Phytoplankton or zooplankton | Reef2Reef
2021年8月3日 · Phytoplankton and zooplankton are two different types of plankton. Phyto meaning light, and zoo meaning animal, are used to describe the type of plankton. Phytoplankton = plant life Zooplankton = tiny crustaceans You can find a much better explanation on the internet lol. I use both. Reef Nutrition live phyto, and Reef Roids / Reef Chilli.
Phytoplankton Dosing Amount? Is Dosing Zooplankton Actually …
2022年8月18日 · Well the tank I'm primarily curious about is a new system that's only 20 gallons... I'm actually running a short observational study involving starfish species and am currently using the live phyto to add nutrients to the tank to aid in the biofilm health and growth (natural biofilm should already be present since the rock is right out of the ocean) but I …
Phytoplankton and zooplankton | Reef2Reef
2018年2月15日 · Its a 100gal tank and currently i have 2 clowns, a blue green chromis, a hawkfish, long spine urchin, a hamer, a frogspawn, a birds nest, and a candy cane coral. And a CUC. I also have a yellow tang but his in QT as i just recently purchased him. So my question is, what should I add for zooplankton and phytoplankton? Thanks in advance for the help
Which Is The Better Coral Food - Phytoplankton or Reef Roids
2020年8月28日 · There is no one food.You need a combination of several foods depends on which corals, the size food they need, their individual needs.I feed reef roids, acropower Polyp Lab, coral amino. phytoplankton, zooplanton marine snow, Zo Plan, microvert i switch foods just like in nature they eat many different foods and of course they eat leftover fresh fish and fish and oyster eggs that my fish eat.
Dead vs live phytoplankton | Reef2Reef
2021年11月11日 · The chamber was feed 1 tsp (2g) of freeze dryer phytoplankton (dead phytoplankton) every couple days. I assume that it was being broken down by nitrifying bacteria at a a fast rate (2 days per 2g). The goal to the hole experiment was to try and gather evidence that reef tanks can have a lot of benefits from the decay of phytoplankton.
Seachem phytoplankton | Reef2Reef
2016年12月24日 · I use both Seachem's Phytoplankton and Zooplankton. I dose small amounts a couple of times a week as I have Gorgonians. I also want to provide foods for the pods. When I order pods, I also order live phytoplankton from Algae Barn.
Phytoplankton Dosing-Worth it? | Reef2Reef
2019年8月13日 · "Iso", scientifcally known as Isochrysis galbana, are brown, biflgellate algae high in DHA, the most essential omega-3 fatty acids. Iso is often used to feed zooplankton such as copepods and brine, so when dosed help boost their populations. For marine life, it will aid coloration, resilience in animals like: oysters, clams, mussels, and scallops.
Experiences with Live Phytoplankton and nutrient management
2023年10月29日 · Dosing live phytoplankton when properly feed to a display tank, will reduce nitrates, phosphates and silcia when dosing a diatom blend. Most important is you want to finish the phyto to peak density 7-10 days from adding fertilizer so you aren't adding nitrate, phosphate, silica or any other element being fed to your phytoplankton,
Outdoor Phyto & Zooplankton Culturing | Reef2Reef
2019年8月5日 · With no observable animal life in our existing cultures, we discarded the contents & sterilized (rinsed with white distilled vinegar) the tubs. The 'light' phyto became the initial feeding for our zooplankton tub & the dark is the 2:1 concentration of phyto to RO. I think our previous attempts at zooplankton failed due to a lack of nutrition.
Benefits of dosing phytoplankton in your aquarium. | Reef2Reef
2023年8月1日 · It also increases the development and vibrancy of your marine life, and boosts zooplankton populations. Maintaining Water Quality Phytoplankton can play a major role in water quality and nutrient recycling through their consumption of nitrogenous wastes. Phytoplankton consume nitrogen and phosphorous to perform photosynthesis.