feeding the dsb?

[tkg]

I took the need to move my 75 gallon reef as an opportunity to add a 4 inch sand bed. I've seeded it with a kit from IPSF and some live sand I bought locally.

I have three fish, a percula, tang and Pseudochromis(SP?) that get feed daily.

Does one feed the bed additionally? With what?

Thanks.

Tom G.

[skipm]

It will feed off of the leftovers and waste roducts of what you are already feeding the tank so you do not have to feed the sandbed anyhting else. Skip

[seado]

sorry to tag on to this thread but what do you do if you do not have fish in the tank that you are feeding? I have a newly setup tank, 1 month old. Snails only at this point, will have deetrivore kits on 5" sand bed Friday.

[SPasse]

Seado,

In addition to target feeding of fish an corals, I feed my DSB and mud bed with Golden Pearls from Brine shrimp direct.
http://www.brineshrimpdirect.com/bri...brineshrimpa29

I use the “Rotifer Size Golden Pearls 100-200 microns (Rotifer / Artemia Replacement)” size.

I have built my 180-gallon system up to the point where it consumes a teaspoon a day.

But this took a 6-month ramp-up.

Start very slowly, with just a pinch or so a day. This is a very “concentrated” food.

Regards,

Scott

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[seado]

Thanks Scott, I was looking at the Golden Pearls based on reading some previous posts by you. I was just unsure about it since I am just getting started. Thanks, will order some tonight.

[RobG]

Scott,

How do you feed the Golden Pearls to the DSB? It is my understanding that it is a powder-type food. (just ordered some but don't have it yet) Do you mix with water and use a baster, or just sprinkle powder into the water?

Sorry to get a little off topic...

Rob

[SPasse]

RobG,

Golden pearls are a particle type food.

It disperses throughout the system and settles out on to your sand bed/mud bed.

I have found that the “higher order” detrivores (worms etc.) that this feeds powers the food chain in the DSB.

Golden pearls were recommended to me by Dr. Ron

Regards,

Scott

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The definition of an expert is a washed-up drip under pressure.
You can see my reeftank at http://www.homestead.com/spasse/