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That is a LOT of phyto for that size tank. I literally put 10-15 ML a day for a week and a half in my 20 gal and it was too much nutrients. Brought it down to 5 ml a day with manual algae removal and Copepods and some cleanup crew.I do maybe 1/4 cup a day in my 35 gal system. Not an exact measurement just kind of pour it in lol
lol then my dosing would blow you away. On my 65g DT, with 10g frag, I do 1-2 gallons per week. All depends on if I split after 1-2 weeks.That is a LOT of phyto for that size tank. I literally put 10-15 ML a day for a week and a half in my 20 gal and it was too much nutrients. Brought it down to 5 ml a day with manual algae removal and Copepods and some cleanup crew.
You da manI never fed phyto
I'm da Man who don't use Phyto. Or anything else.You da man
No when it dies it just becomes phytoplankton instead of live phytoplankton study's have shown there's almost no difference in corals and copepods vs live and not live phyto . What is not consumed is easily removed by various filtration methods. Live Phyto will not over take your system it needs requirements that a normal reef tank can't meetI would take the variety of answers to this thread to mean that there may not be a good answer to this question at the present time. I also use it at the current time and am trying to follow the algae barn formula for now.
If you are using it to raise pods, then an amount close to the minimum necessary to keep the pod population thriving would be a good first approximation. If you are using it to feed other filter feeders I would use the same approximation.
The next question is what would happen to any excess phytoplankton in the system that was not consumed. Is it removed by various filtration methods? If live, does it die and add to the nutrient load? Does it survive in the tank? Propagate?