rose anemone?

[zad]

is it okay to put dt's phytoplankton premium reef blend in with a rose anemone just wondering if it is good or bad for it.

[Fishieness]

the anem wont eat it, but as long as you dont overfeed enough to throw off your levels, it wouldnt hurt at all.

[zad]

it seems like when I do put it in the anemone shrivels up for a day I had one b4 and it died I now have another put the DT's in and it shriveled seems a litttle better now than earlier is there anything else to use because my corals do well with the dt's and I don't want them to suffer. anything out there that would be ok for both and does the dt's change the levels. thanks again for your help

[Fishieness]

what types of corals do you have? it is likely that the corals you are feeding dts cant even injest it, or at least dont need to. DTs can screw up your levels if you overfeed, just like with any food.

[Germanman]

most corals can absorb nutrients through their "skin" but as fishiness said a lot of corals dont really utilize liquid foods. nems can absorb it a bit but they prefer meaty foods and make most of their own food using light. it would be really helpful to know what other corals u have...u may not even need to be feeding...also what are you running for lights? dont want to be adding extra phosphates and waste ever.

[zad]

I have 130 watts of pcs, brain coral, green torch coral, flower pot, xenia, orange sponge, and a crocea clam all are doing great

[Mr.Firemouth]

The above LPS corals and the anemone should be fed Mysis shrimp with the pumps off for 20 minutes.

The DT's is not necessary. If the clam has issues it will be light related unless it is under 2" total length.

Keep up on water changes and the anemone should fare better.

[zad]

the clam is high on the rock and is over 2 inches and how do I feed the brain coral and torch with out the fish eating the mysis

[Mr.Firemouth]

Feed them at night after the lights are out.

[zad]

ok great thanks for your help

[Fishieness]

if you arent able to feed them at night for any reason (perhaps you go out for a night on the town a few nights a week? haha) they will usualy open up when you feed the tank also. just the scent in the water makes their feeders open.

also, one more comment about liquid foods and dts and such: i dont feed any of it because IMO, it is all a wast of money. i dont have anything that depends on phyto, but i do know some people who dose it to their tanks because they have zoos and mushrooms.... but let's be reasonable... a tablespoon of dts is going to be extremely diluted throughout ANY sized tank. so the changes that zoos or anythign else, which although most water, such in and take out water so slowly it could barely make a diffference before your skimmer removes it. also, look at how much y;oru skimmer removes. do you really want to/think you need to add more? just my opinion on the subject. but of course, there are a lot of things (such as your sponge) which DOES need it.

[Mr.Firemouth]

That is why you should kill the circ pumps for one to two hours when you feed such products. I use the timer on the stove so I remember to go turn everything back on. Proper sized foods will enhance corals dramatically if fed correctly.

I remove the algae from the glass first...Phyto?...then add a amino acid supplement like creatin or liquid vitamin...then wait 10 minutes so everyones feeder tentacles are out then ad decapsulated brine shrimp eggs and mysis shrimp.

Then after about an hour I turn everything back on. I have oysters, angel wing clams, and tunicates surviving for now.