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Anybody have a good idea what this is? I sent off an inquiry from fosters & smith.
Anybody have a good idea what this is? I sent off an inquiry from fosters & smith.
Reef Bugs / Organic Phosphate & Nitrate
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Marc Weiss 12 bacteria strains.
Marc Weiss 12 bacteria strains.
I am all about biodiversity, Particularly when it comes to healthy bacteria. A friend who is manager for sanitation at a large hospital chain is of the opinion that we are killing good bugs that would normally fight the bad bugs. Because many bad bugs are resistant to anti-septic treatments, bacteria populations are skewed to favor the "œbad boys". That means conditions for disease are increased.
Yes, I feed bacteria to my reef tank tank. Not that different than seeding a field of legumes with "œnitrogen fixation" bacteria or adding bacteria to a home septic tank.
Marc Weiss 12 bacteria strains.
I am all about biodiversity, Particularly when it comes to healthy bacteria. A friend who is manager for sanitation at a large hospital chain is of the opinion that we are killing good bugs that would normally fight the bad bugs. Because many bad bugs are resistant to anti-septic treatments, bacteria populations are skewed to favor the "œbad boys". That means conditions for disease are increased.
Yes, I feed bacteria to my reef tank tank. Not that different than seeding a field of legumes with "œnitrogen fixation" bacteria or adding bacteria to a home septic tank.
Wikipedia says
“Micro plankton is composed of both phytoplankton & zooplankton between .05 and 1 mm.
While I am all about diversity, I feel that my refugium does that already. For certain, the larvae from pods, snails and worms fills the zooplankton niche. Does a macro refugium produce phytoplankton? I say yes. Every time I carry a bag of macro in a bag of clean water, at the end of the day, it is tinted green. Not a peer reviewed article, but it is a type of phytoplankton.
“Micro plankton is composed of both phytoplankton & zooplankton between .05 and 1 mm.
While I am all about diversity, I feel that my refugium does that already. For certain, the larvae from pods, snails and worms fills the zooplankton niche. Does a macro refugium produce phytoplankton? I say yes. Every time I carry a bag of macro in a bag of clean water, at the end of the day, it is tinted green. Not a peer reviewed article, but it is a type of phytoplankton.
Scrubber_steve
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I use nsw for water changes & believe i get the added benefit of a healthy mix of prelagic bacteria.
You are fortunate to have this source of raw water.
I toured the algae marine research facility on the UT campus in Austin. When combining fresh and marine algae, it is the largest facility in the world. It was really neat talking to scientist with “more degrees than thermometers” get excited about small operations like mine. I was very honored with a visit from two world class pHD micro biologist and impressed with how genuine they were. The curator of the UT facility got on his stomach to look into my 30G mud macro refugium
Tim, between this thread and the cryptic thread we should all reevaluate the paradigm that
we hold about our reef tanks. Reef tanks and biochemistry are complex. Randy Holmes Farley said it best to me, “We sent a man to the moon 50 years ago, yet we cannot cure Cancer today.
I toured the algae marine research facility on the UT campus in Austin. When combining fresh and marine algae, it is the largest facility in the world. It was really neat talking to scientist with “more degrees than thermometers” get excited about small operations like mine. I was very honored with a visit from two world class pHD micro biologist and impressed with how genuine they were. The curator of the UT facility got on his stomach to look into my 30G mud macro refugium
Tim, between this thread and the cryptic thread we should all reevaluate the paradigm that
we hold about our reef tanks. Reef tanks and biochemistry are complex. Randy Holmes Farley said it best to me, “We sent a man to the moon 50 years ago, yet we cannot cure Cancer today.
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"ReefBugs COMPLETEâ„¢ is real reef or marine "œsnow" which is an aggregate of LIVING MICROBES clinging to organic, inorganic, volcanic, mineral, living or recently dead matter. "
i'm very curious how a lighting company (parent = Reef Brite - grandparent = Illumination Technologies ) stumbled onto a source of yeast related organism that could be packaged for the marine reef industry.
I'd love to know the source since it makes up only 30% of micro plankton found on a reef.
i'm very curious how a lighting company (parent = Reef Brite - grandparent = Illumination Technologies ) stumbled onto a source of yeast related organism that could be packaged for the marine reef industry.
I'd love to know the source since it makes up only 30% of micro plankton found on a reef.
Since we are talking about plankton, I recall an article long ago by Anthony Calfo about natural phyto production in a macro refugium. When I carry green macro in a clear bag, I notice the water is stained green after macro is removed. Is that chlorophyll or phyto?
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sde1500
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I would bet on clorophyll
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