My Slice of Nature (Part 2)

[SubzeroLT]

Got this recently after reading good reviews of it. Fishes love it.

 

From what i read, 'The secret of Nyos Goldpods is in the top quality raw material. The fresh-caught copepods are processed by a special method developed at a Norwegian University. This patent-pending method deactivates autolytic enzymes that would further disintegrate valuable substances such as fatty acids and proteins'

This explains why there is no need to refrigerate the bottle. Just keep in a cool place will do. 

Because its suspended in a light gel & does not need refrigeration, its possible to auto dose it. 

 

 

 

[Darren Sim]

Can it be for coral food too? How much it's V


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[josephwzr]

Can it be for coral food too? How much it's V


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Can be used to feed lps corals as well. Think it's $26 if I'm not wrong

[SubzeroLT]

Yeah. Great for LPS as well.

I like it because the pods are about 2mm. Fishes can see it clearly & tend to go for it better.


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[jimmykj]

On Friday, August 12, 2016 at 1:16 PM, SubzeroLT said:

Got this recently after reading good reviews of it. Fishes love it.

 

From what i read, 'The secret of Nyos Goldpods is in the top quality raw material. The fresh-caught copepods are processed by a special method developed at a Norwegian University. This patent-pending method deactivates autolytic enzymes that would further disintegrate valuable substances such as fatty acids and proteins'

This explains why there is no need to refrigerate the bottle. Just keep in a cool place will do. 

Because its suspended in a light gel & does not need refrigeration, its possible to auto dose it. 

 

 

 

nice tank..

[SubzeroLT]

Headache.... Anemone splits & decided to travel 3ft across the tank & lodge itself among the SPS. 

 

[Darren Sim]

Idm keeping the anemone for you! Hahahaha


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[patricklhc]

Headache.... Anemone splits & decided to travel 3ft across the tank & lodge itself among the SPS. 



 

Lol it happen to me too!! It's still on the position which I think it's premium space for sps strong light good flow and spacious. Tried using maker to blow at it direct but it refused to move and recently spilt!! It's about time to feed it lemon juice Liao


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[SubzeroLT]

9 hours ago, patricklhc said:

 

Lol it happen to me too!! It's still on the position which I think it's premium space for sps strong light good flow and spacious. Tried using maker to blow at it direct but it refused to move and recently spilt!! It's about time to feed it lemon juice Liao


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Never tried 'lemon juice' before. Need to read up more. 

But i'll probably leave it at the moment until it grows too large.

[Mike Stone]

May I ask where did you buy the Nyos Goldpods?


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[SubzeroLT]

May I ask where did you buy the Nyos Goldpods?


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You can get it at Madpetz, Aquarium Artist or online shop ReefMarketSG.




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[Mike Stone]

Can this be use to culture Copepods with my Chaeto ? Sorry for Low level questions.


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[SubzeroLT]

41 minutes ago, Mike Stone said:

Can this be use to culture Copepods with my Chaeto ? Sorry for Low level questions.


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No. These are frozen pods & will NOT work as 'starting culture'.

To get live copopds, best to get some chaeto from fellow reefers or from LFS tanks.

For example, Iwarna sells macro algae for ~ $5 a handful. Loaded with pods.

[Zoaslover]

What a beautiful tank

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[yukok.lim08]

Just read the part 1 and 2, this thread is full of information for us. Need quite lot time to digest the knowledge . Very nice tank


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[SubzeroLT]

On 9/6/2016 at 1:13 PM, Zoaslover said:

What a beautiful tank

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On 9/6/2016 at 7:59 PM, yukok.lim08 said:

Just read the part 1 and 2, this thread is full of information for us. Need quite lot time to digest the knowledge . Very nice tank


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Thanks

[SubzeroLT]

Going overseas for a while, so I set up the dosing pump again. Got some of these really nice tubes for dosing pumps recently from Madpetz.

 

 

The colored tubes are great for identification / differentiation. 

 

Other updates for the tank.

Replaced the skimz recirculating reactor with a proper sulfur reactor since my new tank is delayed.

 

 

[Harlequinmania]

May I ask the reason for mixing siporax with the sulphur beads?

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[SubzeroLT]

I wanted to increase anaerobic bacteria population within the reactor. I ran it for some time without the siporax and managed to get a certain drip rate / ORP level.

After adding siporax, i noticed able to get much higher drip rates & yet maintain 0ppm nitrate in the effluent.

 

[Sherilyn91]

What are u dosing currently ? FM colors?


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[SubzeroLT]

Currently dosing FM colors 3x weekly. Want to auto dose for simplicity.

 

 

[Sherilyn91]

Currently dosing FM colors 3x weekly. Want to auto dose for simplicity.

 

 

I tot FM colors put 1x weekly? Haha.. Can dose 3x ah?


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[SubzeroLT]

I split the dose... i suppose that's alright.

Just like when using Red Sea Coral colors (ABCD) 

[Sherilyn91]

I split the dose... i suppose that's alright.

Just like when using Red Sea Coral colors (ABCD) 

Ooh haha understand more from you when we meet nxt time.. Haha..


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[SubzeroLT]

The Nyos Goldpods shared earlier turned out to be quite good. My fishes love it. A fellow reefer even had success with it for his purple queen anthias (notorious finicky eaters). Decided to try one of their dry foods - Nyos Wild Goji

 

Did some reading up - It uses genuine organic food source (organic production, pesticide free). Aside from the standard staple of omega 3,6 & fatty acids, it has 2 interesting ingredients - Aloe Vera & Goji. What's good for humans should probably be beneficial to fishes too....  

Goji is the english name for Wolfberries - popular in Chinese food preparation. Its supposedly high in carotenes (Wiki : an orange or red plant pigment found in carrots and many other plant structures. It is a terpenoid hydrocarbon with several isomers, of which one ( beta-carotene ) is important in the diet as a precursor of vitamin A.). And carotenoids have been scientifically proven to improve coloration in fishes. 

I read some interesting reviews about the buoyancy. Some food like Ocean Nutrition Formula One just sinks to the bottom quickly. The Nyos Goji was not exactly a pellet but more of a 0.9mm - 1.5mm soft granule. They sinks somewhat much slower which is great for the slower fishes.

It took several feedings before the fishes got used to the new food. But they are rushing for it now