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najer
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Yeah, that's a good looking Goni! Well done. Happy to hear our liquid suspension food was helpful. By the way, that was me that drank the Phyto-Feast, but I must confess, it was only Coca-Cola.It was a fun little joke that got a lot of people's attention. I may have to do it for real next time!
For everyone's information, Phyto-Feast is the most concentrated phytoplankton product on the market. You get way more algae for your money. And, it can last up to 6 months in a refrigerator. We pack 40 grams of multiple species of microalgae into a 6 oz. bottle for only $9.56 minimum (prices may be higher at retailers). If you are flying through phyto and are looking for something that is more dense, cheaper and will last a lot longer, please give us a try. Cheers!
Have you tested for how long this is actually live phyto or is it a dead phyto with a shelf life of 6 months?
I feed live phyto I get from my lfs, it can last 4 weeks in the fridge, if it is not live how does it interact with the biology of the water the same?
LadyMac
Freshwater sage fish whisperer
I wish my store carried phyto feast. I need a fast travel marker on a map so I can just warp to places I’ve been before and back home.
I need a fast travel marker on a map so I can just warp to places I’ve been before and back home.
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My new flasher wrasse loves TDO Chroma Boost as well as my fang blennies and clownfish, I've even seen the baby blue hippo tang munch on a few pellets.
Love the food, I'm going to try the phyto and oyster next!
My new flasher wrasse loves TDO Chroma Boost as well as my fang blennies and clownfish, I've even seen the baby blue hippo tang munch on a few pellets.
Love the food, I'm going to try the phyto and oyster next!
Fin
Professional Procrastinator
Thanks, so 1" & 3/4" plumbing parts needed.1" Herbie Drain with 1" return split to 2 3/4" outlets, one on each side of the overflow
Or something else entirely
sfin52
So many pedestrians so little time
Thanks I stopped by fish man and they dont have it and said they don't carry it often. The other fish store Nature select stopped caring it. I'll have to order it from you.
Reef Nutrition
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We have indeed tested this. Our Phyto-Feast Live has a 3 month cell viability window. After 3 months, many of the cells simply stop replicating themselves (cellular fission). But, there are very hardy species of phytoplankton in this product. Nannochloropsis sp. can remain viable for 4-5 months when held at 1-4C. When the algae is not alive like with our regular Phyto-Feast, the cells are not viable or replicating and are just simply as is in the bottle. Refrigeration protects them from degradation. When filter-feeding organisms consume non-viable algae, they get the same nutrition as if they were eating live algae. You don't NEED to feed live algae to your filter-feeders, but it doesn't hurt either. 99% of our algal-based products that we sell into global aquaculture contain non-viable (dead) algae. It is used just the same as live algae, but we can pack way more cells per milliliter when the algae is no longer alive. This is advantageous to people who don't want to grow algae, can't grow the right species or simply can't grow enough. Some of the species we work with can also be frozen for years and provide the same nutritional value on day 1 as on day 700. I hope this is helpful.
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That's great!
LadyMac
Freshwater sage fish whisperer
Ok so off topic, but I discovered a level on my phone. All my tanks are level XD. The floors and windows, tv stand, couch, dogs ect are not. I also have a tape measure so I may be inclined to measure useless stuff today too lol.
Reef Nutrition
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I'll be honest with you. You are likely not going to be thrilled about the shipping cost. We are working on ways to make it more affordable because a lot of stores in the U.S. don't stock our specialty products. However, if you have a big tank and order a large enough bottle, the phyto can last up to 6-8 months (Phyto-Feast), so the shipping cost isn't that bad in the long run. We are also working on setting up subscriptions which will have built-in discounts and possible free shipping on order over X$.
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najer
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I am not on your case about this, food is food, live phyto helps with nutrient control as it wants to feed itself to stay alive so can / may help with nutrient control?
sfin52
So many pedestrians so little time
Well that's no good. I'll have to go my usually route and make my own. I'll just won't get all four species.
LadyMac
Freshwater sage fish whisperer
Perhaps if you have reefing buddies close by you guys can do a bulk order, to save on that shipping cost? Just a thought.
Reef Nutrition
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I'm sorry for not addressing that portion of your question.
For hobbyists that want to control nutrients via live phyto, there is no good answer. Since the biological load on one tank can be vastly different from another, and this includes nutrients, there is no one-size-fits-all. However, we have heard from store owners and hobbyists that they experience a reduction in nuisance algae when feeding live phytoplankton to their tank. You can imagine that there is some credence to this since live phytoplankton that is sold to hobbyists consumes things like phosphates, nitrates, ammonia, iron and other essential elements. How much they consume and how long they need to be in the tank to consume these elements varies. You also need to keep in mind that what goes in must come out. So, when you have live phyto in the tank consuming nutrients, you will need to remove it once it takes them up. Or, you have animals that consume the phyto and assimilate it into their bodies. I wish this was more cut-and-dry. I'm sure if it was, hobbyists would simply add live phyto to their tanks as the ultimate method for controlling nutrients.
Reef Nutrition
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Keep in mind that it might end up costing you more to grow your own than it would be to buy a bottle from us and pay shipping. If you end up spending more that $40 in six months growing your own phytoplankton, you would have been better off buying it from us and getting way more variety and biomass for your money. But, growing live phytoplankton can be very rewarding. Sorry that our shipping costs are such a let-down.
najer
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However we have heard from ... live phyto works in a tank basically, I have no doubt your product is a great food but I also doubt anyone feeding live phyto can over dose it (within reason), live plankton is the base building block of the food chain!
Reef Nutrition
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I'm glad to hear that live phytoplankton works for you, as it does for many others. Why did you lead your sentence with my words "However we have heard from"? I hope this is in good humor as I thought we were just having a discussion. By the way, we sell a live phytoplankton product. And I absolutely agree with you, phytoplankton is a building block as they are primary producers, synthesizing fatty acids, carotenoids and other compounds that travel up the food-chain.
najer
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However, we have heard from store owners and hobbyists
Sorry quoting what you said, your product is probably a great food but I am in England so I doubt I can get it, apart from food content it can in no way be compared to live phyto, people that want the benefits of live phyto are probably not just after a different food.
Sorry quoting what you said, your product is probably a great food but I am in England so I doubt I can get it, apart from food content it can in no way be compared to live phyto, people that want the benefits of live phyto are probably not just after a different food.
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