Our 5 species phytoplankton is our own premium product.
We have combined 5 different species of phytoplankton bringing essential nutrition & benefits to a reef aquarium.
The 5 different strains are
1.Nannochloropsis
2.Tetraselmis
3.Isochrysis
4.Pavlova
5.Thalassiosira weissflogii
Most of the animals on a coral reef are very effective at capturing either zooplankton, phytoplankton or both from the water that passes over them. Many of these animals can and do capture phytoplankton directly, and the ones that cannot, such as the fishes still take advantage of the nutritional quality of these tiny algae by preying on small animals that do eat them (such as copepods, rotifers and mysids).
Why? Because there are a number of essential nutrients provided by marine algae, especially phytoplankton, which cannot be synthesized by animals, and are therefore extremely important components of a healthy diet
The benefits of live phytoplankton are:
• 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
