Why Turn Off Pumps During Feeding?

[MarkoD]

Originally Posted by jorjef

Call it coral fertilizer..You could just water your house plants and they would be fine.... but they will do better with fertilizer..

isnt there enough stuff in the water for the corals to pick up and eat?

[jorjef]

Originally Posted by MarkoD

isnt there enough stuff in the water for the corals to pick up and eat?

I target feed mysis and don't want to leave it to chance that they get some if I just toss it in...which would lead to overfeeding the tank and like I said earlier I really don't have any scavengers.

[MarkoD]

who target feeds corals in the wild?

[sphelps]

Originally Posted by MarkoD

who target feeds corals in the wild?

Zooplankton for one, and before you ask no you don't have anywhere near the quantity in your tank compared to the wild. Next time you have the opportunity go night diving in a reef, turn all the lights off and wave your hands around.

[gregzz4]

I vote this smilie be added to the list

[MarkoD]

Originally Posted by sphelps

Zooplankton for one, and before you ask no you don't have anywhere near the quantity in your tank compared to the wild. Next time you have the opportunity go night diving in a reef, turn all the lights off and wave your hands around.

too scary. i dont wanna be eaten or stung by something

[Mandosh]

Originally Posted by MarkoD

too scary. i dont wanna be eaten or stung by something

1. You can't get stung in a wetsuit.
2. 'cause people get eaten all the time...
3. *cough* pussy *cough*

[gregzz4]

Originally Posted by Mandosh

You can't get stung in a wetsuit.

Correction;
Your covered parts can't get stung
Diving with my birth mom and her friends when I was just barely a teen made me nervous 'cause they stuck their hands into all kinda dark places

[jorjef]

ya ya okay, I get it. If I can improve things by feeding I will..If I feel better for taking vitamins I will, If I get better for taking medicine I will. If you want to run your tank on the "organic" leave it be system then giddy up..You asked, I answered... your right, I'm not wrong....

[daniella3d]

Geeez...have you ever watched a movie where non-photosynthetic grow???? where gorgonians and sponges thrive? take a look at some and you will see the seawater is a very rich environment, nowhere near the sterile water we have in our tanks. It is fully loaded with zooplankton to the point where it is sometime hard to see through, especially at night, but also 24/7.

In the wild the ocean is very rich in phyto and zooplankton, not our aquariums. who target feeds in the wild? I beleive God does.

Originally Posted by MarkoD

who target feeds corals in the wild?