Phytoplankton - Page 3

tangale · 09-28-2006, 12:59 PM

Cool thanks. I'll dose the tank every other day then. How's turning off the skimmer and just shooting it at the return pump in sump and let it spread around to main tank?

vanceny · 09-28-2006, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by WingoAgency


	You can get live ones from H20.

Anyone know how much they sell it for and how much you get?

aaron23 · 09-28-2006, 07:18 PM

DT's is suppose to smell bad... a small TINT of nastyness. If it goes beyond that its bad.

Turning off return pumps is best and skimmer (toomuch trouble).

tomzpc · 09-28-2006, 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by aaron23


	DT's is suppose to smell bad... a small TINT of nastyness. If it goes beyond that its bad.

Yeah...live phyto products will always have "some" rotten smell since it is a live product and the live phyto is producing waste. When it smells real bad, even after the bottle has been open for awhile to exhaust the gas the it's probably time to toss it. I always keep my bottles of phyto-feast in the very back of my refrigerator.

Aqua Pro Builder · 09-29-2006, 06:15 AM

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Originally Posted by tomzpc


	When you dose phytoplankton on a regular basis you WILL begin to see more life on your live rock, especially mini tube worms.

I concurr the same findings.

techreef · 09-29-2006, 10:15 AM

I dose mine in the return section of my sump and let the dual nozzles on my return disperse it around my tank. I kill the skimmer for 20 minutes, but after reading this thread, sounds like bumping that time up to an hour would be a better idea.

Aqua Pro Builder · 09-29-2006, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by vanceny


	Anyone know how much they sell it for and how much you get?

$1 an zo. of green water(phytoplankton) and $2 a zo. of zooplankton

ReeferGoneMad · 09-29-2006, 03:22 PM

Dts smell. Odor should be that of sulphur kindof like egg or fart. Rotten smell= went bad needs to be thrown in the trash. u should either buy more and smell it before u buy it or go to h20. also there should be a use by date sticker on dts. if its not past the date somebody messed up and didnt refrigerate it. this is what i do

Shake the bottle every few days really hard
then i sqeeze all the air out and allow the bubbles at the top to dissapate
then i take a good wiff
sulphur, sea smell=good
dying animal smell=bad

ReeferGoneMad · 09-29-2006, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by WingoAgency


	$1 an zo. of green water(phytoplankton) and $2 a zo. of zooplankton

wingo wat the hell is a zo?

**Deanos** · 09-29-2006, 05:07 PM

zo = Wingo-ism for ounce (oz.)

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09-28-2006, 12:59 PM	#21
tangale Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Murray Hill, NYC Posts: 486 Reefer Ratings: (27) Friends: (0)	Cool thanks. I'll dose the tank every other day then. How's turning off the skimmer and just shooting it at the return pump in sump and let it spread around to main tank?

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aaron23 !THE ULTIMATE REEFER! Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Roslyn, Long Island NY Posts: 2,282 Reefer Ratings: (80) Friends: (0)	DT's is suppose to smell bad... a small TINT of nastyness. If it goes beyond that its bad. Turning off return pumps is best and skimmer (toomuch trouble).

09-29-2006, 10:15 AM	#26
techreef Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: West New York, NJ Posts: 149 Reefer Ratings: (0) Friends: (0)	I dose mine in the return section of my sump and let the dual nozzles on my return disperse it around my tank. I kill the skimmer for 20 minutes, but after reading this thread, sounds like bumping that time up to an hour would be a better idea.