Feed Corals

 

I am just wondering what corals eat and what chemicals are essential for them

 

I periodically dose

calcium

iodine

strontium (sp)

 

This is what I have

 

duncan - mysis and brine

Yellow sun coral - mysis and brine

Hammer - ?

Frogspawn - ?

Zoos - ?

palys - ?

mushrooms - ?

Feathers - ?

polisipora - ?

Torches - ?

galaxea - ?

candy canes - ?

green star polyps - ?

clove polyps - ?

gorgonian - ?

 

All my corals seem to be doing very good, are healthy good color and growing.

 

I would appreciate any advice or suggestions

 

Thanks

 

 

 

 

 

  Oyster eggs, And smaller meats will help. (baby brine, Cyclopese).

I use all the above in a mix. And I dose Kent Coral Vite, And Zoo plex.

 

I would make sure you feed the Sun Polyps, the rest will probably do fine without feedings, but it certainly doesn't hurt to feed them.  Usually any type of raw meaty seafood (crab, shrimp, clam, mussels, etc., etc.) will work well (chopped to the appropriate size of the polyp).

As far as chemicals:

 

I would test and maintain:

 

Alkalinity

Calcium

pH

 

I would periodically test magnesium.

 

With periodic water changes I don't really worry about anything else.  I think you will often times do more damage then good with many of the additives on the market.