Polyp Lab sample?

[Charles99]

hey jeff, good point.

golfish,
i mixed up about half a teaspoon w/ water. Directions instruct to make a paste, but i made a more liquidous mixture. easier in the baster. my mixture was a very light peach/pink water.

 

[aquamarine]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7201596#post7201596 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jeffrey_ropp
Perhaps a stupid question....but how can you tell the difference between a feeding response and a irritation response?

My zoos all closed as well when I "basted" them. I would love to hear a clarification on this one.

Thanks,
Jeff

My observation is nothing scientific, nor proven or tought by the pros. It is just my personal interpretations based on what I see, so please don't hold me to it.

I target feeded Reefroids on Sat but with more liquid, and cyclopeeze the next day to compare the reactions. In an observation period of about 2 hours with all the flows turned off on both days, this is what i have noticed:

1. SPS corals secreted alot more slime with Reefroids then cyclopeeze. However, most of the slime slowly accented to the surface of the water with Reefroids, but with cyclopeeze the slime were "retracted" into the polyps of various corals. Some corals were difficult to tell, some were more obvious.

2. After feeding, there are residual food on the surface of the corals from both food due to slime. After about 2 hours, I turned all the flow backed on. With Reefroids, all the food were blowned away with their slime, and my tubinaria (yellow polyps so it was easy to tell) actually "spit" out the food and was carried away with flow. However, with cyclopeeze, my tubinaria "hold on" to the food and slowly swallowed them with time.

3. I didn't directly feed LPS with either food due to their small particle size. However, with Reefroids, half of candycane polyps retracted because it was covered with someone else' slime. But acans, micro, blasto, etc. were mostly open with their tenticles out. So I think there were responses to feeding. However, I got similar feeding response from cyclopeeze, but no irritation.

Other than goniopora, frogspawn, and toadstools all seemed to react well to both food. I didn't feed zoas Reefroids, but when I feed them with cyclopeeze, they do close up. I didn't feed ricordias either, because I only feed them brine shrimps. In general, I think there's more coral in my tank that didn't like Reefroids, but everyone's tank is different.

I still think Reefroids is a good food, because my sick goniopora did respond stronger to it than cyclopeeze. Perhaps not all foods are suitable for all the corals? While with cyclopeeze I have not seen any negative responses so far.

Again, this is just what I have seen and how I have interpretated it. I can be wrong with my interpretations, and there might be other conditions that has contributed to the differences in the corals' responses.

HTH :rollface:

 

[aquamarine]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7201664#post7201664 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by golfish
did you guys mix as suggested? 1 tsp per 100 gals..If so that sure sounds like a whole lot.

I did follow the instruction, but added more liquid. However, I used even less cyclopeeze in more liquid. Perhaps that's why corals didn't respond to cyclopeeze as strongly?

 

[moonpod]

golfish, dude I use like 1tsp for my entire tank. That 1tsp for 100g IMO is A LOT. Course, it also depends on how many animals you are trying to feed and I don't feed that many.

 

[golfish]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7202634#post7202634 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by moonpod
golfish, dude I use like 1tsp for my entire tank. That 1tsp for 100g IMO is A LOT. Course, it also depends on how many animals you are trying to feed and I don't feed that many.

:lol: Its just that everytime I look at that little pack I think of Golden pearls and something else I used to do a long time ago If you used 1tsp of GP's in that amount of water you'd run into some problems.

 

[aquamarine]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7208822#post7208822 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by golfish
:lol: Its just that everytime I look at that little pack I think of Golden pearls and something else I used to do a long time ago If you used 1tsp of GP's in that amount of water you'd run into some problems.

Where can I find info on Golden Pearls? I have never seen any vendor carrying it.

Does it work well?

 

[golfish]

http://www.brineshrimpdirect.com/other_goldpearl_particle.html

 

[aquamarine]

Thank you.

 

[SteveOhh]

This is my flowerpot 2 hours after receiving it's 2nd feeding of Reefroids.......................It's never been this big since I've owned it......

Those of you not in on the group buy yet, I suggest you stake your claim. Hell, it's only $13..............I'm sure you've wasted that much on your reef before........... :eek2:

Steve

 

[aquamarine]

I still might purchase the product just for my sick goni. I still have some Reefroids left, so I'll give it another try before I decide.

I'll not join the group buy due to the condition of my goni, it has not been fully extended for weeks, and if it's condition gets worse fast, I cannot wait 2-3 weeks just to save $5.

 

[aquamarine]

:lol: Its just that everytime I look at that little pack I think of Golden pearls and something else I used to do a long time ago If you used 1tsp of GP's in that amount of water you'd run into some problems.

I looked at the analysis for both products, it seems that GP has similar protein and lipid contents, but alot more Vitamins added. It looks like an interesting product. How was your experience with it? How was it different/similar to Reefroids?

Thanks

 

[codybug]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7197627#post7197627 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by laverda
It seams to go bad (get smelly) pretty quick so I would probably mix smaller batches then recommended.

I agree - does this stuff have a shelflife? Mine has gotten a little smelly too. Does it need to be refrigerated?