Which causes more nitrates ... flake food or frozen food

chocolateblnt · 09/07/2006, 11:19 PM

... of course the frozen food is thawed and the excess liquid is strained out. Still which one will cause more nitrates after feeding?

Sk8r · 09/07/2006, 11:34 PM

My pure guess is flake. I don't feed flake, do feed frozen, and don't thaw it, and don't have a nitrate problem. Phosphate is another issue.

chocolateblnt · 09/08/2006, 12:48 AM

anyone else informed on the subject?! Any more guesses ...

ek9vboi · 09/08/2006, 01:37 AM

Not really but I feed frozen with the juice left over in the tank. I figured that something in the tank will make use of that juice or my skimmer gets the best of it. No problems here.

gman19 · 09/08/2006, 08:56 AM

I feed strictly frozen and occasional live foods. I thaw the frozen out in some Kent Zoe before feeding. I don't strain or drain anything from the mix and all seems happy. My Nitrates are usually <10ppm and Phosphate are undetectable. I only change 2 gallons of water a couple or three times a week and have no cyanobacteria or nuisance algae problems.

The only odd thing is that Ocean Nutrition foods seem to make the foam head in my skimmer collapse for a few hours, then it's business as usual...or it may be the Kent Zoe...haven't experimented and figured it out yet.

newtophish · 09/08/2006, 09:01 AM

I would think that feeding some of the processed flake foods would increase phosphates have not read about any relation to Nitrates.
I am sure some of the more knowledgeable will chime in.

chocolateblnt · 09/08/2006, 09:41 AM

interesting ...

RichConley · 09/08/2006, 10:17 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by gman19
The only odd thing is that Ocean Nutrition foods seem to make the foam head in my skimmer collapse for a few hours, then it's business as usual...or it may be the Kent Zoe...haven't experimented and figured it out yet.

Wierd.

Prime reef flakes make my skimmer go volcanic.

bhdmc · 09/08/2006, 10:35 AM

Flake food over frozen food

impur · 09/08/2006, 11:42 AM

Flake definately increases PO4. I think if you have an established tank, the minimal amount of nitrates that either food would contribute to the tank is immediately consumed by bacteria.

09/07/2006, 11:19 PM	#1
chocolateblnt Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Sunnyvale, Nor*CAL Posts: 1,736	Which causes more nitrates ... flake food or frozen food ... of course the frozen food is thawed and the excess liquid is strained out. Still which one will cause more nitrates after feeding?

09/07/2006, 11:34 PM	#2
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	My pure guess is flake. I don't feed flake, do feed frozen, and don't thaw it, and don't have a nitrate problem. Phosphate is another issue. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

09/08/2006, 08:56 AM	#5
gman19 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 425	I feed strictly frozen and occasional live foods. I thaw the frozen out in some Kent Zoe before feeding. I don't strain or drain anything from the mix and all seems happy. My Nitrates are usually <10ppm and Phosphate are undetectable. I only change 2 gallons of water a couple or three times a week and have no cyanobacteria or nuisance algae problems. The only odd thing is that Ocean Nutrition foods seem to make the foam head in my skimmer collapse for a few hours, then it's business as usual...or it may be the Kent Zoe...haven't experimented and figured it out yet. __________________ 100G AllGlass reef/Lifereef Filter Systems custom sump/skimmer/filter cylinders. 1/5 HP Aqualogic chiller, ACIII controller, Lifereef LCR1 Calcium Reactor. Current Tank Info: 100g reef/Berlin method

09/08/2006, 09:01 AM	#6
newtophish Elite Lounger Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Spring Hill, TN Posts: 192	I would think that feeding some of the processed flake foods would increase phosphates have not read about any relation to Nitrates. I am sure some of the more knowledgeable will chime in. __________________ Richard <--- She is the cutest!

09/08/2006, 11:42 AM	#10
impur Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Eugene, OR Posts: 4,262	Flake definately increases PO4. I think if you have an established tank, the minimal amount of nitrates that either food would contribute to the tank is immediately consumed by bacteria. __________________ Great spirits often encounter violent opposition from mediocre minds. Current Tank Info: 75gal, 20gal sump, 6-54w T5 TEK

09/08/2006, 12:48 AM	#3
chocolateblnt Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Sunnyvale, Nor*CAL Posts: 1,736	anyone else informed on the subject?! Any more guesses ...

09/08/2006, 01:37 AM	#4
ek9vboi Registered Member. Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: South FL Posts: 3,027	Not really but I feed frozen with the juice left over in the tank. I figured that something in the tank will make use of that juice or my skimmer gets the best of it. No problems here.

09/08/2006, 09:41 AM	#7
chocolateblnt Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Sunnyvale, Nor*CAL Posts: 1,736	interesting ...

09/08/2006, 10:35 AM	#9
bhdmc Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: New York Posts: 956	Flake food over frozen food