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12-17-2006, 05:55 PM
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| | Plankton
Join Date: Dec 2006
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 |  Confused on Foods
Hey Everybody,
I was wondering what products do you use to feed your corals, clams, filter feeders, and everything in between? I ask this because I'm a little confused between Kent Marine Micro-Vert for fine filter feeders, Kent PhytoPlex Phytoplankton, and Kent ZooPlex.
Which is the best? Do I need all 3 for success?
Thanks much!
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12-17-2006, 06:10 PM
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| | Sea Dragon
Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: miami Age: 23
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fish i feed spectrum A, corals eat cyclops and spectrum A, anemone (i havent fed yet) silver sides and Kent micro-vert.
what are you trying to feed? micro-vert works fine for me. sponges love it.
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15 gallon aga
20 pounds lr
35 pounds ls
Current Power quad 96 watt retrofit
ZooMed Powersweep 214
Aquaclear 70 moded into refugium
two trumpet corals (1 light blue, 1 lime green)
star pollyps (pink base with yellow tips, and regular green)
various mushrooms (over 5 types)
metalic green frogspawn
sea mat (aka button polyps)
2 false percs
1 cherub angel (2 1/2 years old)
2 blue legged hermits
2 turbos
2 margarita snails
2 Astrea snails
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12-17-2006, 07:54 PM
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| | Plankton
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Quote:
Originally Posted by monkey  fish i feed spectrum A, corals eat cyclops and spectrum A, anemone (i havent fed yet) silver sides and Kent micro-vert.
what are you trying to feed? micro-vert works fine for me. sponges love it. |
I feed Kent micro-vert now and I'm just trying to find/figure out the difference between these feeds and was wondering if I should change to a new product that does a better job as an all around food to feed corals, clams, inverts...etc. However, to my understanding all of these feeds listed from Kent would work great as a stand-alone (just choose one and use it), correct?
Thanks Monkey! | |
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12-19-2006, 12:08 AM
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| | Plankton
Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: S.W. Ohio
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Most corals feed on zooplankton, clams and a few specific corals feed on phytoplankton. I have a 125g, 75g, and 45g and all I feed is cycopeze and DT's oyster eggs2x a week, and my corals are doing great. Unless you have a clam, I would only feed zooplankton so you don't pollute your tank. | |
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12-23-2006, 10:51 AM
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| | Sailfin Tang
Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: SF/Monterey Bay Area, CA
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If you have a clam, any filer feeder, some softies and any zooplankton/infuana, feeding phytoplankton is a recommended method for keeping them healthy and alive.
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12-23-2006, 11:04 AM
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| | 3reef Sponsor
Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Va/Ct
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Several ounces of Phytoplanktons and I stir the sump a few times a night via a timed power heard and at night .. Marine snow (:
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12-26-2006, 01:36 PM
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| | Gigas Clam
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Rod's mix or Red Reef 2x a week.
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