Phyto plankton

[mousehunter22]

Hi all i'd like to encourage some life into my tank do you think adding phyto would help pod production and encourage things to grow a bit quicker???

Also breath a bit more life into my LR???

[Tangman]

Hi Lee phyto will help the rock mature a bit better, but it wont make any difference to your pod population. If you want more pods etc you will have to buy a culture and grow them on and add them to the tank as and when they are ready. HTH Twiggy

[Pinkfish]

Just to throw my 2p worth in Phytoplankton feeds zooplankton, zooplankton feeds corals.

Thats what I have always understood.

Mike

[bjmycroft]

I agree - thats the theory. Sponges, clams and some gorgonian ae supose to eat phyto but thats about it. I alreadygrow my own phyto an dthe next stage is to have a go at growing rotifers - next stage in the chain, as I believe other corals can eat these.

If you do start feeding phyto, consider growing your own as it seems reletively simple - I only started 3 weeks back and just split my first culture; It works out much cheaper than buying the stuff!!

My cultures wre stared from shop-bought DT's, and so far so good :-)

-Bob

[MR Teee]

Just to throw my 2p worth in Phytoplankton feeds zooplankton, zooplankton feeds corals.

Thats what I have always understood.

Mike

zooplankton feeds copepods, fat pods have more sex :)

[treeboa]

fat pods have more sex :)

now i know where my ex wife and i went wrong :D:D:D:D

[dduck]

I feed pyhto every other night also have rotifer/copepod cultures going and feed them to the tank twice a week

[bjmycroft]

Not heard of culturing cocopods! Where did you get the starting culture?
-Bob

[cl0wn]

as stated in another thread, phyto cultures are a doddle, cadge a bit of culture from a friend, put into bottles of made up saltwater, add some miracle grow, bubble with airline and place on the windowsill. when pea green split and feed, start again. will have a look for a thread if anyone's interested.

[cl0wn]

useful thread.

http://www.melevsreef.com/phytoplankton.html