Target feeding coral food that doesnt float

Larry Soderblom · 10/05/2015, 04:52 PM

Can you folk offer suggestions or direct me to some relevant threads on making coral food that doesn't just float to the surface when you kill your pumps and target feed in the evening? Maybe I just need to find some heavy water or some other magic solution to soak it in?

Larry Soderblom · 10/05/2015, 06:35 PM

Maybe someone has a recipe for coral food for which most of it doesnt float up.

ExpensiveHobby · 10/05/2015, 07:39 PM

What are you currently using? I alternate between reef roids, Rods Coral Blend and cyclopeeze and none of them float. I shut down the pumps, target feed each coral and then wait about an hour or two before turning the pumps back on.

Monte26 · 10/05/2015, 08:39 PM

Are you using freshwater or tank water to soak the food? Freshwater floats in saltwater and the food will go up with it. I had the same problem until I realized what I was doing lol

braaap · 10/06/2015, 10:54 AM

I direct baste my food to my coral. Don't want it floating around the water column.

Scorpius · 10/06/2015, 11:04 AM

Cyclopeeze and Rod's food is all you need.

ExpensiveHobby · 10/06/2015, 01:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scorpius

Cyclopeeze and Rod's food is all you need.

those are my go-to foods along with reefroids. Unfortunately they no longer sell cyclopeeze

Larry Soderblom · 10/07/2015, 05:42 PM

All good ideas. I like the idea of checking the density of my DIY food and making sure it's made with saltwater and not freshwater. Thanks!

organism · 10/17/2015, 11:37 AM

Fauna Marin Ricordia/Zoanthids food for smaller stuff and FM LPS pellets for larger stuff, super clean food and doesn't float.

10/05/2015, 04:52 PM	#1
Larry Soderblom Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Flagstaff AZ Posts: 81	Target feeding coral food that doesnt float Can you folk offer suggestions or direct me to some relevant threads on making coral food that doesn't just float to the surface when you kill your pumps and target feed in the evening? Maybe I just need to find some heavy water or some other magic solution to soak it in?

10/05/2015, 07:39 PM	#3
ExpensiveHobby Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Baltimore Metro Posts: 834	What are you currently using? I alternate between reef roids, Rods Coral Blend and cyclopeeze and none of them float. I shut down the pumps, target feed each coral and then wait about an hour or two before turning the pumps back on. __________________ -Custom 4'x3'x16" rimless display tank. 3 Ocean Revive T247's, BRS Dual Reactors, ASM G4XX Skimmer, Hydor Smart Wave System, JBJ A-T-O, BRS Dosers. -Custom 6'x10"x10" fowlr, cadlights skimmer, Curr

10/05/2015, 08:39 PM	#4
Monte26 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 83	Are you using freshwater or tank water to soak the food? Freshwater floats in saltwater and the food will go up with it. I had the same problem until I realized what I was doing lol __________________ ~20 gallon Long Reef~

10/06/2015, 11:04 AM	#6
Scorpius Stick Head Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Northwest Indiana Posts: 1,208	Cyclopeeze and Rod's food is all you need. __________________ Current Tank 65gal DSA rimless. Vortech MP-10 x4 Vectra M1. Kessil A360we x3 4-24in T5's. BRS 2 part LPS/SPS mixed reef. Will do ______ for Acropora.

10/17/2015, 11:37 AM	#9
organism code monkey Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: south bay Posts: 6,223	Fauna Marin Ricordia/Zoanthids food for smaller stuff and FM LPS pellets for larger stuff, super clean food and doesn't float. __________________ I don't always grow frags... but when I do, I prefer Dos Acros

10/05/2015, 06:35 PM	#2
Larry Soderblom Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Flagstaff AZ Posts: 81	Maybe someone has a recipe for coral food for which most of it doesnt float up.

10/06/2015, 10:54 AM	#5
braaap Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 55	I direct baste my food to my coral. Don't want it floating around the water column.

10/07/2015, 05:42 PM	#8
Larry Soderblom Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Flagstaff AZ Posts: 81	All good ideas. I like the idea of checking the density of my DIY food and making sure it's made with saltwater and not freshwater. Thanks!