Jimbo662 Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 How do you get all your LPS to puff up nice and full and look amazing??? OVERFLOW YOUR SKIMMER WITH THE CUP MORE THAN HALF FULL!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 How do you get all your LPS to puff up nice and full and look amazing??? OVERFLOW YOUR SKIMMER WITH THE CUP MORE THAN HALF FULL!!!! Gross! [emoji40] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo662 Posted November 12, 2015 Author Share Posted November 12, 2015 HA...I happened to have my patio door open enjoying the nice weather and suddenly thought "oh gross, someone's sewer is overflowing somewhere". About that time I realized there was splashing going on in the stand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juiceman Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 been there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 HA...I happened to have my patio door open enjoying the nice weather and suddenly thought "oh gross, someone's sewer is overflowing somewhere". About that time I realized there was splashing going on in the stand. That's pretty hilarious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mFrame Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 Just shows that SPS guys are being cruel and starving their LPS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reburn Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 Just shows that SPS guys are being cruel and starving their LPS. I prefer to think of it as a diet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo662 Posted November 13, 2015 Author Share Posted November 13, 2015 So...does this show that it's good to "feed" the tank every so often? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neon Reefer Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 Jimbo Overflowing the skimmer ain't that big of a deal, we all do it! But as far as getting a big fluffy and puffy LPS the two most important things are flow and light. Too much flow and they will not open fully. And LPS shrink in high light and expand and reach in lower light. So I always put them down low and project more of my flow towards the top of the tank where the SPS live. Like life in general it's always about "balance". And if you overfeed your fish just a bit then the LPS are always happy for the residuals. And be sure to check your params as LPS dig a lot of mg. I have found that feeding my tank with a mixture of frozen vitamin infused Mysis or Brine such as the Hikari brand in the green pack combined with Rod's does a great job feeding the whole tank. Get a great feeding response from the brains including my Scolymia which sometimes do not respond as well as other brain corals. Andre' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo662 Posted November 13, 2015 Author Share Posted November 13, 2015 I've got the flow set up for them...working on lighting. I'm slowing ramping the lights up to try to make everything happy. Only using the gyre so the top of the tank gets the most flow. I do feed the vitamin enriched hikari foods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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