Reef roids ???

[h2joe]

How long does everyone leave there pumps off when feeding reef roids or oyster feast? Just curious how long i should give my corals to feed before restarting the circulation.

Thanks,
Mark

 

[Waters]

I am not sure what the proper time is, but I leave my powerheads off for about 20 minutes. I leave the return pump on to circulate the food around the tank.

 

[coral-boss]

I also leave the return pump on. I think feed mode on my gyre is ten minutes unless I'm mistaken.

 

[Michael Cronmiller]

+1 on the 20 mins...do the same here

 

[slyseekr]

I also leave the return pump on. I think feed mode on my gyre is ten minutes unless I'm mistaken.

I believe 10 mins is default. I've increased mine to 20 mins.

 

[bif24701]

I have my pumps and return off for 10 then a very slow circulation with powerheads for another 30. Then normal powerhead and return modes, I keep the skimmer off for 90 minutes after feeding corals. Reef Roids also does and excellent job of feeding pods. My pod population exploded when I started feeding it.

 

[tdileo]

I spot feed most of my corals so I turn my powerhead back on about 5 minutes after I feed the last coral.

 

[bpinkstaff]

Do these work well? What results do you guys see?

 

[DSC reef]

I turn off my return pump since I don't want that washing into the sump. I leave the power head on and put a little reef roids in the tank to get a feeding response. 5 minutes later I hit feed mode on the gyre and spot feed across the tank then the power head comes back on and I let it run for about 20-30 minutes before turning the return back on.