Why Turn Off Pumps During Feeding?

[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.

[gregzz4]

I vote this smilie be added to the list

[MarkoD]

Originally Posted by sphelps

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.

too scary. i dont wanna be eaten or stung by something

[Mandosh]

Originally Posted by MarkoD

too scary. i dont wanna be eaten or stung by something

1. You can't get stung in a wetsuit.
2. 'cause people get eaten all the time...
3. *cough* pussy *cough*

[gregzz4]

Originally Posted by Mandosh

You can't get stung in a wetsuit.

Correction;
Your covered parts can't get stung
Diving with my birth mom and her friends when I was just barely a teen made me nervous 'cause they stuck their hands into all kinda dark places

[Mandosh]

Originally Posted by gregzz4

Correction;
Your covered parts can't get stung
Diving with my birth mom and her friends when I was just barely a teen made me nervous 'cause they stuck their hands into all kinda dark places

Fair enough

[gregzz4]

Originally Posted by gregzz4

Diving with my birth mom and her friends when I was just barely a teen made me nervous 'cause they stuck their hands into all kinda dark places

Maybe it had something to do with the movie 'The Deep' having just come out

[chandigz]

I feed my LPS and NPS 4 to 6 cubes frozen. Feed mode for 10 mins. This allows the corals to grab onto the food easier. it allows me to make sure each polyp gets a good amount of food. When the pumps turn onto full again anything that isn't being held by a coral blows into the water column for the fish. This way the coral get most of the food and only about one cube worth goes to the fish. If I didn't turn on feed mode more then half the food enters the water column and a lot goes uneaten.