For those of you that have The Phyto Tank or similar containers for Phyto and or Copepod Cultures I found a website called ClearBags that sells the exact bag dimensions needed. They feel the same thickness ( 3mm ) but did not feel necessary to use a micrometer to verify. They are plenty heavy enough and will not tear easily. They also have a welded flat bottom.
Myself, I do not need the pipettes or the RO tubing that comes with the Poseidon Reef Systems kit because I have plenty of RO tubing left over from my build 3yrs ago plus RO tubing in bulk is cheap. I no longer use their fertilizer and use the Mercer of Montana F2 which by the way since I changed, my cultures have been way more dense.
There is a humongous price difference between the two suppliers. Poseidon Reef System with tax and shipping is $26.79 for the kit that only has 10 bags. I was buying 2 kits at a time because I have 2 tanks ( $44.53 tax and shipping included ) for 10wks. If I was to purchase 20 kits all at once the price is $299.80. From ClearBags you get 200 bags which for me is enough for 100wks and the cost with tax and shipping is only $36.16. Shipping came by FedEx. Shipped Monday arrived Wednesday. Just doing a quick search on Amazon you can purchase 200ft of RO tubing for $38.
So if Your looking to save a little money, actually more than a little, I would check out ClearBags.
Also you can get a 10% discount if you sign up on their web site.
Bag comparison photo.
Myself, I do not need the pipettes or the RO tubing that comes with the Poseidon Reef Systems kit because I have plenty of RO tubing left over from my build 3yrs ago plus RO tubing in bulk is cheap. I no longer use their fertilizer and use the Mercer of Montana F2 which by the way since I changed, my cultures have been way more dense.
There is a humongous price difference between the two suppliers. Poseidon Reef System with tax and shipping is $26.79 for the kit that only has 10 bags. I was buying 2 kits at a time because I have 2 tanks ( $44.53 tax and shipping included ) for 10wks. If I was to purchase 20 kits all at once the price is $299.80. From ClearBags you get 200 bags which for me is enough for 100wks and the cost with tax and shipping is only $36.16. Shipping came by FedEx. Shipped Monday arrived Wednesday. Just doing a quick search on Amazon you can purchase 200ft of RO tubing for $38.
So if Your looking to save a little money, actually more than a little, I would check out ClearBags.
Also you can get a 10% discount if you sign up on their web site.
Bag comparison photo.