Porp- is a really good culture very deep red full of all the positives.
I got the pods with the phyto. Could actually see the pods in the bottle unlike most others. Will by again.
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Thalassiosira weissflogii is a large diatom phytoplankton. This species can tolerate a wide variety of salinities from brackish to saltwater, we grow ours at 1.022 specific gravity. Thalassiosira weissflogii is used for raising shrimp commercially, most sites claim this is the best algae for rearing shrimp and our copepod cultures seem to love this strain as we never find many cells after 24 hours from feeding. This strain can reproduce asexually and sexually, when Thalassiosira weissflogii reproduces sexually its usually from an environmental stress. We have found that this strain will turn green color when silicates are short in the cultures. The strain has gone back to the yellowish color after 2/3 weeks of over saturating the culture with silicate water. From time to time our culture may have a lime green tint as we didn't add enough silicates for the week.
Thalassiosira weissflogii is known for HUFAs, EPA and DHA fatty acids. If your raising copepods this strain should be in your arsenal of phytoplankton cultures. We recommend using Florida Aqua Farms modified F/2 fertilizer on this strain with water glass or silicate water.
Thalassiosira has been fairly easy to culture. Product arrived 4 months ago from reefLegends well packaged and in good condition with nice golden brown color. I add enough silica to the culture weekly to prevent any environmental stress to the Thal that can lead to a green color change. (green, sexual reproduction happened to me only one time so far). I have also found that heavily aerating the culture vigorously helps to prevent the tendency for the cells to clump together along the bottom of the container. I usually discard any leftover white silica along the bottom of the culture vessel before adding Thal cultures to my reef tank.
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Skyler went above and beyond with my purchases as usual! He answered all of my questions and the phyto, pods and rotifers were some of the best I've ever received! Can't recommend Reef Legends enough and they have a customer for life! Hoping they don't add anymore strands as I wouldn't be able to not buy them!
We love using the 12 blend phyto and all other products always fresh and the corals love it.
After purchasing a beautiful Mandarin Dragonet, I was in search of a sustainable way of keeping him well-fed. Reaching out thru chat, I got a timely response from Skyler, who got me set up with a kit that has everything I needed to start culturing two different kinds of pods. When I received the order, my Tigriopus pods were mostly DOA. I informed Skyler right away, and he sent me replacements at no cost, which arrived, healthy, soon after. Skyler responds to my many questions via chat in a timely manner, and is always courteous and helpful. Just harvested my first batch of pods! Super cool! Great products and awesome customer service!
Very satisfied with the shipping and the quality of the elegance. Can’t wait to see and buy more from you guys. Thank you.
Tons and tons of pods that were happy, healthy, and great eaters! The rotifers took very well to my tank and my juvenile fish and corals love them!
As for the phytoplankton, it was perfect. Nice and dark, did it's job well, and keeps well in the fridge too!
Bottles were sturdy and clearly labeled.
Can't reccomend Reef Legends enough!
Porp- is a really good culture very deep red full of all the positives.
I got the pods with the phyto. Could actually see the pods in the bottle unlike most others. Will by again.
Harvested dark green about 10 days after receiving. Going strong.