duncans

:hi guys, this probably is the wrong forum for this but all help appreciate, i've bought a four head duncan, i've read up loads on it and believe that feeding it will make it grow faster, so, i've never had to target feed before, i used some frizen brine today kinda half melted it so between my fingers in the tank and directed the shrimp to the tentacles (hard task!! due to flow)- it ate this fine, is there a better of target feeding??? also any tips for growth exceleration of fluro candy cane coral?, water params
nitrate :0
phosphate : 0.25
calcium: 480
ammonia: 0

Many thanks

Matt

 

target feed with a turkey baster and shut off the flow when ya feed him....I dont have an answer to the other question sorry....

 

I feed peices of silersides to our candy canes and our duncans. They go crazy. I have read here on 3reef that they feed better at night. I am trying this tonight. If you go to MarineDepot.com you can find some Aquatic Tongs. They are long and with a little practice, target feeding will be a snap. I target feed every three days. It seems to be the perfect balance for my tank. You should see our duncan. I just saw that we have a new head popping up. Also, our acans are splitting like crazy. Oh, marine snow or plankton will help grow corals well too.

 

lol - shoulda thought of that my basters huge - so am guessing use water from tanks to melt the cube then ull into baster and squirt?.

 

unthaw the cube in a cup of RO water, swirl it around to get some of the juices knocked out of it, drain it. Repeat again. Then squirt some of your tank water in there to get the salts on the food, you never ever want to feed(corals especially) freshwater things to saltwater things, it can be very unhealthy and I have actually lost an acan a few years back doing it. About the turkey baster, they work GREAT! but I would highly suggest just going to the store and buy a brand new one just for your tank, cross contamination can be leathal to the inhabitants and it is just safer to buy one just for the tank. Make sure to rinse it a couple times in RO water as well to rid it of any debris or gunk.

 

you should always thaw food before feeding(yes tank water) never feed frozen and there are small turkey basters you can get

 

brill thanks for the feedback - my fish love eating the cube (especially my cow fish!!) will follow the steps reccomended for thew corals though - duncans already growing where it was fragged!!

 

Tea strainers work really well to wash off the binding material from the frozen food.