{"product_id":"12-species-phytoplankton-rotifer-2-podblend","title":"12 Species Phytoplankton\/Rotifer \u0026 2 Podblend","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe best way to seed an aquarium or refuel your copepod population. Get 2 of the most common marine copepods in one bottle to help your reef aquaria take off again. We do recommend feeding live phytoplankton to your aquaria 2-4 times a week to help your copepods reproduce. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGet the most with this package 32 ounces of Phytoplankton and 16 ounces of mixed pods\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur in house blend of single phytoplankton cultures combined at peak concentrations and never diluted. This blend has everything you could ask for! Contains the following phytoplanktons:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGreen phytoplanktons (Nannochloropsis oculata,Tetraselmis chui, Chlorella, Dunaliella tertiolecta)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGolden phytoplanktons (Tisochrysis lutea, Pavlova, Isochrysis galbana)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRed phytoplankton (Rhodomonas salina, Porphyridium cruentum)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOrange phytoplankton (Chaetocerors calcitrans)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrown phytoplanktons (Pheaodactylum tricornutum)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYellow\/Brown phytoplankton (Thalassiosira weissfloggii)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGet the most live rotifers from us. Our live rotifers are never diluted down, we harvest daily, your order will be harvested and packed the same day. Rotifers are a great way to get an ideal feeding response without adding nitrate or phosphates to your water column. Our rotifers are packed with clean sterilized instant ocean water. We do recommend feeding our roti rich or live phytoplankton mix to keep your rotifer culture nutrient rich for your corals and newly hatch fish. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe best way to check the density on the bottle you receive is by shining a light into the bottle to see the rotifers. They are hard to see in the bottle without shining a light. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou won't be able to overdose rotifers inside your reef aquarium. They will get consumed quickly and you'll notice an increase in mysid shrimp populations with regular feedings. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is an exceptional mix of phytoplanktons that will make your corals feel like they are back in the ocean. Feeding this blend will help reduce nitrates, phosphate and silicates in your water column while providing the essential building blocks most corals feed on naturally. Rhodomonas is the essential building block to add more color to your corals, a strain that you that's hard to come by. Refrigeration required on both bottles. Rotifers last 3 weeks refrigerated. Phytoplankton lasts 1 month  refrigerated. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTisbe\u003c\/strong\u003e copepods are small copepods that require a light to be shown at the bottom of the bottle to see them. We send all sizes\/ages in each bottle. Tisbe copepods are a moderate production copepod, needing 2-3 weeks before harvesting. Tisbe pods will consume large amounts of phytoplankton while culturing, you'll often notice you'll have to feed them 4-5 times a week once your population takes off. They also make for a great clean up crew in your reef aquarium, they are bottom dwellers and love to hide in the rocks making them hard for small to medium fish to eat. (mandarins gobys love hunting these guys down) Tisbe copepods are loaded with high nutritional content when fed live phytoplankton. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eApocyclops\u003c\/strong\u003e copepods are medium size, slightly larger than tisbe and slightly smaller than Tigriopus copepods. Youll see these guys jerking in the water column, enticing smaller fish to eat. Apocyclops females will lay eggs every 4-6 days, meaning you can harvest them on a weekly basis if you're culturing them. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIf you culture these pods together in a 1 gallon vessel or larger, eventually all the pods will be apocyclops as they reproduce at a faster rate. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Reef Legends","offers":[{"title":"16 ounce Phyto\/Rotifer 8 ounce  2 pod blend","offer_id":48247720640771,"sku":"sku-47847649837376","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"16 ounce phyto\/rotifer 16 ounce 2 pod blend","offer_id":48247720673539,"sku":"PR2P16","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"32 ounce phyto\/rotifer 16 ounce pod blend","offer_id":48247720706307,"sku":"PR2P32","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"32 ounce Phyto\/Rotifer 2 Pod blend","offer_id":48247720739075,"sku":"sku-47847647740224","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/phishstonesproducts.myshopify.com\/products\/12-species-phytoplankton-rotifer-2-podblend","provider":"PhishStones Products","version":"1.0","type":"link"}