is there a 'best" copepod/amphipod/micro seeding formula in 1!

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  1. cosmo

    cosmo Giant Squid

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    Have seeded with LA Chaeto which had a ton of stuuf in it, 25 copepods from LA, phytoplankton 9, another phyto thing, and reef bugs! Anything else anyone has heard of?
     
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  2. Mr. Bill

    Mr. Bill Native Floridian

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    Phytoplankton is flora (plant life), zooplankton is fauna.

    Check out ReefCleaners. They sell a large (1000ct) mixed bag of amphipods/copepods.
     
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  3. m2434

    m2434 Giant Squid

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    Copeopods from chaeto should be good. You can buy copeopods separately, although many of the ones sold are not well suited to our systems and will not reproduce well in aquariums. If there are ones living in your chaeto, they are likely species which will reproduce, so, I tend to think it's a better way to seed your system :)
     
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  4. cosmo

    cosmo Giant Squid

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    thx! makes sense, just ordered 2 seperate sets of macro from 2 sources! Gettin er prepped!
     
    cosmo, Dec 10, 2011
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