Hello,
I am struggling with knowing how much to realistically feed my tank. I have 2 small clown fish and 1 royal Gramma. There's about 15 different small softies and LPS in a 40 gallon. And a shrimp, a few hermit crabs, and snails. I worry about them not getting enough food, but I also think I am having an organic matter build up problem, and there's usually a surface film so I'm assuming it's too much food. I feed the fish small pellets twice a day and feed the nassarius snails a cube of frozen bloodworms once a week (it gets consumed pretty quick). Then 1/2 cube brine shrimp and benereef powder as directed once a week for the corals and everything else. I worry that the shrimp and hermits will starve if there isn't a little extra uneaten food that makes it to the bottom.
What is your tank feeding habits? How much should I realistically be feeding? How often do I really need to feed the corals?
Edited to add nutrients. I use red sea and Salifert test kits.
Nitrate: between 5-10
pH: 8.2
Alk: 9.2
Calcium: 430
Magnesium: 1280
Salinity: 35 ppt
I don't currently measure anything else.
I am struggling with knowing how much to realistically feed my tank. I have 2 small clown fish and 1 royal Gramma. There's about 15 different small softies and LPS in a 40 gallon. And a shrimp, a few hermit crabs, and snails. I worry about them not getting enough food, but I also think I am having an organic matter build up problem, and there's usually a surface film so I'm assuming it's too much food. I feed the fish small pellets twice a day and feed the nassarius snails a cube of frozen bloodworms once a week (it gets consumed pretty quick). Then 1/2 cube brine shrimp and benereef powder as directed once a week for the corals and everything else. I worry that the shrimp and hermits will starve if there isn't a little extra uneaten food that makes it to the bottom.
What is your tank feeding habits? How much should I realistically be feeding? How often do I really need to feed the corals?
Edited to add nutrients. I use red sea and Salifert test kits.
Nitrate: between 5-10
pH: 8.2
Alk: 9.2
Calcium: 430
Magnesium: 1280
Salinity: 35 ppt
I don't currently measure anything else.