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SPS do not require feeding, that's why the can be kept in ULNS. And if your getting algae growing than you should stop dosing the amino acids and vitamins.Mushroom corals, zoanthids, and most soft corals can get by with moderate to strong lighting and DOCs (dissolved organic compounds) from fish poop and left over fish food. Most LPS corals need feedings. SPS need feedings too but I don't know what, haven't got that far with mine.
Maybe someone can help me out here. I have 2 sps stylophora frags from liveaquaria.com. Other than AI Sols for lighting, I've been putting in Red Sea Reef Energy A&B liquids in. They are made up of carbohydrates, vitamins and amino acids. They are absorbed right out of the water column. I also have medium sized colonies of gsp, zoas, and mushrooms. The reef energy food is supposed to be fed every day but I know that I don't have a big enough bio-load for that much and I'm seeing some algae growth from it. One of my sps was bleaching but since the reef energy it looks like it's growing over the bleached out area. Does anyone know what solid foods I could feed to this 50 gallon lightly stocked tank?
SPS can benefit greatly from feedings. That's why they have food catching abilities of their polyps. I'm feeding supplements to reverse bleaching and the algae outbreak is very minimal. Nothing my fireball angel can't take care of in the short term. Come to think of it, the algae could be entirely from the fact my emerald crab died and not the supplements. He continuously scoured the rockwork.SPS do not require feeding, that's why the can be kept in ULNS. And if your getting algae growing than you should stop dosing the amino acids and vitamins.
Well mike.... with the responses you've received this far I think we've all got this figured out. In summation, when it comes to feeding coral it's important to feed our SPS and LPS twice a day, twice a week, or whenever you feel like it... or not at all. Glad we got this straightened out.
I don't think we're discussing if corals need food... at least I hope we're not. I thought we were discussing whether or not they needed additional food beyond what you feed the system. So far as references to scientific articles... until I read a scientific article concerning a specific species within my specific micro environment I don't believe it's useful. I've kept coral for over 30yrs. I'm confident in what I do yet don't believe there are specific rules here, only vague general guidelines