellet and if so which ones do you use?

06/25/2006, 06:14 AM	#2
reefnetworth Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 3,810	most dry food unless high quality, contains phosphate. IMO the only quality dry food is cyclop-eeze. my hawiian tang loves it along with all my other fish. REEF-ON!!! __________________ GIVE A MAN A FISH, YOU FEED HIM FOR A DAY. TEACH A MAN TO FISH, HE FEEDS HIMSELF FOR LIFE. (NEVER, underestimate another man's greed) Current Tank Info: SPS dominated barebottom display with BB sump since 2005, most consistant parameters in 19+ years of reefkeeping.

06/25/2006, 07:38 AM	#4
maddyfish Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 330	I feed Formula 2 flake. __________________ If an expert says it cannot be done, get another expert- David Ben-Gurion Current Tank Info: 75 mixed simple tank 2.5 pico and 20 gallon QUARANTINE

06/25/2006, 09:10 AM	#6
Steven Pro Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 9,376	I use pellets from time to time, New Life Spectrum or Boyd's. __________________ Steven Pro, yep that is my real name. Current Tank Info: Twelve 600 gallon tubs located in a greenhouse

06/25/2006, 07:24 AM	#3
smorrow5773 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Bloomington/Normal, IL Posts: 499	I use Formula 1 pellets 1x day, my sleeper goby loves digging them off the sand, as well as the yellow tang. Occasionally my mandarin will eat a few if they land next to him! Idon't see how phosphates can be a real problem with dry food unless you overfeed, it is my understanding that the frozen foods contain the most phosphate. I don't worry about it though as I have a hard enough time getting any algae to grow except corralline.

06/25/2006, 08:43 AM	#5
Draggie Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Durban, South Africa Posts: 36	I feed Omega 1, Formula 1, Ocean Nutrition Prime Reef and Cyclop Eeze normally fortified with Biovit or Selcon.