obrien.david.j Posted July 24 Author Share Posted July 24 Late documentation of Harvest #37 (July 20th) - Easy Summary, no change to procedures, same good results, including 100% Poseidon Reef Fertilizer. Longer than normal time between harvests. Turned out fine. -Tigri pods and started an extra 5 gallon grow container continues to grow well. Needs to be fed every other or every 3rd day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obrien.david.j Posted August 14 Author Share Posted August 14 Harvest #38 complete! (August 12th) - Easy Summary, no change to procedures, same good results, including 100% Poseidon Reef Fertilizer. Longer than normal time between harvests. Turned out fine. -Took an interesting picture. Dark bottles of harvested Tetraselmis phyto, next to light colored culture jars freshly restarted. Using about 250ml of harvest to restart each ~1gallon jar. (slightly under a gallon) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhapsody Reef Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 @obrien.david.j Fascinating thread, thanks for all the sharing and documentation! Have you noticed any changes in your corals since dosing phyto to your reef? And what have you found to be the best time to add? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obrien.david.j Posted August 29 Author Share Posted August 29 9 hours ago, Rhapsody Reef said: @obrien.david.j Fascinating thread, thanks for all the sharing and documentation! Have you noticed any changes in your corals since dosing phyto to your reef? And what have you found to be the best time to add? It's been a while since starting this thread. Here's what I can say, I like the results I'm getting! I monitor more, are more careful with keeping things under control, and keep a more consistent supply of nutrients in the tank. ... Until the last 1-2months.... Nitrates (>100) and Phosphate were high for >6months, but balanced. Coral frags grew like crazy. No complaints (search for some of my other posts). I noticed my nitrates and phosphates coming down slightly, but still super elevated (>50). Got busy, didn't test for the past two months. Coral colors declined, so I tested last week. Zero Nitrate, 0.034 Phosphate. Since then, I've been been dosing NO3/PO4 and testing daily. Coral colors came back within 48hrs of having non-zero nitrate. Amazing. Through all of this, I've continued phyto dosing. Always around 6-7am, before the lights come on. It's just my time of getting something done before work. My logic was while the polyps were out. But have no controlled experiment. Growing phyto has been easy process. I started by buying a system, basically sticking with their recipe and products, and learning only a few things. (more vigorous airflow and 2nd dosing fertizlier after 1wk) I'm still going. Why would I deprive the tank of an easy and diverse foodsource. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obrien.david.j Posted September 5 Author Share Posted September 5 Harvest #39 complete! (Sept 1st - late post) - Easy Summary, no change to procedures, same good results, including 100% Poseidon Reef Fertilizer. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obrien.david.j Posted October 29 Author Share Posted October 29 Harvest #40 complete (Oct 4th) <-- Belated post - Easy Summary, no change to procedures, same good results, including 100% Poseidon Reef Fertilizer. Harvest #41 complete (Oct 28th) - Easy Summary, no change to procedures, same good results, including 100% Poseidon Reef Fertilizer. - Life has been busy, so harvests have moved to ~3wks apart. Still giving 2nd dose of fertilizer after week1. These 3 week windows are stretching it. But Phyto comes out dark dark. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obrien.david.j Posted November 19 Author Share Posted November 19 Harvest #42 complete (Nov 19th) - Easy Summary, no change to procedures, same good results, including 100% Poseidon Reef Fertilizer. - Life has been busy, so harvests have moved to ~3wks apart. Still giving 2nd dose of fertilizer after week1. These 3 week windows are stretching it. But Phyto comes out dark dark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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