Oyster Feast

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  1. Kevin_E

    Kevin_E Giant Squid

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    What are the thoughts on Oyster Feast?

    snake oil and phosphate builder or useful and worthwhile?
     
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  3. gcarroll

    gcarroll Zoanthid

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    I love it. IMO, one of the best foods for starving SPS and filter feeders.
     
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    Kevin_E Giant Squid

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    I used it about a year ago when my coral were and saw good results, but I also added more fish and dosed amino acids to my system. As such, I'm not sure which (maybe all three) contributed to my results.
     
  5. Kevin_E

    Kevin_E Giant Squid

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    How much do you dose per gallon and how often?
     
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    Pdxile Coral Banded Shrimp

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    I think it just fouls my tank.
     
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    Newreef15 Horrid Stonefish

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    I used it a lot and always had great results just be careful because like any other food to much will raise phosphates and nitrates
     
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  9. Kevin_E

    Kevin_E Giant Squid

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    I anticipated a wide range of responses lol. How much and how often did you dose?
     
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    Kevin_E Giant Squid

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    Hoe much did you use per day/week? i think I was using 1 ml/day last year.
     
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    Newreef15 Horrid Stonefish

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    I was using it in a large scale frag tank a little over 400 gallons with all kinds of corals I would feed 2 cap fills twice a week also some phytoplankton and some larger meaty foods for some of the LPS. When I feed I would also turn off the skimmer for a few hours
     
  12. Billme

    Billme Eyelash Blennie

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    I've been using it for about 8 months. I just add a few drops along with kent phyto, rotifers, and cyclopseze, all in low quantities to about 1/4 cup of tank water. of this mixture , I shoot about 1 ml at the corals. I usually only use about 1/3 of the mixture in a feeding. Lately I have been adding 1/2 cube of mysis to the mixture. Then I turn on the powerheads and let it circulate.I give them a squirt every 2-3 days. I don't know if this is the right way to handle feeding. I'd rather underfeed than overfeed. I'd like get some input on this too.