Do LPS need to be fed????

mandarin man · #1 07-06-2009, 01:44 AM

My tank is 35gallon and too many LPS coral -acan,favia,blasto, scoly...; mainly LPS. I try to avoid as much feeding as possible since the tank is quite small. I am wondering if they need to be fed at all????

Thanks

mandarin man · #2 07-06-2009, 02:09 AM

What I really meant is that do they need to be fed to survive.

fdiddy · #3 07-06-2009, 03:07 AM

They can survive off light alone, but I noticed that mine are much more open and colourful if I feed. I only feed about once every two weeks, once a week at the most.

Navarchus · #4 07-06-2009, 03:13 AM

I would target feed them once in a while, small pieces of silverside, shrimp, krill ….
You don’t have to feed them all at once, just one coral at the time.

mandarin man · #5 07-06-2009, 03:27 AM

Thanks for your response. I will try to feed them once a while.

I run my T5 light RSM for 8hrs/day. Is this sufficient for my LPS?

Navarchus · #6 07-06-2009, 04:49 AM

Hi
Do you have the max 130 or 250?

It is really depending on the coral type and where it is located.
Generally most LPS will do fine with 8 hours.

BlueAbyss · #7 07-06-2009, 04:51 AM

This is good to know... I was actually curious about the same question though I have yet to purchase any corals.

mandarin man · #8 07-06-2009, 05:19 AM

Hi Navarchus,

I have a 130 RSM. The favia and the blasto are at the bottom while the others are very close to the top.

From what I heard, 130 T5 lights are not very good. What do you recommend?