Feeding mushrooms & polyps

col

col

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Just bought some Kent additives from a store that had stopped selling marines. I got them for 1/4 of normal price.
Some stuff is for filter feeders. I have feather dusters, mMshrooms and Orange Button polyps. Is it worth target feeding these now and then or do the shrooms and polyps not need it?
 
birdy

birdy

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I don't usually direct feed the phytoplankton stuff, I just turn off my skimmer and let it float around for about an hour. I do direct feed my yellow ployps and hairy mushrooms, I use a syringe and squirt some brine shrimp at them and they eat it up. I do it about once a week.
 
marvida

marvida

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Be careful when using additives. A good rule is to never add any supplement unless you know, through testing, you have a need for it. As far as the filter feeder stuff I am assuming that it's either Phytoplankton or Micro-Vert. Depending on how many filter feeders you have in your tank, use these sparingly. I have used both of these products, they're not the best, but they are OK.
 
wamp

wamp

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Also, be carefull with the amount due to the fact that too much can lead to higher nitrate levels..
I never feed anything directly. I always figure they get enough floating by..
 
col

col

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whenever you decide to pop some off...let me know
How do i do that???? I live in England, if you are ever passing come and pop some :D
I have only fed them once with the stuff mentioned in this thread by using a tiny bit in a test kit pipette and target feeding.
Not sure wether to continue as feedback isn't that positive.
 
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