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DanDavid87
David Ribi
@DanDavid87 · 5 months ago

Hey guys, im a month in with my first nano (80l) and hitting a bit of trouble which id love some advice on.

Currently no fish, but added 4 trochus snails 10 days ago to start getting some life in there once cycle was complete.

My LFS recommended adding 2 bags of copepods and 2ml of phytoplankton once a week whilst we don't have fish to (i think) speed up algae growth.

For the last 5/6 days the water has looked a bit cloudy and nitrates have dropped from 18 to around 2 or 3. Chat GPT is saying it could be a bacterial bloom.

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billy
Billy
@billy · 8 months ago

🚨 CopepodsForSale is offering FREE SHIPPING for a limited time!

🦠 Why Copepods?

- Natural live food for fish and corals

- Boosts biodiversity and tank stability

- Essential for pod-eating species

🌱 Why Phytoplankton?

- Feeds copepods, corals, and filter feeders

- Increases pod reproduction and survival

- Supports a balanced nutrient cycle

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MaizeandBlue
Craig Snowgold
@MaizeandBlue · 8 months ago

Working with Reef By Steele, I have been cultivating my own copepods and my own phytoplankton two different types of phytoplankton, one is diatom based and the other is just straight phytoplankton. The diatom beast helps compete in reducing diet blooms in your tank while feeding your corals, and obviously cultivating copepods makes my red mandarin very happy.

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NobodyOwens
Derek
@NobodyOwens · 9 months ago

I feel like I am coming out the other side of of double Dino's (Ostreopsis and prorocentrum). Took about 2 weeks (luckily). Small UV for Ostreopsis. Silicate dosing for Protocentrum. Plus dosing neophos and neo nitro with micro after 7, copepods and live phyto.

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javier813
Javier Castro
@javier813 · 11 months ago

Awesome day today. It's been a week since I put the Hammer coral and the Duncan coral back into quarantine. And all I've done is feed them phytoplankton, Reef energy AB+, and brine shrimp. And their tentacles are starting to come back. Even the Xenia is growing back. Very excited for their return. We are fighting for a comeback.

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MaizeandBlue
Craig Snowgold
@MaizeandBlue · 1 year ago

Just started my first Phytoplankton culture working with Reef by Steele. He’s been awesome. We decided on a Single Strain Phytoplankton Diatom Cheatoceros Muelleri that will help with my diatom issue and feed my copepods.

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javier813
Javier Castro
@javier813 · 1 year ago

Day 7.. 8:30am. I think this will be my last day posting this Phytoplankton /copepods project. 7 days into this cool project. I've now learned to be patient..🤭🤭😂😂 it's like the hardest thing to be, right.. but I like to thank everyone who left comments and inspired me to keep going. I like our saltwater community here. So I will harvest my fist dose of phytoplankton on Sunday to pour into my display tank. As For the copepods I'll have to wait a little longer. There are still babies, not ready yet. If I can do this, so can you. Not that hard. Just be vigilant with it. And patience is key. Thanks everybody.😃😃

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javier813
Javier Castro
@javier813 · 1 year ago

Wow..😳😳😀😀 Day 3. 8:30am. I open my pantry to see how things are going. The phytoplankton is really getting greener. I'm a little concerned with the Copepods jar. There are lots of them dancing in there. But the jar still looks lite green. Well...Let's keep going. Four more days..😀

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