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Phyto-Feast or Phyto-Feast Live

GDawson

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I've read the RN site and other than long term vs short term stability of the product I really don't see a difference. What am I missing?

-Gregory
 
A guess to be confirmed: you can start your own cultures with the live version. You can add new living plankton to your system which can reproduce.
 
Gomer said:
A guess to be confirmed: you can start your own cultures with the live version. You can add new living plankton to your system which can reproduce.
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false. If you had ENOUGH nutrients (of which 99% of us do not) it could divide and reproduce in tank.

true, you can will diligence start you own mono culture from PFL, but, most fail at it as they add for too much PFL to the culture thinking "more is better". We do not sell it as a starter culture though, which is evident by how many phytplankton species we pack in there. If it as a starter culture, it would be a single strain.

The only reason we really have that product is some falsely believe "live" is better and that animals can tell the difference and that it matters at all. Recent studies have shown ~70% of all oceanic phytoplankton is "non viable" meaning it can no divide. The determination of if phytoplankton is "alive" is by it's ability to divide. This does not mean the phyto is truly "dead" though.
 
Does the live PF have better nutritional value and does it need to be stored with the cap open, the same as tigger-pods?
 
I should clarify that my two statements were separate
1) (which is apparently false...or difficult) you can use it to culture your own PP
2) some of the PP will live in your tank and and will reproduce sustaining a small in tank population

are you saying that any PP you add is ultimately non viable as a living species in the tank?
 
Gomer said:
I should clarify that my two statements were separate
1) (which is apparently false...or difficult) you can use it to culture your own PP
2) some of the PP will live in your tank and and will reproduce sustaining a small in tank population

are you saying that any PP you add is ultimately non viable as a living species in the tank?
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1) difficult unless you have experience... super easy for us and most researchers, hard for hpbbyists
2) I doubt any will live for that long, it's like any plant, little to no nutrients = little to no growth
2a) most tanks are not hospitable for phytoplankton in general. Some can live in aquaria for extended amounts of time, but for the most part I would consider phytoplankton to be like any other feeds.
 
r0ck0 said:
Does the live PF have better nutritional value and does it need to be stored with the cap open, the same as tigger-pods?
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Nope you do not need to remove the cap as it's basically "hibernating" in the cold. At the time of bottling they both have the same nutritional profile, but with anything that is "alive" it will consume some nutrients to sustain life (less in hibernation, but still will consume some).
 
:) Phyto-Feast Concentrate (not the LIVE product) is cheaper and has a longer shelf life. That is what I use FWIW.
 
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