jer77
08/20/2009, 11:28 PM
Ok, basically I spend a lot of money on food for my fish, corals and clams. Not just the food but the vitamin and other supplements aren't cheap either. I'd like to know what people are doing to make their own food to save money. Whether this means using fish from the store or culturing phytoplankton, I'd like to know what works and what isn't worth just buying the product.
So food I am buying now that I think would be hardest to replace more cheaply would be the mysis shrimp. I've heard they can be hard to raise. Brine are easier but should be fed and gut loaded with a supplement. Lots of my fish need algae but I've never tried garden greens. I would also need to culture phyto but am unsure how hard this is. My numerous lps need something like cyclop-eeze. There are other dried powders I use that I wonder if I could make them much cheaper than I'm buying them.
Any help or idea or experience is greatly appreciated.
So food I am buying now that I think would be hardest to replace more cheaply would be the mysis shrimp. I've heard they can be hard to raise. Brine are easier but should be fed and gut loaded with a supplement. Lots of my fish need algae but I've never tried garden greens. I would also need to culture phyto but am unsure how hard this is. My numerous lps need something like cyclop-eeze. There are other dried powders I use that I wonder if I could make them much cheaper than I'm buying them.
Any help or idea or experience is greatly appreciated.