coral feeding

[p00num3lli]

i was checking out some mushroom corals that i would like in the future. it said that they needed to be fed brine shrimp and or microplnkton. can i just use frozen brine, mix itinto a lil o saltwater from my tank, then squirt it on it? or does it gota b live? i will be adding corals into my tank once i get a skimmer. and i would like some tips on feeding corals. and i know that some only feed on the symbiotic algae zooxanthellai? i think thats how u spell it...

thanks



jesse

[ErikH]

I highly doubt you will need to feed your shrooms. Mine are growing like mad, except for the coolest ones, of course.

[p00num3lli]

ahh, as if i didnt already know you would answer my question first.thanks

well it said "for added growth" to do that...

now how about that cap coral i showed you yesterday SCORPINO, u know much about feedin them guys?

there are some sps that can be kept under my lighting, ill post some in a sec and see what yall think?

they are very beautifull

[p00num3lli]

Red Candy Cap Coral - Aquacultured
(Montipora capricornis)

Starting at $39.99

Green Digitata - Aquacultured, TCN
(Montipora digitata)

Starting at $29.99
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German Blue Polyp Digitata - Aquacultured, TCN
(Montipora sp.)

Starting at $34.99

German Blue Polyp - Aquacultured, ORA
(Montipora sp.)

Starting at $44.99
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Montipora Digitata, Green - Aquacultured, ORA
(Montipora digitata)

Starting at $29.99

Indigo Digitata Coral - Aquacultured
(Montipora digitata)

Starting at $29.99
IN STOCK



like all these guys, they say they need ATLEAST 3 watts per gallon, and be can kept and thrive under COMPACT FLOURECENT(what i got) all the way to the heat makin metals

and i think as long as there kept at thetop they's be A OK?

[CoryDude]

Ah, I've been looking at the indigo digitata myself. Have you looked at the green hodag's montipora @ liveaquaria.com?

If you haven't got your skimmer yet, don't waste your money on any of those. Your getting the cart ahead of the horse.

I know you're day-dreaming about what your tank could look, but slow it down.

Get that skimmer, let your tank settle down from the substrate change, get your h20 parameters where they need to be, and then try your hand w/LPS. An elegance coral or favia brain coral are both pretty hardy and can handle the abuse.

You really need to start w/large polyp stonies first.

[CoryDude]

Don't buy into that feeding your coral malarky (especially mushrooms). There are very few, if any, beginner corals that require extra feedings. If you have enough live rock and you have that refugium working, your tank should have plenty of microfauna for your corals and inverts.

[p00num3lli]

k, and i know i was planning to get my skimmer, then give it some time be4 getting these guys.. but i was going to get some muchrooms pretty soon and some yellow polyps, be4 my skimmer, there not much money and i know they can take alot of abuse. my star polyps and zoos are doin fine w/o a skimmer

[ErikH]

Definitely wait for an ATO and skimmer..... Once you get the equipment for the ATO, I can teach you how to dose Kalk... It's very easy and should keep your DKH stable, which keeps your PH stable at night, yadda, yadda, yadda. Once that is stable, and you have a skimmer, it's on like Donkey Kong. The last thing that you will need to upgrade, and you will, will be your lights. Once you get to that point, your tank will be ten thousand times more enjoyable. Just keep your eyes on the prize!

[brewercm]

The only mushrooms I've ever had that I could actually see eat were hairy mushrooms. They were huge and when I'd feed the tank I could see them ball up almost like an anemone. I never actually fed them though.

[10gallonpro]

The best thing for your SPS is Calcium and Iodide.....yes Iodide not iodine you can kill your corals if you use iodine.....it's for more advanced aquarists who need to keep their levels at an exact point, as for feeding I feed all my corals Coral vite and Chroma plex they are excellent coral foods and mosty a catch all for most of your soft corals. As for Calcium I use B-ionic.....you can start with a bottle of purple up and then switch to the B-ionic it's slightly cheeper and has a alkalinity buffer as well. Good luck!