Reef aquarists often overlook the necessity of a well-fed reef aquarium, and instead worry that increased feedings will only result in undesirable nutrient levels. However, on a wild reef, corals are literally bathed in a soup of edible plankton. The more effort that the aquarist puts forth to mimicking these conditions, the more colorful, healthy, and faster-growing their corals will be! Although feeding a reef aquarium undeniably increases the dissolved nutrient level in the water column. However, this is most definitely not a reason to avoid feeding, or to feed sparingly, and in fact, can be a good thing.
