Kent Marine "stuff"

JT101 · 01-06-2008, 10:26 PM

I have a bottle of Kent Marine PhytoPlex, which I understand is phytoplanton. I also have a bottle of ZooPlex, which is zooplanton. However, can anyone tell me what is in ChromaPlex? Do I need it for a reef tank?

Thanks

John

AQTCJAK · 01-07-2008, 12:08 PM

John here is a good article to help you understand more about feeding

http://somas.stonybrook.edu/~MADL/pu...clamgrowth.pdf

Witfull · 01-07-2008, 12:14 PM

pretty bottles=profit margin.

lcstorc · 01-07-2008, 12:16 PM

Not when they give it to you free at MACNA.

I still have several bottles of various stuff.

Witfull · 01-07-2008, 12:18 PM

free is still worthless,,,and its a write off towards future sales~

if i give away 20% of a product i mark up 300% and 5% of the 20% buy,,,SCORE~

panmanmatt · 01-07-2008, 12:25 PM

All the Kent stuff is nothing but dead organisms. It is very easy to pollute your tank with that stuff.

If you do plan to use it, I would only use it 1-2 a week and at about 1/4 of what they recommend.

Witfull · 01-07-2008, 12:29 PM

kent sells 3 good things....and they all get it from someone else,,,salt, RO units, and carbon.

JT101 · 01-10-2008, 02:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AQTCJAK

John here is a good article to help you understand more about feeding

http://somas.stonybrook.edu/~MADL/pu...clamgrowth.pdf

Jack,

Wow, thanks for the link and all I can think of saying is YIKES!!! I read all 13 pages and I feel like driving home right now and tossing my Kent Marine stuff in the trash. I actually feel like I've been dripping liquid nothing into my tank. Looks like DT's Live Marine Phytoplankton is the hands-down winner here.

Unfortunately, there is always a price to pay for quality in anything and, of course, the cost is higher price AND the need for careful refrigeration in a very narrow range as well as the need to shake the product regularly. Still, when you think of how many hundreds or even thousands we spend on our corals and clams, it's probably not such a bad thing.

I'll get a bottle ASAP.

Thanks
John

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JT101 Plate Coral Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Hicksville NY Posts: 741 View Gallery Karma Komment	Kent Marine "stuff" I have a bottle of Kent Marine PhytoPlex, which I understand is phytoplanton. I also have a bottle of ZooPlex, which is zooplanton. However, can anyone tell me what is in ChromaPlex? Do I need it for a reef tank? Thanks John

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AQTCJAK Tiger Shark Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 7,267 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Kent Marine "stuff" John here is a good article to help you understand more about feeding http://somas.stonybrook.edu/~MADL/pu...clamgrowth.pdf __________________ A Wiseman once said build a stage add a pole & they will dance - Jack 2007 www.aquaticaggression.com

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lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 26,433 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Kent Marine "stuff" Not when they give it to you free at MACNA. I still have several bottles of various stuff. __________________ Peace LYNN Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Lynn's frag tank experiment A reef tank is like a race car. The faster you go the harder you crash.

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panmanmatt Golden Moray Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Waretown, NJ Posts: 2,255 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Kent Marine "stuff" All the Kent stuff is nothing but dead organisms. It is very easy to pollute your tank with that stuff. If you do plan to use it, I would only use it 1-2 a week and at about 1/4 of what they recommend. __________________ The mind is like a parachute, it only works when opened. (\__/) (='.'=) (")_(")

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