how much to feed

[thebrit250]

i was wondering if anyone can help me here i was wondering how often i should feed my fish some ppl say once a day some 2 a day i feed them mysis right now and they all eat it i got a salfin tang and a sweet lips only 4 inches right now and some craps and lobsters i give them just enough where they eat it in 3 mins or less but notice today my nitrates are high was gonna cut them back some on the food i feed them twice a day right now

 

[trackfast]

I've also read feeding fish only every other day. Are you doing regular PWCs?

 

[thebrit250]

i do a water change every 3 weeks

 

[trackfast]

How big of a tank? Is it pretty clean? (No offense intended.) Large or small bioload?

 

[thebrit250]

135gallon. Pretty clean. Lots of snails and crabs

 

[melosu58]

Been feeding my tank every other day for over 12 yrs now. Many fish are over 10 yrs old right now.

 

[trackfast]

You could try more frequent or larger PWCs; or less feedings. How high were the nitrates? I think I read on this board that " a hungry fish is a happy fish" . One of the experts here will read your post soon an offer more help.

 

[thebrit250]

Between 25 and 35

 

[trackfast]

If you have a FOWLR tank, I think those nitrate levels are acceptable. If it has corals, closer to 0 is what you'd want. I've also read about vodka dosing; it's appeared on a few forums.

 

[cmor1701d]

Nitrates are fine for FO. I feed the tank on Wendesday and Saturday nights. Yes, just twice a week. I add nori just about every day for the tangs.

OK, so the tank is 135 gallons with a light bioload.
PWC is every 3 weeks (not often enough). How many gallons is your PWC?

How much LR do you have?
Do you have a wet/dry, biowheel or cannister filter?

 

[thebrit250]

yes fresh water only i do a 25 gallon change i got alot of lr i get a sump for my filter

 

[David S]

Fresh water?

Tap water,RO water or RO/DI water.