If I thought I needed to do this, right now I think I'd be looking at AF Life Source.
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Bought a bag of life source. Dosed for only a few weeks and then gave up. It just made too much of a mess for meIf I thought I needed to do this, right now I think I'd be looking at AF Life Source.
If I thought I needed to do this, right now I think I'd be looking at AF Life Source.
Bought a bag of life source. Dosed for only a few weeks and then gave up. It just made too much of a mess for me
I think people use biodiversity a bit…loosely here. For example everyone says how great it is to use live rock direct from the ocean. But do we know what % of that actually makes it to the tank? Does it continue to hold its ground in a tank system or do certain bacteria tend to eventually become predominant in all our tanks due to the conditions?some of the micro organisms will be lost but it won't affect the bacterial diversity, each coral is loaded with its own unique sets of bacteria which to me is the most important to get the tank to mature faster.
The term biodiversity confuses me cause I'm not sure if it means in terms of micro organisms or bacteria.
Right on! It is all survival of the fittest. Make some friends with established tanks. If you are in the boonies like me, Indo pacific Sea Farms will sell you some bugs.I think people use biodiversity a bit…loosely here. For example everyone says how great it is to use live rock direct from the ocean. But do we know what % of that actually makes it to the tank? Does it continue to hold its ground in a tank system or do certain bacteria tend to eventually become predominant in all our tanks due to the conditions?
Mature rock from another established reef, not shipped but quickly transferred and kept wet and warm, is a tried and true method of success since I started back in the late 90s.
100% live rock from the ocean is. usually shipped in full water over night. I've purchased it many times over the past few years and it's objectively the best choiceI think people use biodiversity a bit…loosely here. For example everyone says how great it is to use live rock direct from the ocean. But do we know what % of that actually makes it to the tank? Does it continue to hold its ground in a tank system or do certain bacteria tend to eventually become predominant in all our tanks due to the conditions?
Mature rock from another established reef, not shipped but quickly transferred and kept wet and warm, is a tried and true method of success since I started back in the late 90s.
Maybe not, but that’s a great name for a new product!!!Add coral.
There is no such thing as a magic potion in a bottle.
Yep just got my little order a few days agoLive ocean sand or rock.
I don’t consider bottled bacteria or wet sand with only bacteria as live.Looking to strengthen my biodiversity. Can you guys recommend me the best products for this? Looking to buy 2-3 bottles from 2-3 different brands to add to my tank.
100% live rock from the ocean is. usually shipped in full water over night. I've purchased it many times over the past few years and it's objectively the best choice
No and thank god it doesn’tI don’t consider bottled bacteria or wet sand with only bacteria as live.
Biodiversity is micro inverts, micro fauna & micro fana and bacteria. I get that from diver collected live rock. If you need to dip that, then you are not really interested in biodiversity. Diver collected live sand has different biodiversity than live rock. End goal is have a microbial food web in the tank that feeds multiple filter feeders with heavy emphases on ornamental sponges.
Does your live rock look like this?
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I send them a email... asking if they ship to Canada $$$I don’t consider bottled bacteria or wet sand with only bacteria as live.
Biodiversity is micro inverts, micro fauna & micro fana and bacteria. I get that from diver collected live rock. If you need to dip that, then you are not really interested in biodiversity. Diver collected live sand has different biodiversity than live rock. End goal is have a microbial food web in the tank that feeds multiple filter feeders with heavy emphases on ornamental sponges.
Does your live rock look like this?
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The question is how much better is rock looking that vs rubble pieces or sand collected from the oceon ,I think many reefers are looking for a clean aesthetic looks vs what a natural reef would look like but also wanting a healthy population of diverse bacteria to help mature a tank.I don’t consider bottled bacteria or wet sand with only bacteria as live.
Biodiversity is micro inverts, micro fauna & micro fana and bacteria. I get that from diver collected live rock. If you need to dip that, then you are not really interested in biodiversity. Diver collected live sand has different biodiversity than live rock. End goal is have a microbial food web in the tank that feeds multiple filter feeders with heavy emphases on ornamental sponges.
Does your live rock look like this?
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