{"id":56246,"date":"2020-02-03T07:19:39","date_gmt":"2020-02-03T07:19:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/g1.redseafish.com\/?p=56246"},"modified":"2021-07-15T06:28:04","modified_gmt":"2021-07-15T06:28:04","slug":"coral-nutrition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/g1.redseafish.com\/coral-nutrition\/","title":{"rendered":"Coral Nutrition &#8211; food for thought"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"56246\" class=\"elementor elementor-56246\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3f1b4dfd elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"3f1b4dfd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cc36f60\" data-id=\"cc36f60\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-42fb330a elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"42fb330a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6fa71c30\" data-id=\"6fa71c30\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30d9adf2 elementor-author-box--layout-image-above elementor-author-box--align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-author-box\" data-id=\"30d9adf2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"author-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"elementor-author-box__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/g1.redseafish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Sharon2020-286x300.jpg\" alt=\"Sharon Ram\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-author-box__name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSharon Ram\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Red Sea's Chief scientist<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7090675c\" data-id=\"7090675c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-320ba0a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"320ba0a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-0f61cfc elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-stopwatch\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t4 minutes read\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12752bb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"12752bb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Coral Nutrition &#8211; food for thought<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5da9888 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5da9888\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Coral Nutrition | Red Sea Insights<\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58524dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58524dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>With so many feeding options, are you sure you\u2019re giving your corals exactly what they need?<br>If you want your corals to thrive, grow, be colorful, and resilient to changes, here\u2019s some food for thought!<\/p>\n<p>Most corals are \u201cphotosynthetic\u201d corals that host millions of Zooxanthellae algae inside their soft tissue.<br>They have a symbiotic relationship. The symbiotic relationship is simple. Zooxanthellae are photosynthetic algae that use light as an energy source.<\/p><p><br><\/p>\n<p>They metabolize Carbon Dioxide, Nitrogen, and Phosphorus, which are waste products from the coral.<\/p>\n<p>In return, the Zooxanthellae provide the coral with their photosynthetic by-products, all of which are coral nutrients:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Carbohydrates<\/li>\n<li>Amino acids<\/li>\n<li>Fatty acids<\/li>\n<li>Vitamins<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>But photosynthetic corals need more energy than these algae can provide. The Zooxanthellae provide up to 85% of the corals\u2019 energy needs, so it\u2019s up to us to supplement the remaining 15%.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In fact, in most cases, we need to provide more than 15% of the corals\u2019 energy needs.&nbsp;<\/p><p><br><\/p>\n<p>Why? Because we all want amazing colors. While the Zooxanthellae provide vital energy to the coral, in high densities, they also shade the coral\u2019s pigments.<\/p><p><br><\/p>\n<p>So, to get more vivid colors, we need to reduce the density of the Zooxanthellae algae.&nbsp;We do that by reducing the levels of Nitrate and Phosphate in the water, which are the algae nutrients. But, less Zooxanthellae means less energy available to the coral. That means, we need to compensate for the energy loss.&nbsp;<\/p><p><br><\/p>\n<p>In the case of \u201cnon-photosynthetic\u201d corals like Gorgonians or Sun Corals that don\u2019t have any Zooxanthellae, we\u2019ll need to cater to 100% of their nutritional needs.<\/p><p><br><\/p>\n<p>So, you want to give your corals the exact coral nutrients they would have gotten from the Zooxanthellae for them to grow faster, thrive, and be more resilient.<\/p><p><br><\/p>\n<p>Corals can\u2019t move towards food or even bring the food to themselves, so they consume any Dissolved Organic Matter (DOM) that flows freely into their oral disc (which is about the size of a pin head) or is small enough to get absorbed through their soft tissue.<\/p><p><br><\/p>\n<p>On the reef, the DOM comes from a wide range of organic sources such as the mucus from neighbouring corals or bacterial flocks.<\/p>\n<p>Our long-term research found that corals need 4 specific&nbsp;<strong>C<\/strong><strong>arbohydrates<\/strong>, which they use to synthesize amino acids.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Amino acids<\/strong>&nbsp;are the building blocks of proteins, including chromo proteins, or in other words, pigments. That\u2019s what we\u2019re all after- colors!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fatty acids<\/strong>&nbsp;are used as a fuel source and building blocks for cell structures.<\/p><p><br>And last but not least&nbsp;<strong>vitamins<\/strong>. Vitamins are essential because they play an important role as precursors in many biological processes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>So, now that we know which nutritional components we need to supply, let\u2019s talk about maximizing the energy corals get from the food.<\/p><p><br><\/p>\n<p>Research has shown that corals absorb nutrients in the most elementary form, commonly referred to as building blocks, through their entire soft tissue. To optimize consumption, they inflate and expand their surface area or polyps.<\/p><p><br><\/p>\n<p>These simple building blocks come from dissolved organic matter or particulate matter that is usually decomposed and broken down by bacteria and other marine organisms.&nbsp;<\/p><p><br><\/p>\n<p>Decomposition also applies to the occasional capture of solid particles by their tentacles like frozen, live, or dry food, which require a lot of energy and some luck.&nbsp;<\/p><p><br><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/g1.redseafish.com\/coral-nutrition-program\/reef-energy-plus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Reef Energy Plus<\/b><\/a>&nbsp;delivers the complete and exact nutritional components needed by Soft, LPS, SPS, and non-photosynthetic corals in the form of simple building blocks.<br>That means they\u2019re ready for immediate coral consumption providing the highest energetic efficiency since the corals don\u2019t need to break them down to use them.<\/p><p><br><\/p>\n<p>Every single component of Reef Energy Plus is used up. The corals use them for metabolic processes, such as coral protein production and soft tissue regeneration.<\/p><p><br><\/p>\n<p>The result is that there\u2019s no residual waste. So, it\u2019s not going to spike up your Nitrate and Phosphate and cause an algae outbreak.<\/p>\n<p>And a fun fact, Reef Energy Plus delivers an even faster growth rate than the previous two-part formula.<\/p><p><br>We all love seeing our corals catch a larger pray, like a juicy piece of shrimp. But let\u2019s face it. It\u2019s like giving candy to your kid. We can do it once in a while, as long as the rest of the time, we give them exactly what they need.&nbsp;<\/p><p><br><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Check out the&nbsp;Tips and Tricks video&nbsp;about how to make the most out of your Reef Energy Plus:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48c56ea elementor-aspect-ratio-169 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"48c56ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=6Ql0Rmfiur0&amp;list=PLvWD2W0D6wyv6DaR5E-LbAmwgLle9Ge_U&amp;index=3&quot;,&quot;modestbranding&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;aspect_ratio&quot;:&quot;169&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-fit-aspect-ratio 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