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[Thuan]

Do you have Anthias?

No. In my 65, all I have is yellow tang, 2 pajama cardinals, 2 Azure damels, and 1 basslet

 

[Thuan]

Reason I ask, is this if I can get by with my one frozen feeding per day, I would take the pellets out of my feeding regimen.

I feed mostly nls pellets

 

[Thuan]

Just cleaning my glass

 

[Kasrift]

I need it to add p04...lol. but I just bombed my tank with pods so I'm phyto-ing right now. Didn't know Kas had any or I would have hit em up

Pm me your address and I can mail it out tomorrow. Split the culture today.

 

[billyocean]

Pm me your address and I can mail it out tomorrow. Split the culture today.

You're awesome, thank you!! But, I just got 64oz that should be here in the next couple days so I'm good for now. I don't dose it often but added a ton of pods a couple weeks ago and ran out of phyto. I'll definately buy some from you on the next round!!

 

[DJF]

Size is the difference and what nutrients. Some are smaller micron and certain things uptake different phyto. I had that large write up in a past thread. The only difference now is I don't culture the Phaedodactylum, people didn't like it. That was replaced with a good strain of Iso that I've been successful in growing without crashes.

Here is that write up:



Tisochrysis - Golden algae like the photo below:

• Fatty Acid Powerhouse: able to create and concentrate EXTREMELY high concentrations of precious Golden Fats (ARA/EPA/DHA).
• Profound Overall Nutritional Profile: rich in lipids, amino acids, bioactive vitamins and pigments.
• 4-6 million living algae cells/ml. Small cell size (8-10um).
• Perfect live feed for corals, tridacnid clams, electric scallops, porcelain crabs, sea fans and other filter-feeding marine life.
• Gold Standard feed for growing home cultures of copepods, rotifers, artemia, moina and other zooplankton live feeds.
• Photosynthetic Powerhouse: ravenous consumer of nitrates and phosphates.
• Provides corals with direct source of golden fats, while at the same time, enriching copepods and other grazeables.
• Each cell has a tail-like flagella it can use to remain in the water column

Long story short, it is a small sized phytoplankton that consumes nitrates and phosphates at a higher rate than others (might be why I'm crashing, I've tried adding extra F2 fertilizer).

Tetramelsis

• Cell size of 12 - 14 micrometers
• Increases copepod production.
• Motile and can remain in the water column
• Small particle size (10-14 microns)
• Consumes organic carbon
• Excellent for inverts

Easy to culture, larger size than Iso. this is pretty standard for phyto blends and I think it is what gives things the dark green look. You'll notice this consumes carbon, so it plays a different role than the others.

Phaeodalactylum Tricornutum

• Beneficial marine diatom
• Rich in Omega-3 fatty acids
• High levels of carotenoids
• High protein content
• It contains up to 51.8% EPA, far surpassing other microalgae species and providing exceptional nutrition for marine organisms
• The cell size of Phaeodactylum tricornutum can vary depending on the shape of the cell, as this species has diverse cell shapes. However, on average, the cell length of Phaeodactylum tricornutum is about 10-20 micrometers.
• Diet Advantage: Balanced nutrition profile containing EPA and carotenoids.

This is my first time culturing this, I read up on a few different vendors adding this to their blends. The first thing you'll notice is that it is a diatom! Although it is a diatom, it doesn't consume silicates, it also is motile so it won't settle as that brown "dust" type of diatom that you see.

Rhodomonas

• Rejuvenates and intensifies color of zooplankton
• Aids in development of zooplankton
• Increases survival rate of zooplankton
• High EPA and DHA content
• Color-Enhancing Nutrition: highly concentrated with valuable pigments such as Phycoerythrin which intensify the color of fish and corals.
• Profound Overall Nutritional Profile: rich in lipids, amino acids, bioactive vitamins and probiotics.
• 4-6 million living algae cells/ml. Moderate cell size (8-16um).

Also new to me. The thing that fascinates me is that it helps zooplankton and enhances colors of corals.

And finally Nannochloropsis, which I might go back to as my fourth if Iso keeps failing.

Nannochloropsis

• Rich in eicosapentaenoic fatty acid
• Strong cell wall reduces foraging from ciliates
• Dense with microbial proteins
• Produces accessory pigments (lycopene, beta-carotene, zeaxanthin, canthaxanthin and astaxanthin)
• Cell size: 2.73 ± 0.13 μm
• Diet Advantage: Long fatty acid chain, including eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). Omega-3 (ω-3) fatty acids are essential components of marine species health.

This is easy to culture and also a staple of most blends.


You can mix them. I think they ship better separately, but the two greens Nanno and Tetra blend well together. I dose random bottle I grab from the fridge.

I’m realizing how hilarious it was now when I offered you my used Mercer of Montana sieves… like going up to Jimmy Hendrix and saying you can play guitar lol

 

[Kasrift]

I’m realizing how hilarious it was now when I offered you my used Mercer of Montana sieves… like going up to Jimmy Hendrix and saying you can play guitar lol

Haha yeah, I have multiple sieves for different microns.

I have only Apex pods for now, but since I've found that Iso works best for feeding them, I'll buy tisbe and tigs soon.

Also thought about doing rotifers, but I don't have clowns laying eggs yet.

 

[ReeferZ1227]

Alright need some help.

Disclaimer: this is entirely unrelated to SBB's corals, and if a problem, a problem i introduced prior to buying SBB corals.

I took the wifes DLSR popped a reverse ring on it and got magnification of a maricultured mili frag that started melting today. Is this bugs? Im not sure it is because i cant see them with naked eye nor phone zoom. Heres a photo of my s23 ultra at 10x for reference:

DSLR

DSLR video - no autofocus or stabilization because im holding a bulky camera with a lense on backwards:

 

[evilexotica]

SBB snails hard at work

 

[Thuan]

SBB snails hard at work

Love those hammers

 

[evilexotica]

Love those hammers

I'll get some to you eventually.

 

[Kasrift]

Alright need some help.

Disclaimer: this is entirely unrelated to SBB's corals, and if a problem, a problem i introduced prior to buying SBB corals.

I took the wifes DLSR popped a reverse ring on it and got magnification of a maricultured mili frag that started melting today. Is this bugs? Im not sure it is because i cant see them with naked eye nor phone zoom. Heres a photo of my s23 ultra at 10x for reference:

DSLR

DSLR video - no autofocus or stabilization because im holding a bulky camera with a lense on backwards:

Hard to say to be honest. The best way to ID them is to see them crawling on the acropora skin and trying to hide in the polyps. From the research I've done, most red/grey/black bugs seem to be rounder in shape. The ones you have honestly look more like the Apex pods I bought from Pod Your Reef that I culture, just more red. However pods can pick up different color in different lighting or even from what they eat. If I feed my pods the red phyto I grow they look really red.

 

[billyocean]

Alright need some help.

Disclaimer: this is entirely unrelated to SBB's corals, and if a problem, a problem i introduced prior to buying SBB corals.

I took the wifes DLSR popped a reverse ring on it and got magnification of a maricultured mili frag that started melting today. Is this bugs? Im not sure it is because i cant see them with naked eye nor phone zoom. Heres a photo of my s23 ultra at 10x for reference:

DSLR

DSLR video - no autofocus or stabilization because im holding a bulky camera with a lense on backwards:

Can't really tell...I would get a microscope. Are you noticing any problems? Something like.this
TOMLOV DM602 HDMI Digital Microscope with 3 Lens, 10.1" Soldering Microscope for Electronics Repair, LCD Coin Microscope Full View, 2K Video Microscope for Adults, Biological Slide Microscope, 64GB https://a.co/d/6ocWe2H

A less expensive option will work too

 

[steveschuerger]

By the way anyone needing 2part , BRS is out of B Ionic as of last I looked. Hit Saltwater Aquarium. Best price I could find. 38 bucks plus 6 for shipping for the 2 gallon

 

[billyocean]

By the way anyone needing 2part , BRS is out of B Ionic as of last I looked. Hit Saltwater Aquarium. Best price I could find. 38 bucks plus 6 for shipping for the 2 gallon

I wonder how many ml a day of that I would need

 

[Thuan]

By the way anyone needing 2part , BRS is out of B Ionic as of last I looked. Hit Saltwater Aquarium. Best price I could find. 38 bucks plus 6 for shipping for the 2 gallon

Thanks Steve. I still have 2 gal from my big bucket. Plus, I can always hit up sadrobotz because I made him buy the 4 gal when it was on sale.

 

[Thuan]

@billyocean . wanting to ask.you about buying mariculture across that's from indo. Is it a risk. My friend is giving me 1st dibs if I want it. I know I have to cook these as they are not fully colored

 

[billyocean]

@billyocean . wanting to ask.you about buying mariculture across that's from indo. Is it a risk.

Yes...but if you have the proper procedures in place it will mitigate it. A quarantine tank is highly recommended. Cut off the base to get the "concrete base off for sure

 

[Thuan]

Yes...but if you have the proper procedures in place it will mitigate it. A quarantine tank is highly recommended. Cut off the base to get the "concrete base off for sure

I asked my friend his dip regiment when it comes in. He said he cipro everything and lots of reef primer. Then it goes in his acro system with tangs and peppermint shrimp for pest and algae control.

 

[billyocean]

I asked my friend his dip regiment when it comes in. He said he cipro everything and lots of reef primer. Then it goes in his acro system with tangs and peppermint shrimp for pest and algae control.

kcl may be a bit less harsh and just as effective...but I'm not 100% on that.