00W's AIO Smorgasbord

[ESABOE]

Oh boy, haven’t heard from Joel today, I’m thinking we are going to see a picture of a train wreck later.

Like a 12 train one….

 

[luis angel]

Pods are one go and phyto is kept in the fridge and dosed. I typically order the pods and phyto together and when I’m out of phyto I order just phyto and when that is out phyto and pods and repeat.

these?

 

[kevgib67]

I'm ordering mine when I get off. I've done a little research and can't believe I haven't been doing this already. The phyto alone is great for the system. I should've probably already been dosing a little phyto for my corals. There's so much to learn lol

Good for your filter feeders as well like my large feather duster worm.

 

[kevgib67]

these?

Exactly! Not only will you get those in excellent condition but beautifully hand written thank you card and stickers.

 

[WalkerLovesTheOcean]

Do Joel's pictures at the end of the day coordinate with how his day went?

 

[luis angel]

Do Joel's pictures at the end of the day coordinate with how his day went?

When he leaves work

 

[luis angel]

Exactly! Not only will you get those in excellent condition but beautifully hand written thank you card and stickers.

 

[ESABOE]

@kingranch2003 I’ve done daily Phyto from the beginning- great beating out diatoms, Dino’s, etc. feeds my pods, smol fish, etc.

These videos really broke down the science for me.






I have used the following vendors for both Phyto and pods. All very good.

Reef Nutrition; Algae Barn; TSA, and Dinkins.

I base it a lot on deals/specials, and when I need it.

My main vendor is Reef Nutrition as they provide 90% of my food products to fish and I can get from LFS without shipping cost.

 

[Calmwaters]

Dang I just missed May 24th for me.

We share a birthday month!!! I knew I was going to like you. LOL

 

[Calmwaters]

Pods are one go and phyto is kept in the fridge and dosed. I typically order the pods and phyto together and when I’m out of phyto I order just phyto and when that is out phyto and pods and repeat.

Any idea how long phyto is good for? Does it have an expiration date? I ordered the great big bottles and the last one smelled bad before I finished it off.

 

[kingranch2003]

This is great content that you sent. Thank you so much. @@kevgib67 also recommended dinkins, my lfs carries reef nutrition as well.

 

[tbrown]

I am actually in the process of buying all of my testing equipment. I have a hannah salinity tester and was probably going with a hannah phosphate checker. Thanks for that advice. My nitrates seem to hover around 15 to 25 between water changes.

Go with the ULR Phosphates from Hanna

 

[tbrown]

Welcome Kingsranch!

You have entered one of the best threads/groups in R2R!

As a very new reefer myself, it was critical to find people you could ask any “dumb” question to and get quality feedback (with varied ways of going about it); and never feel silly. Add that these are genuinely good, good people who care about you and it has become a sanctuary for many (thanks goes to Joel who started it all).

And the newbies really make an effort to do research before bombarding the thread with questions- it really hopes our group of veterans narrow down their responses- you’ve got over 50 yrs of experience with just with some of them

I always ask dumb questions!

Oh, and......

 

[tbrown]

And the newbies really make an effort to do research before bombarding the thread with questions- it really hopes our group of veterans narrow down their responses- you’ve got over 50 yrs of experience with just with some of them

She's calling Kevin "old".

 

[tbrown]

Gentlemen,
Love ya all - but do you think I want to logon to my favorite R2R thread every day and see annArsee Soooo unattainable literally staring me right in the face.

Ok, I get you guys would enjoy and hey, who could blame ya - lol.

But maybe not “quote” this one in the future. Where were these butts in the 1970’s?!? Hahahahaha

 

[tbrown]

I'm clicking share and copying the link then pasting it here not sure why it's not working.

So for some reason, copying and pasting from the Amazon App hasn't been working lately. Gotta share from the website. Not sure why.

 

[Calmwaters]

So for some reason, copying and pasting from the Amazon App hasn't been working lately. Gotta share from the website. Not sure why.

Ah ok I thought it was just something weird for me.

 

[tbrown]

Lol! Poor Tim. You beat me to it Kevin. I meant to tell yall that my name is John. I've been trying to escape that goofy screen name forever, but I keep using it.

Hi John! I'm Greg. Two G's, not 3.

 

[ESABOE]

Any idea how long phyto is good for? Does it have an expiration date? I ordered the great big bottles and the last one smelled bad before I finished it off.

It’s different per vendor - all of them cite longevity, expiration, amount per tank, on directions and websites. At least the vendors we are all talking about.

 

[Calmwaters]

Hi John! I'm Greg. Two G's, not 3.

Wait that's not right you are Tim...