Feeding corals

[Myka]

Originally Posted by Drfu

I think that is the way i wanna go which is why at my lfs they have 3 live tanks of phytoplankton, rotifiers & copepods. They tell me that as the first multiplies the second eats them and the third eats the second sustaining all three in balance. Im not sure if any of this true which is why i possed the first question. Hope this helps in my thought process or am i/they out to lunch?

That theory is a bit out to lunch. Both Copepods and Rotifers eat phytoplankton. Any of the Copepods that I imagine you would be wanting to put into your tank don't eat Rotifers. Do you see any 'pods in your tank currently? Look close. If there are some, you can simply add a tiny amount of live phytoplankton a few times per week or so and the pods that are already in your tank will increase in population.