Tiny treats: How do you feed powdered food?
There are lots of different ways to feed corals. From live foods to light, from target feeding to relying on what is in the water column, corals may be able to get their nutrition from a wide variety of sources. Of course, it is important to do your research and find out what your corals need. If you choose to feed your corals with powdered coral food, how do you distribute the powdered food? Do you use a baster or pipette? Do you premix it in a cup and pour it in? Has anyone figured out a creative way to dose powdered food? Maybe you aren’t feeding your corals with the powdered food, but you are feeding powdered food to the fry or live food. Some people put containers over certain corals when they target feed, other broadcast generously to the whole tank, and still other reefers avoid powdered food completely because of their concern for the impact on water parameters. Tell us about your experience with feeding powdered food to your tank and please share any tips!
Photo by @Alpha Aquaculture
There are lots of different ways to feed corals. From live foods to light, from target feeding to relying on what is in the water column, corals may be able to get their nutrition from a wide variety of sources. Of course, it is important to do your research and find out what your corals need. If you choose to feed your corals with powdered coral food, how do you distribute the powdered food? Do you use a baster or pipette? Do you premix it in a cup and pour it in? Has anyone figured out a creative way to dose powdered food? Maybe you aren’t feeding your corals with the powdered food, but you are feeding powdered food to the fry or live food. Some people put containers over certain corals when they target feed, other broadcast generously to the whole tank, and still other reefers avoid powdered food completely because of their concern for the impact on water parameters. Tell us about your experience with feeding powdered food to your tank and please share any tips!
Photo by @Alpha Aquaculture