Feeding: Too little? Too much?

[loans_n_fishes]

I know there are different opinions on this, but I am concerned that I am out of balance.

My system:

75 gallon tank with T-5 lighting, a CPR RR bak pak skimmer (smaller than it should be--I bought it originally for my 30 gal. Rated up to 60 I think), and a couple of powerheads (probably around 1000 gph of flow total). At the moment I am using Seachem Reef Salt (I may be switching soon).

Inhabitants:

Foxface Lo
2 Occ Clowns
1 Clark clown
1 Coral Beauty
1 yellow watchman
1 mandarin
1 lawnmower blenny
2 cleaner shrimp
various snails and crabs

Some soft corals

I usually feed once per day (one cube of mysis plus a large pinch of formula 2 flakes). I also add a squirt of phyto and zooplankton every 2-3 days (probably about 1 Tablespoon each). Everyone seems pretty happy, but I am having nitrate woes and some diatom dusting/cyno. Is this too much food? How do I know how much is too much vs. too little?

[seamonkey2]

everybody feeds differently, I been told I feed more in one feeding than what one person feeds his tank in a week, but I got 46 hungry and fat fish(FAT) and it works for me, no water quality problems and I run my skimmer once a week, every body's tank is different

look at you fish if they are happy and you have no water quality problems, it's all good...now if they are fighting for every scrap you may want to add a little extra, once again is you tank, you look at it every day, you are the best judge

good luck

Jose

[Ed]

You might try holding off on the phyto/zoo for a while and see if you notice a difference. There is likely enough food for the corals in the water column already from fish food/waste. A large water change should dilute the nitrate you already have. HTH.