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Old 06-22-2015, 06:27 AM
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Default New Coral Food - under construction

Well I got to play Coral Chef the other day. I have frequently watched the LPS in my coral system go crazy when I add the Pacifica plankton to the tank. I have been target feeding the plankton directly to LPS with larger mouths and Paly's/Zoa's. I had wanted to create a food that has the benefits of the plankton but could be eaten by various types of corals and filter feeders that can't eat the plankton due to it's size. It is my idea to combine several nutritious food sources to create an easy to use Coral food.

I mixed up a trial batch of Coral food a few days ago. Here's a pic of the first batch.



This batch has Pacifica Plankton, Sockeye Salmon eggs, Nannochloropsis sp. microalgae, Pavlova sp. microalgae, Krill Oil and some RO water to help blend the plankton and eggs. At the point the picture was taken I had just added the Krill Oil and was mixing it into the green smoothie. I then quickly made some flat packs and cube trays and put them in the freezer.

This is the first attempt and so far the response has been good. After initially adding it to the tank I noticed that an Acan maxima brain opened it's mouths and released a mucous net. This is a similar way to how Echinophyllia fed as well. I noticed a few Acros doing this too.

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Tim
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