Reef Nutrition Products

[reefkoi]

I have been getting the Phytofeast, Rotifeast, and Arcti pods from Exotic Tropicals. My fish love eating the Arctipods (they are like a small brine shrimp but I think these are actually nutritious) and the corals seem happy with the Phyto. Is anyone else using these products?
I don't see anything Negative as far as water quality, but I wonder if anyone else is using them and has any thoughts.

If you are using another type of phyto are you happy with the price, shelf life etc? Thats why I like this new line the price is low and the shelf life is several months

Christo

 

[clowninaround74]

Scott hooked me up with some of the phytofeast and my corals love it. Nothing negative to the water. after adding the clams my nitrates went down to 0!!!!
The arcti pods frozen i take it then????

 

[normanviking]

All those products are awesome.

 

[reefkoi]

Randall the Arctipods are not froze, they are bottled and stored just like the rest of the products. I just like em better than cyclopeeze because they are double or triple the size. I also feed cyclopeze but more for the corals and really small fish, like the Helfrich firefish i just got. :smokin:

 

[murfman]

What is the difference in price of the articpods vs. cyclopeze?

 

[ReefJerk]

Hey, Scott, do you think you could give us a comparison of the Phyto-Feast versus the DT's phytoplankton regarding the response of livestock, nutrient levels, algae blooms or whatever? If it's not kosher, I understand.

On a side note, I love this statement from Eric Borneman's article about feeding our reefs:
"...It is my experience that perfectly "obscene" levels of food can be added to well stocked and diverse reef aquariums over time without high nutrient levels in the water column..."

 

[ReefJerk]

Hey, Scott, do you think you could give us a comparison of the Phyto-Feast versus the DT's phytoplankton regarding the response of livestock, nutrient levels, algae blooms or whatever? If it's not kosher, I understand.

On a side note, I love this statement from Eric Borneman's article about feeding our reefs:
"...It is my experience that perfectly "obscene" levels of food can be added to well stocked and diverse reef aquariums over time without high nutrient levels in the water column..."
http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-07/eb/index.php

 

[rekn]

my fish love both although i prefer arcti to cyclop due to the size.

with all my clams ive enver noticed a spike from dosing phyto

 

[reefkoi]

Murf you get around 16 oz of arctipods for the price of about half as much cyclopeeze volume wise. now there are a ton of cyclopeeze in there because they are smaller. I'd say comparison wise the cyclopeeze will go further as a coral food but the arctipod is more for the fishes I think.
I can't remember what he charged me for the 16 oz though, this time I'm getting the 32 oz so it will last longer.

 

[Leopard Wrasse]

I've been using the Articpods for about a month and have
been very happy with them so far.

 

[Rocmtnreef]

Variety

Variety

Maybe a variety would be better, good to here the discussion. I want to get Cyclop-eeze (frozen) but can't find it at the LFS, I was looking for the big block style. I was told buy a zoo frag guy in Denver that he's had excellent outcome with the Cyc.

I however currently dont have either.

 

[murfman]

Re: Variety

Re: Variety

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9634227#post9634227 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Cyclop-eeze
Maybe a variety would be better, good to here the discussion. I want to get Cyclop-eeze (frozen) but can't find it at the LFS, I was looking for the big block style. I was told buy a zoo frag guy in Denver that he's had excellent outcome with the Cyc.

I however currently dont have either.

SeaScape has cyclopeze in squirt bottles and another, blue food for pods. Buy the pod food and you get the CPE free. $25 though.

 

[reefkoi]

I think MR Aqua sells the frozen blocks, I bought one there a year ago and just got a fresh one in denver this weekend