0 is added so what is in there is in all oyster egg products. OF is by far the most concentrated and as such will have more then it's competition. That being said, po4 is a building block of life and all feeds will introduce some, if uneaten. If you're having issues simply back off the dose as it sounds like your using too much and your tank isn't consuming it all.
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0 is added so what is in there is in all oyster egg products. OF is by far the most concentrated and as such will have more then it's competition. That being said, po4 is a building block of life and all feeds will introduce some, if uneaten. If you're having issues simply back off the dose as it sounds like your using too much and your tank isn't consuming it all.
You could do that but a better way is just to watch your tank as there isn't much po4 in it to start with and IMO/IME by the time you start showing too much po4 your algae has all ready started to get out of control. On the onset of an algae outbreak simply cut in half your dosing.
ryshark
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Maybe this could be the reason I have been battling cyano recently? At the time I have a lightly stocked mainly sps 180-gallon tank and I have been dosing daily; 2-tsp per day with about 1/8 tsp of cyclop-eeze. I can't remember how long ago I bought the larger $40 bottle, but I am about 1/2 way done with the bottle at that rate of 2-tsp per day. I'm guessing I have been dosing it for a month and a half. I started getting cyano about a month ago. Around the same time I started the Oyster Feast I also switched saltmix and added a T5HO bulb.... so many variables. But after reading this I am starting to think its from adding too much Oyster Feast.
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StrategicReef
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I can only find product called oyster eggs by h2o life in frozen cubes, is this just as good?
How does oyster feast compare to DTs also
It's strange the store sells rotifeast and other reed's products but I can't find the oyster feast..
How does oyster feast compare to DTs also
It's strange the store sells rotifeast and other reed's products but I can't find the oyster feast..
They could be out of it, did you ask for it?
DT's Oyster Eggs and H20's are far less dense in terms of amount of product you get. They also are eggs only, plus FROZEN of which is notorious for bursting cells/eggs.
Plenty of experiences but little studies due to overwhelming cost. To get it done right you're looking at $40K minimum and that covers the most basic of trials with minimal variants.
dan223
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Are you saying you cannot find eggs in other products?
The egg count varies from animal to animal but there are a ton in each bottle. We of course have put them under the scope and even had them put under a SEM (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scanning_electron_microscope)
Airwolf75
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I've got a microscope.
Here is a picture of Reef Nutrition Arctipod from an EXPIRED bottle. Indeed some of the red oil has left the creature. The entire sample showed similar damage. 400X
Here's a picture of DT's brand oyster eggs, not expired. Eggs are visible and so is an unknown goopy substance They appear to be reasonably intact. 400X I'll scrounge up some Oysterfeast and see what that looks like.
Here is a picture of Reef Nutrition Arctipod from an EXPIRED bottle. Indeed some of the red oil has left the creature. The entire sample showed similar damage. 400X
Here's a picture of DT's brand oyster eggs, not expired. Eggs are visible and so is an unknown goopy substance They appear to be reasonably intact. 400X I'll scrounge up some Oysterfeast and see what that looks like.
dan223
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Could you post the pics then?
StrategicReef
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hmm are you saying the pods are dyed with oil?
dan223
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No, he thought the oil left the pods, could very well be from a freeze thaw cycle also which will rupture cell walls
CoralMonkey
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The company already answered regarding the oils in the Arcti-Pods. Considering the Acti-Pods under the microscope were expired could be the reason why the beneficial oil inside the pods leaked out.
dan223
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Ever check them out?
Airwolf75
Another Vegasreefer
Yeah, I looked at one, plan on doing another, but generally it looks like this. The bright circles are air bubbles from shaking it up.
I have not seen anything that looks like an actual egg in this sample, the closest thing was this (dark object near the top). I can only speculate what everything else is. there are a many of those strange crystalize structures and a bunch of random cells and goop.
I had an easy time finding eggs in DT's, and a extremely difficult time finding them in the Oysterfeast. This is based on just one non-expired sample of each and a real study would need many samples from multiple bottles.
I have not seen anything that looks like an actual egg in this sample, the closest thing was this (dark object near the top). I can only speculate what everything else is. there are a many of those strange crystalize structures and a bunch of random cells and goop.
I had an easy time finding eggs in DT's, and a extremely difficult time finding them in the Oysterfeast. This is based on just one non-expired sample of each and a real study would need many samples from multiple bottles.
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