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Gahlenfr 
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Posted: January 08 2006 at 5:24pm |
Well I took the plunge and got some phyto. Now what? I noticed that in some of the posts people fertilize and and some do not. Where do I purchase the nutrients that I need for it? How much and how often do I feed a 15g and 30g tank? Thanks for all your help  .
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Posted: January 08 2006 at 5:28pm |
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What kind did you get?
I have fertilizer from florida aqua farms. I feed as much as i can grow!
But, I do have a big tank...
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Posted: January 08 2006 at 9:02pm |
Be careful with smaller tanks or they could turn into this:
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Posted: January 08 2006 at 11:53pm |
How much phyto a tank can handle really depends on how much life is in the tank. If you have lots of clams, you can probably add as much as you want. I have a 45 gallon with lots of softies & LPS, live rock, live sand, 5 fish, and a refugium with lots of life in it (no clams). I add a quart of phyto twice a week and everything seems happy. I also have 42 gallon fish only tank with live rock and sand, but I only add about a two cups a week to that tank. There's just not enough life in that tank to eat the phyto and I don't want it to turn into a "phyto farm". (Been there, done that.  )
Adam Haycock should pipe in to answer your questions about fertilizer. I thought you had to have it, but I really don't know.
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Posted: January 08 2006 at 11:56pm |
 Tanks of all sizes are susceptible to a bloom of phyto, if the organisms eat it slower than it grows.
Wow, Amie sure is fast at the keyboard!
I believe in fertilizer as a means of encouraging the growth of phyto over other things that could grow in the vessel like bacteria and fungus.
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Posted: January 09 2006 at 2:17am |
Just DON'T ask Mark how much phyto he adds to his tanks! His huge clams definitely love him!
I add a gallon to my 75 gallon and a gallon to my daughter-in-law's 55 gallon tank every other day. I have never had a problem with a phyto bloom.
As posted earlier, it really depends on what you have that will eat it!
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Posted: January 09 2006 at 7:33am |
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I add a liter every other day to my 46. As far as fertilizer I add 1/4 capful every time I make a new batch, it works for me.
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Posted: January 09 2006 at 10:30am |
 Mark Peterson wrote:
Wow, Amie sure is fast at the keyboard!
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You are not the first one to accuse me of that.
One thing that I forget sometimes when adding phyto to my tank is that it will increase the salinity of the tank. I think Mark adds phyto when he does a water change.
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Posted: January 09 2006 at 12:46pm |
Thanks for the input. I will get some fertilizer and start with a couple of cups every other day and go from there.
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Posted: January 10 2006 at 4:46pm |
Amie wrote:
One thing that I forget sometimes when adding phyto to my tank is that it will increase the salinity of the tank. I think Mark adds phyto when he does a water change. |
I remove the same amount of salt water BEFORE I put the phyto in. Ie., when I put a gallon of phyto in, I first remove a gallon of water from the system! That way it does not affect your salinity!
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