Should i be feeding my corals?

[Notsolostfish]

My tank is 2 years old i do daily awc 1% on my 150g. Its a mixed reef tank,i havent fed my corals over a year ago, is there a benefit of doing it?

 

[tbrown]

What types of corals? If you're not feeding your corals and they're more than just surviving then you're doing fine. A good portion of the corals in our tanks don't require supplemental feeding - they get enough from the water column, nutrients, and lights - but some will benefit from supplemental feeding and may have more growth with than without.

Short answer, if your corals are healthy then they're getting enough from the water column.

 

[bushdoc]

If you feed fish and I presume that you do, some food might be already taken by corals too, especially LPS and more if you slow or turn flow off during fish feeding. Scraping glass from algae also supplies some nutrients to corals. Some corals, for example Goniopora require targeted feeding though.

 

[nvierra]

My tank is 2 years old i do daily awc 1% on my 150g. It’s a mixed reef tank,i havent fed my corals over a year ago, is there a benefit of doing it?

I’m brand new to this and just started my first reef tank which is currently cycling. Are water changes necessary that frequently? I’m running a 65gal and assumed weekly was frequent enough. Maybe I should do every 3 days??

 

[Waters]

I’m brand new to this and just started my first reef tank which is currently cycling. Are water changes necessary that frequently? I’m running a 65gal and assumed weekly was frequent enough. Maybe I should do every 3 days??

Water change frequency and amounts depend on your water chemistry. If you have high nutrients, more frequent (and larger) water changes help reduce those nutrients. Some don't do any water changes at all. Daily AWCs are thought to keep the system more stable since you are changing small amounts daily rather than larger amounts weekly or bi-weekly. Starting out, weekly water changes are fine.

 

[nvierra]

Water change frequency and amounts depend on your water chemistry. If you have high nutrients, more frequent (and larger) water changes help reduce those nutrients. Some don't do any water changes at all. Daily AWCs are thought to keep the system more stable since you are changing small amounts daily rather than larger amounts weekly or bi-weekly. Starting out, weekly water changes are fine.

That helps. thank you!