Mix it all together
LOL...yep, that's what I do. I mix up a slurry of everything I have on hand...frozen, flake, and even pellets. I guess the only time the skimmer performance wavers slightly is when I have to put my hands in the tank, or when I add top off water to the sump (generally about 3G a day). I'm wondering if your increased skim with the flake is a "good" thing though? :unsure Less amounts of the food actually being used by your corals and inverts?

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