Why Turn Off Pumps During Feeding?

[StirCrazy]

Originally Posted by MarkoD

I've been seeing people do this and cant understand why.

anyone know the logical reason behind this?

because everyone knows all the currents stop in the ocean when it is time for the fish to eat

seriously though I never did, and I over fed like mad.. no problems ever because I had a skimmer that was big enough to quickly remove everything and very high flow to keep it from settling out.

I guess if you have corals you need to hand feed it might make it is bit easier, but I used to feed my brain with out any problems.

Steve

[MarkoD]

Originally Posted by StirCrazy

because everyone knows all the currents stop in the ocean when it is time for the fish to eat

seriously though I never did, and I over fed like mad.. no problems ever because I had a skimmer that was big enough to quickly remove everything and very high flow to keep it from settling out.

I guess if you have corals you need to hand feed it might make it is bit easier, but I used to feed my brain with out any problems.

Steve

this leads me to my next question..... why do people target feed corals?

[tinman]

My tank is on auto feed apex looks after all the dry stuff 3 times a day apex shuts it all down for a half an hour everyday why waste food when I manual feed mysis same deal shut it all off but the heaters of course I have backup pumps programmed just in case my main return doesn't start.

[jorjef]

Originally Posted by MarkoD

this leads me to my next question..... why do people target feed corals?

Call it coral fertilizer..You could just water your house plants and they would be fine.... but they will do better with fertilizer..

[MarkoD]

Originally Posted by jorjef

Call it coral fertilizer..You could just water your house plants and they would be fine.... but they will do better with fertilizer..

isnt there enough stuff in the water for the corals to pick up and eat?

[jorjef]

Originally Posted by MarkoD

isnt there enough stuff in the water for the corals to pick up and eat?

I target feed mysis and don't want to leave it to chance that they get some if I just toss it in...which would lead to overfeeding the tank and like I said earlier I really don't have any scavengers.

[MarkoD]

who target feeds corals in the wild?

[sphelps]

Originally Posted by MarkoD

who target feeds corals in the wild?

Zooplankton for one, and before you ask no you don't have anywhere near the quantity in your tank compared to the wild. Next time you have the opportunity go night diving in a reef, turn all the lights off and wave your hands around.

[jorjef]

ya ya okay, I get it. If I can improve things by feeding I will..If I feel better for taking vitamins I will, If I get better for taking medicine I will. If you want to run your tank on the "organic" leave it be system then giddy up..You asked, I answered... your right, I'm not wrong....

[daniella3d]

Geeez...have you ever watched a movie where non-photosynthetic grow???? where gorgonians and sponges thrive? take a look at some and you will see the seawater is a very rich environment, nowhere near the sterile water we have in our tanks. It is fully loaded with zooplankton to the point where it is sometime hard to see through, especially at night, but also 24/7.

In the wild the ocean is very rich in phyto and zooplankton, not our aquariums. who target feeds in the wild? I beleive God does.

Originally Posted by MarkoD

who target feeds corals in the wild?