Feeding your softies and LPS

Do you do it? Or do you just let the fish waste do the job.

If you do feed them... with what? How often and what is your method?

Thanks!

 

I myself do not feed my softies. I do however feed my LPS. I typically feed twice a week. I use bloodworms and mysis. I typically feed with a turkey baster or some songs and just touch the feeding tenticals with the food.

 

I feed the LPS when I remember to. I feed a mix of meaty foods. I shut off the flow and feed the coral when they are open with their feeder tentacles out.

 

I feed my LPS weekly. I mix the diet between Mysis, Brine and Cyclopeeze. I use a really ling turkey baster. I will also feed when the tentacles are out to some (favites and brains), but to blastomussa, duncans, acans...who's feeders are always out, I just squirt in their general direction, and watch the mouths open and accept food. My pesky little wrasse has become exeedingly aggressive by taking food away from some of them. I will also spray some of my paly's and rics with a mix of phyto, zoo, and cyclopeeze at the same time...with mixed results there.

 

I feed my LPS Mysis and Cyclopeze once each weekly along with phyto once a week. I target feed with a turkey baster and with the pheads off. Since I also feed my fish every other day pellets and flake I think they get some of that floating around also.

 

I use coral frenzy once every other week. When I change the pre filter blue pad I wring it out in the return chamber (not allowing the large detritus to get out). I also add Replenish by Brightwell. I also occasionally stir up the sump and let the return create "marine snow".

 

I hand feed every coral in my tank every 3-5 days. I use mysis, brine, and silversides.

Tedious task to feed 300+ polyps LOL

 

Ok, so how about turning off power heads and the skimmer or are you guys running them?

 

I turn mine off for about an hour during and after feeding.

 

Hmmmm, I have seen/heard mixed reviews on this. Some swear turning off the skimmer is what you do when feeding and some believe you should never turn it off.