Live Phyto & Pods from Dinkins Aquatic Gardens

Dinkins Aquatic Gardens · Sep 26, 2022

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GobyGuy · Sep 26, 2022

Order should be coming in this week - the Mandarin I don’t have yet thanks you!

Dinkins Aquatic Gardens · Sep 26, 2022

GobyGuy said:
Order should be coming in this week - the Mandarin I don’t have yet thanks you!

Wonderful!! Getting a mandarin is so exciting - I LOVE them!

Dinkins Aquatic Gardens · Sep 27, 2022

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Dinkins Aquatic Gardens · Sep 29, 2022

Dinkins Aquatic Gardens · Oct 1, 2022

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Dinkins Aquatic Gardens · Oct 2, 2022

To the top!

Hydrored · Oct 2, 2022

I just put an order in for another gallon, appreciate the service

Dinkins Aquatic Gardens · Oct 3, 2022

Hydrored said:
I just put an order in for another gallon, appreciate the service

Heck yeah! Thank you!

Dinkins Aquatic Gardens · Oct 4, 2022

We now have live amphipods and hatched-to-order baby brine shrimp available! See here:

NEW PRODUCT ANNOUNCEMENT: Amphipods & Baby Brine Shrimp Available Now!

Dinkins Aquatic Gardens is excited to offer amphipods and baby brine shrimp. Amphipods are excellent members of a well-rounded cleanup crew, boost your biodiversity, and provide a tasty treat to your aquatic life. Baby brine shrimp are extremely nutritious and are loved by fish and coral alike...

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Dinkins Aquatic Gardens · Oct 5, 2022

Dinkins Aquatic Gardens · Oct 13, 2022

Bump!

We now offer amphipods and baby brine shrimp in addition to our copepods, rotifers, and live phyto!

EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal · Oct 13, 2022

@Dinkins Aquatic Gardens, I have a question. I have read in multiple places that phyto will increase phosphates; they're talking about DEAD phyto, correct?

Dinkins Aquatic Gardens · Oct 13, 2022

Erin1971Texas said:
@Dinkins Aquatic Gardens, I have a question. I have read in multiple places that phyto will increase phosphates; they're talking about DEAD phyto, correct?

Yes, generally speaking. I always say that when you add dead phyto, it starts decaying right away. Adding live phyto, however, will immediately cause your NO3 + PO4 to go down, as the live phyto eats those nutrients.

Of course, aquariums are closed ecosystems, so once your coral or pods eat that phyto, some of the nutrients will be used to make the organism grow, and the rest will be excreted into your water column. On the flip side, some have argued vehemently that adding live phyto makes enough changes in the ecosystem that the net result is a drop in phosphates.