Mysis, a complete diet??

[snorvich]

Yes, I agree with graveyardworm.

 

[Reef Stallion]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14668267#post14668267 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by graveyardworm
What are you using to filter the food when you rinse it? I use a 53 micron rotifier screen. Its fine enough that I can rinse cyclopeeze. That way you're only rising the juice away, and saving all the small bits.

Where do you get a 53 micron rotifer screen?

 

[graveyardworm]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14687600#post14687600 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Reef Stallion
Where do you get a 53 micron rotifer screen?

I got it fromFlorida Aqua Farms. The small dia 4 inch 53u. Its sufficiantly small enough for rotifiers, but large enough that fluid passes through without alot of clogging.

 

[Reef Stallion]

Thanks. $11 for a polyester screen? I wonder if there are stainless screens for sale somewhere else. I would think that would last longer.

 

[LobsterOfJustice]

I just use a brine shrimp net from petsmart to rinse my cubes, they are like $3.

But back to the original question - I dont think any food is a complete diet. I try to feed my fish as much variety (especially frozen) as possible. I literally have bought every single type of frozen food I've seen, some I dont use anymore because I didn't care for them, but I currently rotate through about 10 different types of frozen food and about as many types of dry food as well.

 

[rickh]

Washing the frozen food and alternating between multiple foods appears to be the best plan. The majority of the microscopic particles that pass through the net probably end up in the filter, not feeding coral/etc.

Unrinsed the head on my skimmer crashes and takes hours to recover. Rinsed I never lose the head on the skimmer.

This is interesting. You are adding more "stuff" to the water column and the device that is suppose to remove it shuts down.
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[graveyardworm]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14687690#post14687690 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Reef Stallion
Thanks. $11 for a polyester screen? I wonder if there are stainless screens for sale somewhere else. I would think that would last longer.

The polyester screen will last a very long time, probably longer than stainless, and I dont think stainless will come in a small enough mesh, but I havent researched it so I cant say for sure.

I just use a brine shrimp net from petsmart to rinse my cubes, they are like $3.

Not sure what net this is, but I had one, and I was losing alot of nauplii through it. Turns out the brine shrimp net I had wasnt meant for nauplii. The mesh of the net was not fine enough for my purpose I like to feed very small particle size foods. As far as rinsing is concerned I only want to remove the juice and retain even the smallest particles. Cyclopeeze would fly right through a brine shrimp net, atleast more than I want to waste, some will likely be retained.

Unrinsed the head on my skimmer crashes and takes hours to recover. Rinsed I never lose the head on the skimmer.

This is interesting. You are adding more "stuff" to the water column and the device that is suppose to remove it shuts down.

Something is in the juice which interferes with the surface tension of the bubbles, not sure what it is, but I like to see my skimmer continue to operate when the excess stuff that needs to be removed is still in the water column.

 

[Reef Stallion]

So after using it for a while, you would say that this filter is definitely worth the cost.

 

[hawkfishman]

big macs a complete diet?

 

[rickh]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14688922#post14688922 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by hawkfishman
big macs a complete diet?

Please--we are trying to have a serious discussion.
Besides everyone knows that the Big Mac is only a complete diet when you add fries and a shake.

 

[graveyardworm]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14688921#post14688921 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Reef Stallion
So after using it for a while, you would say that this filter is definitely worth the cost.

I think it is. Its gonna be around for awhile. You could probably make your own a bit cheaper if you could find the materials locally.

I guess back to the original question, I dont think mysis is a complete diet. I like to add smaller particle stuff, as well as liquid foods, and plant matter type stuff.

 

[BuddhaKiss]

Okay, so here's my second attempt at running some tests...with a fully charged camera. Again, I'm using API which, according to the forums on here, aren't great for PO4, but that's all I got right now. I ran the tests the same as before.

Tube on the left is plain RO, the middle is RO and two drops of Selcon, the right is RO and two drops of rinse water from Mysis. Although Selcon claims it doesn't add nitrates or phosphates, it looks like it contains some traces. But it could be the crappy test kits...dunno.