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 Posted 9/18/2006 6:25:23 AM |
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Phytoplankton has been documented as a food source (but not THE food source) in only a handful of coral species, ironically the ones we can't keep alive - some of the azooxanthellate soft corals. In the past, I have suggested that phytoplankton plays a role indirectly to corals by feeding zooplankton that our corals feed on, but I am no longer convinced that even this is particularly so for marine aquariums. People who use phytoplankton products may see increased growth in filter feeding species, but they might also end up with nutrient issues as has frequently been reported. As for DT's products, they are alive, which is good and unlike most other products on the market. Ultimately, does this makes a difference to corals? I doubt it, either conceptually or based on my own long term use of the DT's phytoplankton line.
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| Posted 9/18/2006 10:05:07 AM |
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| After having read this post, I have begun to feed my tank more. I now have cyano growing and am wondering what I should do. Should I just let the cyano take its course or should I do something to stop the cyano (i.e. chemi clean)? Either way, I plan on continuing with the increased feeding. Thanks Troy
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| Posted 9/18/2006 10:16:33 AM |
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Yes, I think your cyano will cease on its own over time as the tank becomes used to the increased nutrient input and adjusts itself to the higher input level.
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| Posted 9/20/2006 4:19:20 PM |
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| Posted 9/26/2006 11:37:39 AM |
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| I am a fishermen and often come home with nice trout and grouper for dinner. Even when I am at home on the lake I catch catfish and brim.. I have been adding (bits and peices) left overs from cleaning fish for supper for use in our aquarium as food. I put a peice of insides, a peice of fleshy meat some flake a bit of brine some krill and a peice of whatever I was using for bait that day... usualy shrimp or minnows.. blend it all up and freese it in a bag with book on top so it make into a thin flat chuck.. when I want to feed the tank I just brake a small peice off the size of a dime or so and plop it in the tank. I had a very very picky live caught anemone tha tI couldn't get to eat anything... eventualy after a long time trying to get it to eat soething I had the idea to try a earthworm that I had left over from a day of fishing.. I held the end of it and its moving and wiggle around on the anemeno was enough for it to start to grasp it.. in a few short minutes the worm had been eaten.. highl protien and the price was right.. I eventualy wiened the anemone to the usual mix and its done great every since.. I don't think i have ever used the roe... I will diffently use it next time I make up a batch.. that a great idea and I never hacve though of it. I am also thinking about putting some fresh farlic minced in as well... got tons of the stuff in the garden (same place I get my worms)
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| Posted 9/27/2006 9:18:28 AM |
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| With the increased feeding of the tank, do you recommend having something to sift the sand, such as a goby or sand sifting star? and if so, what do you recommend? Thanks Troy
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| Posted 9/28/2006 5:31:52 PM |
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no, not at all. Sand sifting is natural using just the benthic fauna (worms, etc.) and heavy sand stirring disrupts the natural oxic gradients whee you get the important denitrification processes.
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