I did when u said something earlier lolI’m telling all you people, hit up @hollback for pods!!!
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I did when u said something earlier lolI’m telling all you people, hit up @hollback for pods!!!
Lol same hereI did when u said something earlier lol
BRS said something on a stream that hit home. NEVER EVER EVER get macroalgae from another reefer get it from a source where it is clean. So I might have to retract my statement and try them for macroalgae. +1 for the Macroalgae.
Algaebarn Your name has been restored. (somewhat) lol. Thanks for reminding me @311Reefer
Sorry. Newbie here. I was under the impression bristle worms were good for tank?That exact video is the reason why i decided to make a purchase from algae barn. I've been following the BRS 160 and the biggest regret they had besides removing their sand bed was that they got chaeto from a friends tank and subsequently infested their system with bristle worms. I think I should have just stuck with the macroalgae, i just think i got excited and carried away when adding to my order...you live and you learn.
Sorry. Newbie here. I was under the impression bristle worms were good for tank?
BRS said something on a stream that hit home. NEVER EVER EVER get macroalgae from another reefer get it from a source where it is clean. So I might have to retract my statement and try them for macroalgae. +1 for the Macroalgae.
Algaebarn Your name has been restored. (somewhat) lol. Thanks for reminding me @311Reefer
They can be a great member of a cucSorry. Newbie here. I was under the impression bristle worms were good for tank?
I only have room for only one ugly, fat thing in my home. Bristle worms or my sister in law. I can't get rid of my sister in law so the Bristle can't stay. Dang after reading my statement that was cruel. I will retract what I said my bristle worms are not ugly. At least they have a job.Sorry. Newbie here. I was under the impression bristle worms were good for tank?
Yeah but also, they brought this up a lot and stressed it right after they started selling algaebarn products on their site. Personally it seems like a big indirect advertisement for more sales on their part.BRS said something on a stream that hit home. NEVER EVER EVER get macroalgae from another reefer get it from a source where it is clean. So I might have to retract my statement and try them for macroalgae. +1 for the Macroalgae.
Algaebarn Your name has been restored. (somewhat) lol. Thanks for reminding me @311Reefer
Yeah they did plug AB lol so you rightYeah but also, they brought this up a lot and stressed it right after they started selling algaebarn products on their site. Personally it seems like a big indirect advertisement for more sales on their part.
yeah what he saidThree things, turbostart 900 is not an instacycle. I used it in my tank, it was shipped with an icepack in my case, my tank still took three weeks to cycle. Secondly, Youtubers rave about algae barn because algae barn sponsors them, I do not take any product recommendations from Youtubers for that reason, some are even unscrupulous enough to shill products they have spoken out about in other videos. Coralfish12G did this in the most disingenuous way I'd ever seen, I lost a lot of respect for him after seeing that. Lastly, as others have pointed out, you can't see all the pods, also, the numbers cited are approximations. In addition, you are comparing pods in a small container to pods in a larger container, the quantities may look different.
Three things, turbostart 900 is not an instacycle. I used it in my tank, it was shipped with an icepack in my case, my tank still took three weeks to cycle. Secondly, Youtubers rave about algae barn because algae barn sponsors them, I do not take any product recommendations from Youtubers for that reason, some are even unscrupulous enough to shill products they have spoken out about in other videos. Coralfish12G did this in the most disingenuous way I'd ever seen, I lost a lot of respect for him after seeing that. Lastly, as others have pointed out, you can't see all the pods, also, the numbers cited are approximations. In addition, you are comparing pods in a small container to pods in a larger container, the quantities may look different.
It says on the bottle it can cycle a tank in 5 days my friend.
Now im not saying that is a forsure going to happen thing but everyone who talks it up uses that as turbostarts main selling point.
I was initially impressed with the diversity of macroalgae they are offering, but it seems a bit much to sell a golf ball sized portion for thirty bucks. Maybe it's just me.
Hey there. Not really one to complain about too much and I'd like to preface this by pointing out that this is not a complaint but maybe i just had my expectations set too high?
Setting up my new reef tank i decided to go all out and give algae barn a try. I purchased their Nitrocycle kit that comes with a bottle of Turbostart900 and a bottle of Nitrocycle as well as a few varieties of macro algae and some pods
So, I guess this is where the concern started. Last week i received my bottle of Turbostart however when they sent it out they decided to put a heating pad in the box (they say this is too keep pods alive however i split the orders so there was no live goods being sent together) the heating pad kept the TurboStart at around 66F which i was a little worried about considering on the bottle it says to store between 34-55F. I did reach out to Algae barn and they said it will be ok and to just use it (which i did but i dont think it was really effective at jump starting my tank cycle)
So then today i got my chaeto and pods. This is where I am so confused. I bought what was supposed to be 5280 pods but this jar looks like it has maybe 1000 at the most. I would even say maybe 500 max but i want to give them the benefit of the doubt. I usually buy the small bottle of reef nutrition tigger pods and i feel like those bottles are waaay more stacked full of pods than this jar Algae Barn sent me.
So i guess that being said? Are they all hype? Where does all that extra money go? I could have spent a lot less on other brands but decided since some of the real informative YouTubers all talk them up and give them praise so thats what got me sold. But if i had to buy from them again personally I would probably just go with the macroalgae they have. That seems to be the only thing i felt was worth the money I paid.
I have a laser temp probe. And you can see my unboxing of it all here.
I understand as soon as it goes in my tank it is going to be upwards of 75F so I did use it because in my thinking the bacteria probably wasnt harmed too much. Im just pointing out that there was absolutely no need for the heat pad and on the bottle it has specific instructions for storing it and Algae Barn completely disregarded that.