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Phytoplankton are microscopic plants that live in the ocean. There are many species of phytoplankton, each of which
has a characteristic shape. Collectively, phytoplankton grow abundantly in oceans around the world and are the
foundation of the marine food chain.
Nutritionally, microalgae (phytoplankton) are a source of micronutrients, vitamins, oils, and trace elements for aquatic
communities. They are rich sources of macronutrients, protein, carbohydrates, and especially specific essential fatty
acids. Microalgae provide essential pigments such as astaxanthin, zeaxanthin, chlorophyll, and phycocyanin which
enhance coloration and health in fish and invertebrates. Iodine is an example of a primary trace element supplied by
algae and is essential to virtually all living organisms. As food source microalgae exceeds all others.
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Phytoplankton is crucial to the development and survival of most, if not all marine
animals at some level. Phytoplankton are tiny floating organisms which serve the same
role in the ocean's food chain as vegetation serves on land; namely small things eat
them, which are in turn eaten by bigger things, and so on as the food chain progresses.
Phytoplankton provides a great benefit to most reef animals. Phytoplankton forms the
basis of the marine food chain, and is an essential component of the diet for many reef
inhabitants (such as feather duster worms, soft corals, clams, tunicates, and
zooplankton), and some of these inhabitants can't live with out phytoplankton!
Benefits of Live Phytoplankton:
• Brighter colored corals
• Faster coral growth
• Greater polyp extension
• Increased number of micro fauna
• Increased zooplankton and copepod populations
• Mysid populations will bloom due to the increase in copepods
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Nannochloropsis oculata.
Food source for rotifers, clams, oysters, marine shrimp, hard and soft corals,
inverts, filter feeder, etc.
There are many variables in reef aquariums so I can only offer a broad
suggestion as where to start. I would recommend you start out at 1 tsp per 40
gallons twice a week. You can then slowly start to increase this amount as time
goes on.
Any increase in feeding should be done slowly to allow the animals and tank to
adjust.
Phytoplankton will settle to the bottom of the container over time and smother
itself if left untouched. We recommend you shake the bottle before feeding and
always make sure you shake the bottle at least once a week.
Live phytoplankton cultures last between 4 and 6 months in your refrigerator,
phytoplankton bottles older then 6 months should be discarded and replaced
with fresh phytoplankton. For this reason all our bottles are labeled with the
date each culture was harvested. This assures you get the freshest
phytoplankton possible
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