Ireef Phytoplankton 500ml 4 species
£10.00
Each 500ml bottle we provide contains Four species of LIVE phytoplankton
1. Nannochloris – high-quality fatty acid profile due to a high content of EPA & HUFA
2. Tetraselmis – high-quality fatty acid profile due to a high content of EPA & HUFA
3. Dunaliella – high in antioxidants and carotenoids
4. Chlorella – very high in proteins
Dosing Phytoplankton / zooplankton is incredibly important to the aquatic food chain within our tanks. They utilize nutrients in the water along with carbon dioxide to reproduce and, in the process, create essential fatty acids (EFAs) critical to the health and development of most marine organisms. Dosing a highly concentrated batch of live phytoplankton is only going to benefit your tank.
Phytoplankton utilize nitrates, phosphates, iron, and other trace elements to produce proteins and essential fatty acids. The phytoplankton, in turn, are consumed by filter feeders and aquatic bugs like copepods, rotifers, etc., which pass these essential fatty acids on to fish and corals that manage to grab them.
Live Phytoplankton will aid in removal of nitrates and phosphates, consume carbon dioxide (stabilize pH), and oxygenate the water during the peak stage of your light cycle.
Phyto will last last 4-6 weeks if kept refrigerated along with being rotated daily to stop the phyto cells from setting in the bottom of the bottle it’s key to keep the cells suspended.. every time I go in the fridge I just give the bottles a little shake
Dosing guidance start with 1-3ml
Per 10 litres of system volume, trick is to go slow and monitor nitrates and phosphates closely.