Marine Snow?

[littlebuck]

Wanted to see what everyone thinks of marine snow? If you have some input please let me know. From people that i have talked to say it works great on corals but if it dosent i will think abotu getting something else. Please let me knwo what you think about it and if you recommend something else.

 

[littlebuck]

bump

 

[speg]

Well.. both of my brothers have been trying it and I have not. One of the brothers like it a lot.. one doesnt really care either way but still uses it. I personally think it looks just like........ well I cant say what I think it looks like but it looks really nasty.. lets say that... and I dont see how it can really work as well as say.. phyto/zooplankton... but whatever!

 

[littlebuck]

it says it has both in there phyto and zoo

 

[speg]

Well.. if you seen how the stuff looks when you put it in there you'd question it as well.

 

[littlebuck]

ingredients. deionized water, phytoplankton, nannochloropsis, telraselmis or thalassiosira,isochrysis, spirulina, schyzochitrium, seaweed meal,zooplankton, citric acid?

 

[littlebuck]

well thats true everything looks good and getting bigger. i just got new frags about a week ago and most everything is growing it seems. onlything that worries me is one of the zoos.

 

[sundance1]

I've been useing it for a couple years in my softie tank(just recently upgraded my lighting and started keeping clams and a few sps)and it's been working great.I've fragged my finger leather 8 times over the last couple years and my shrooms are going nuts!I didn't have any zoos till a few months ago but they are definatly multiplying. :jumping:

 

[littlebuck]

well thats good glad to hear your stuff si doing well. All of my stuff is getting huge. shrooms are trippe the size since i stated using it. Maybe with the light and that they will get nice and big. Thanks

 

[bang guy]

If you take a peek at the stuff undera microscope you'll quickly notice that the first ingredient makes up about 99% of the volume.

 

[lepete]

I tossed my marine snow away. Seemed that everytime I feed (few drops), I develope algae problem. I will not be supprised if the 2nd most abundent ingredient is phosphate.

 

[littlebuck]

well you do have a good point there my overflow has had a little bit in it. Hummm might be why. Ill have to stop using it and see. But what does everyone use to feed there corals? I have shrooms, frogspawn, hammer,zoos,colt,xenia,candy cane. If you have any input let me know. Thank you

 

[bang guy]

Originally Posted by Littlebuck
I have shrooms, frogspawn, hammer,zoos,colt,xenia,candy cane. If you have any input let me know. Thank you
I have the same corals. I feed the Frogspawn, Hammer and Candy Cane ground Scallops. The Zoas, Colt, Xenia, etc I don't feed. I feed some shrooms like Ricordea yuma and Green Hairy Mushrooms the scallops too but most Mushrooms I don't feed.

 

[littlebuck]

so just reg water changes will do them good? I figured they needed something. I have a mixture or seafood, shrimp,whitefish,clams,squid and muscles will that work fine for them? I also need to get prepared beause im getting a compete reef this tuesday and want to make sure i am feeding everything thats in that other tank. Mosyle stuff that i have or around the same kinda of stuff like leathers, zoos, frogspawn. Thanks bang guy.
I hope this new tank does as good as my little 29 gallon. If you have any other tip for me let em know. Thanks