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Once you make it how much do you dose? Is ther a rule of thumb on how much you dose or do you go by how much coral you have in your tank?
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AggieBrandon
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The phyto you make at home won't be as concentrated as DT's so you can feed more. Some people feed 1/2 a cup to a cup 2 to 3 times a week. You will want to take into account how many critters you have that will utilize the phyto. If you have a heavily stocked tank of filter feeders (clams etc) then you can feed a little heavier. Best thing to do is to feed a small amount at first and see how your animals react. Then you can always feed heavier. I have a thread in the propagation/breeding forum about phyto. I am going to try to set up a culture next week hopefully 
Best thing to do is read the articles about phyto out there and then go from there
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Best thing to do is read the articles about phyto out there and then go from there B
I raise phyto for my tank. I feed my 180 gallon tank 1 cup every other day. It is the greatest stuff in the world for growing pods. I have a mandarin dragon that went from poor to fat as a tick by eating the hoard of pads that this stuff grows. Even with the mandarin, my tank is full of pods. It's great fun to watch them with a flashlight after the lights are out.
Later,
Trey
Later,
Trey
OP
OP
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Yeah Trey, that's right. In my 55 I have a couple of damsles and a snowflake eel in it. It is FULL of critters and neat for the kids to watch at night with the lights off and a flashlight that I keep by the tank. I am wanting to use that water and whatever I can salvage from there to use in my new 110 that I am just starting. The eel will have to go
Chazz
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Wow- cool a new forum on just my interests.
I used to raise lots and lots of phytos, now I don't...anyway, here is an article that everyone seems to like on culturing phytos. http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=eb9c859dc122fcd28e769e3049341634&threadid=135137 As brandon mentions the key w/ feeding your tank is to slowly build up the sandbed/live rock infauna populations, so feed a little at first then buildu over a few week period. You notice an increase in pods, mysids, and feather worms. Also if you feed routinely you'll also see a grea side effects, your corals will be happier
I used to raise lots and lots of phytos, now I don't...anyway, here is an article that everyone seems to like on culturing phytos. http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=eb9c859dc122fcd28e769e3049341634&threadid=135137 As brandon mentions the key w/ feeding your tank is to slowly build up the sandbed/live rock infauna populations, so feed a little at first then buildu over a few week period. You notice an increase in pods, mysids, and feather worms. Also if you feed routinely you'll also see a grea side effects, your corals will be happier
AggieBrandon
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Frank,
Do you have any tips or tricks you can offer for being successful at growing phytoplankton long term?
Thanks.
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Do you have any tips or tricks you can offer for being successful at growing phytoplankton long term?
Thanks.
B
