Hello everyone,
I am looking for feedback on an idea I have for DIY Marine Snow. I've read that phyto combined with PNS bacteria offers a good nutritional profile for corals and is better than either component on its own. My question is as follows: Can live phyto and PNS be mixed with calcium carbonate powder (and other additives, perhaps a carbon source like vinegar or glycerol), stored relatively stably, and dosed to a reef tank? This recipe is inspired by the SunnyX DIY coral snow recipe of Calcium Carbonate powder and RO/DI water, but with the addition of live phyto and PNSB. Does mixing these live cultures together with calcium carbonate powder help corals consume them any more effectively than regular dosing, and can the two live strains co-exist in the refrigerator after initial mixing?
I am looking for feedback on an idea I have for DIY Marine Snow. I've read that phyto combined with PNS bacteria offers a good nutritional profile for corals and is better than either component on its own. My question is as follows: Can live phyto and PNS be mixed with calcium carbonate powder (and other additives, perhaps a carbon source like vinegar or glycerol), stored relatively stably, and dosed to a reef tank? This recipe is inspired by the SunnyX DIY coral snow recipe of Calcium Carbonate powder and RO/DI water, but with the addition of live phyto and PNSB. Does mixing these live cultures together with calcium carbonate powder help corals consume them any more effectively than regular dosing, and can the two live strains co-exist in the refrigerator after initial mixing?
