Western_reefer
Reef keeper
Like the title says, who uses FM products? If you do, please list what you use. Like Ultra Min S, Ultra Min F, Ultra Sea Fan, ect, ect.
Who uses FM products?
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ReefMonger
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Right here just started 2 days ago with the bigger lineup
Ultra Min F , Ultra Min S, Sea Fan, Min D, Ultra Clam
Ultra Min F , Ultra Min S, Sea Fan, Min D, Ultra Clam
UltraMin-D, UltraMin-F and Ultra Seafan. Also currently testing the new LPS food (initial impression: :thumbsup
I have tested most invertebrate foods commonly available in EU and I haven't found anything that beats FM foods... but I'm still looking :lol:
Edit: I have my own "el-chepo" mixture that works reasonably well:
2 parts Chlorella
2 - O.S.I Back Algae Powder
1 - O.S.I Rotofier (warning: contains fish meal -> PO4)
1 - decapsulated Artemia eggs
1 - powdered flake foods
I have tested most invertebrate foods commonly available in EU and I haven't found anything that beats FM foods... but I'm still looking :lol:
Edit: I have my own "el-chepo" mixture that works reasonably well:
2 parts Chlorella
2 - O.S.I Back Algae Powder
1 - O.S.I Rotofier (warning: contains fish meal -> PO4)
1 - decapsulated Artemia eggs
1 - powdered flake foods
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uhuru
New member
I use Ultra Clam, Seafan, Min F, Min D, Life and Pac. If you are on a budget and want to keep azoox corals this is the way to go for sure. Not saying its cheap but a little goes a long way and I think you can keep almost anything with different combinations of the FM products. With that being said I think Reed Mariculture Shellfish Diet is a very cost effective way to dose phyto.
Western_reefer
Reef keeper
I was thinking about getting just Ultra Min S, Ultra Min F, and maybe Ultra Sea Fan.
slapshot
Active member
If I had to choose just one, I would get the clam food over the Sea fan food. It contains phyto. To be honest, I think the Sea fan food is mashed up dried cyclopeeze. At least that is what it looks like. I know, I know more complicated then that. I love the food lines there are great.
rowjimmy
New member
Mike is there a big difference between Shellfish Diet and Phyto Feast? Which one is better?
Western_reefer
Reef keeper
Here is a list of foods I will be dosing into my new 25 gallon azoo tank once It gets filled up with a bunch of corals.
Ultra Min S
Ultra Min F
Freeze Dried Cyclop-eeze
Frozen Home made fishfood
LIVE phytoplankton: Dunaliella Salina
LIVE phytoplankton: Isochrysis Galbana
LIVE phytoplankton: Nannochloropsis Occulata
LIVE phytoplankton: Spirulina Sp.
LIVE phytoplankton: Tetraselmis Suecica
LIVE phytoplankton: Thalassiosira Sp.
LIVE zooplankton: Rotifers
LIVE zooplankton: Copepods
MAYBE Ultra Sea Fan
Ultra Min S
Ultra Min F
Freeze Dried Cyclop-eeze
Frozen Home made fishfood
LIVE phytoplankton: Dunaliella Salina
LIVE phytoplankton: Isochrysis Galbana
LIVE phytoplankton: Nannochloropsis Occulata
LIVE phytoplankton: Spirulina Sp.
LIVE phytoplankton: Tetraselmis Suecica
LIVE phytoplankton: Thalassiosira Sp.
LIVE zooplankton: Rotifers
LIVE zooplankton: Copepods
MAYBE Ultra Sea Fan
Western_reefer
Reef keeper
But doesn't frozen cyclopeeze cost more than freeze dried cyclopeeze?
uhuru
New member
Yes it does, but it has less phosphates as well. Elos makes a freeze dried plankton that is similar to Cyclopeeze but without the phosphates (due to their special packaging).
http://www.marinedepot.com/Elos_Zoo...h_Coral_Food-Elos_USA-EO2171-FIFDDRPP-vi.html
http://www.marinedepot.com/Elos_Zoo...h_Coral_Food-Elos_USA-EO2171-FIFDDRPP-vi.html
Western_reefer
Reef keeper
If I'm going to be growing all the plankton I mentioned above, I don't think I'll be needing that product in the link.
C. Schuhmacher
New member
Hi Uhuru
That is not possible you cannot create a food without Phosphate
due to packing , then it is hidden but it must be in
rgds claude
That is not possible you cannot create a food without Phosphate
due to packing , then it is hidden but it must be in
rgds claude
C. Schuhmacher
New member
HI
All breeders of Phytoplanctoon make one mistake
scientist see phytoplancton on a different view then reefers
We breed what is available but the corals dont care
they want other stuff or maybe the stock solution which contains some
bacterias and nutrition.
Corals did not eat Spirulina and some other stuff alos not , it is not bad for the tank , it brings some more live and reduce nutrition but it is not good for coral grown.
Scientist see pythoplancton different and this is one of the first step to understand the feeding of corals
rgds claude
All breeders of Phytoplanctoon make one mistake
scientist see phytoplancton on a different view then reefers
We breed what is available but the corals dont care
they want other stuff or maybe the stock solution which contains some
bacterias and nutrition.
Corals did not eat Spirulina and some other stuff alos not , it is not bad for the tank , it brings some more live and reduce nutrition but it is not good for coral grown.
Scientist see pythoplancton different and this is one of the first step to understand the feeding of corals
rgds claude
Western_reefer
Reef keeper
So corals don't eat phytoplankton? LOL
Western_reefer
Reef keeper
Then what do they eat if they don't eat phytoplankton?
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