Supper Time

[Chip Wick]

Okay, a simple question (is there such a thing?)
As I mentioned on a previous post, I have a 72 gallon tank, with three fish in it (dwarf angel, flame hawk, and clown), and several soft corals of moderate size. Having trouble with N and P (got rid of P with phospate sponges). Previously, I would feed my fish about 1/4 cube of prime reef or some similar food nightly. To this, I would add about a quarter of the recommended amount of marine snow, 1/4 rec. amount of black powder. Now I'm down to feeding the fish a few flakes of tetra marine a night, and maybe twice a week using very small amounts of the invert foods I mentioned above. Is this realistic, or am I overfeeding or starving my inverts? Are there better invert foods that don't add so much nutrient load? Am I just overfeeding the fish? Inquiring minds(?) want to know. Oh yeah, working on a conscientious water change program to remove all the G.D. nitrate.
But I look at MtDewMan's tank, and BOY ain't I jealous!! What's the secret???? And DON'T tell me hard work! I won't accept that!

[Casey]

the trick is strong lighting a ro/di unit and stop feeding that stuff to the corals if you want to give them the goods use DTS mo

[Chip Wick]

DTS mo? Que es eso? I've got good lighting, and our water is N and P free (we've got our own spring!)

[Casey]

Dts is live Phytoplankton much better to feed coral and you dont have to feed that often with the corals you have. mo means my opinion. Casey