Lots of Macro Algae For Sale, Some new Goodies

johnmaloney · 05-14-2009, 07:28 AM

We are pretty well stocked on algae now. 30 something species depending on the time you read this. You can check them all out here:

ReefCleaners.org | Clean Up Crews and Macro Algae - Plants and Macroalgae

We also added some food packages. Figured no on carries the diversity of algae we do, so me might as well provide some live food packs. Right now we have the live Gracilaria packages, but will be mixing in other species throughout the week. Diverse dried macro algae will be available soon as well. Also got a good price on Mysis Shrimp we get from a high quality aquaculture source.

cindyp · 05-14-2009, 07:41 AM

wow you get around!!! just saw ya on reefbuzzzzzzzzzz

johnmaloney · 05-14-2009, 07:51 AM

We are happy to sponsor 21 forums at the moment, but we aren't the only ones moonlighting elsewhere apparently.

cindyp · 05-14-2009, 08:02 AM

okay!!

lcstorc · 05-14-2009, 10:24 AM

Nothing wrong with that as long as RS is one of them.
You have such great products and service. Truly an asset to our knowledge and buying power.

SeahorseBT · 05-15-2009, 12:43 AM

Are you still doing the $5 shipping? How much for the mysis?

johnmaloney · 05-15-2009, 01:11 PM

Thanks you lcstorc!

Had to stop that one SeahorseBt. (Spring/Summer shipping is only $7.50 though) It was a bad idea actually, still limping away from that one.

The mysis are $6 an ounce, we are going to offer bagged and vacuum sealed mysis later that come with a better price. Right now we are paying a bit for the bottles because we are not buying them by the thousands, and we are getting bottles with good oxygen, moisture and carbon dioxide barriers. (No point in getting a high quality food like mysis in a low quality bottle right?). Will probably get some larger ones next round, get the best bottles money can buy and then sell vacuum sealed refills. Never understood bottles that after the seal is broken no longer protect the food from oxidization. Considering the value aquarists put on cartenoids, and other valuable food ingredients that readily oxidize I think this will be an area where we can improve upon what is regularly available. Plus it will become a necessity, we will begin offering "tossed" mysis, that will powdered with pure Astaxanthin and Spirulina. Regular jars just won't cut it or you will lose a lot of the values of the Astaxanthin especially. The cost of the additives will drive up the mysis to about the price of the major brand as sold by the major supplier, but will be a better product. The pure mysis will be the same product, in a better bottle and hopefully 10% less in price. So more to come, we are just trying to get a feel for what sizes people would like, ounce seems the most popular now. Most companies either sell 1 oz mysis or 1 oz net with 25 grams mysis, so that is what we started with. Larger volumes we will offer will be a much better value.

SeahorseBT · 05-15-2009, 04:34 PM

Sorry John, I misunderstood you. I thought you meant live mysis.

johnmaloney · 05-15-2009, 04:49 PM

oops sorry, mysis is freeze dried. the tang pack is live, and we will be adding more of those type of foods. Cost to much to ship live mysis and feeder shrimp. To give you an idea, the grass shrimp that are the natural prey of seahorses like H. erectus need so much water weight couldn't ship 200 for less than $180. We would do that before mysis though.

05-14-2009, 07:28 AM	#1 (permalink)
johnmaloney Torch coral Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 581 View Gallery Karma Komment	Lots of Macro Algae For Sale, Some new Goodies We are pretty well stocked on algae now. 30 something species depending on the time you read this. You can check them all out here: ReefCleaners.org \| Clean Up Crews and Macro Algae - Plants and Macroalgae We also added some food packages. Figured no on carries the diversity of algae we do, so me might as well provide some live food packs. Right now we have the live Gracilaria packages, but will be mixing in other species throughout the week. Diverse dried macro algae will be available soon as well. Also got a good price on Mysis Shrimp we get from a high quality aquaculture source. __________________ Here is a link to my sponsored forum on reefsanctuary. Here is a link to my website, we do clean up crews and macroalgae.

05-14-2009, 07:41 AM	#2 (permalink)
cindyp Torch coral Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 501 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Lots of Macro Algae For Sale, Some new Goodies wow you get around!!! just saw ya on reefbuzzzzzzzzzz __________________ Cindy

05-14-2009, 07:51 AM	#3 (permalink)
johnmaloney Torch coral Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 581 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Lots of Macro Algae For Sale, Some new Goodies We are happy to sponsor 21 forums at the moment, but we aren't the only ones moonlighting elsewhere apparently. __________________ Here is a link to my sponsored forum on reefsanctuary. Here is a link to my website, we do clean up crews and macroalgae.

05-14-2009, 08:02 AM	#4 (permalink)
cindyp Torch coral Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 501 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Lots of Macro Algae For Sale, Some new Goodies okay!! __________________ Cindy

05-14-2009, 10:24 AM	#5 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 26,429 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Lots of Macro Algae For Sale, Some new Goodies Nothing wrong with that as long as RS is one of them. You have such great products and service. Truly an asset to our knowledge and buying power. __________________ 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.

05-15-2009, 12:43 AM	#6 (permalink)
SeahorseBT Golden Moray Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Libertyville, IL Posts: 2,270 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Lots of Macro Algae For Sale, Some new Goodies Are you still doing the $5 shipping? How much for the mysis? __________________ -Blake My 34 Gallon Seahorse and Macro Tank-http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...acro-tank.html My 46 Gallon LPS Tank-http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...-lps-tank.html My 120 Gallon Reef-http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...chronicle.html

05-15-2009, 01:11 PM	#7 (permalink)
johnmaloney Torch coral Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 581 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Lots of Macro Algae For Sale, Some new Goodies Thanks you lcstorc! Had to stop that one SeahorseBt. (Spring/Summer shipping is only $7.50 though) It was a bad idea actually, still limping away from that one. The mysis are $6 an ounce, we are going to offer bagged and vacuum sealed mysis later that come with a better price. Right now we are paying a bit for the bottles because we are not buying them by the thousands, and we are getting bottles with good oxygen, moisture and carbon dioxide barriers. (No point in getting a high quality food like mysis in a low quality bottle right?). Will probably get some larger ones next round, get the best bottles money can buy and then sell vacuum sealed refills. Never understood bottles that after the seal is broken no longer protect the food from oxidization. Considering the value aquarists put on cartenoids, and other valuable food ingredients that readily oxidize I think this will be an area where we can improve upon what is regularly available. Plus it will become a necessity, we will begin offering "tossed" mysis, that will powdered with pure Astaxanthin and Spirulina. Regular jars just won't cut it or you will lose a lot of the values of the Astaxanthin especially. The cost of the additives will drive up the mysis to about the price of the major brand as sold by the major supplier, but will be a better product. The pure mysis will be the same product, in a better bottle and hopefully 10% less in price. So more to come, we are just trying to get a feel for what sizes people would like, ounce seems the most popular now. Most companies either sell 1 oz mysis or 1 oz net with 25 grams mysis, so that is what we started with. Larger volumes we will offer will be a much better value. __________________ Here is a link to my sponsored forum on reefsanctuary. Here is a link to my website, we do clean up crews and macroalgae.

05-15-2009, 04:34 PM	#8 (permalink)
SeahorseBT Golden Moray Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Libertyville, IL Posts: 2,270 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Lots of Macro Algae For Sale, Some new Goodies Sorry John, I misunderstood you. I thought you meant live mysis. __________________ -Blake My 34 Gallon Seahorse and Macro Tank-http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...acro-tank.html My 46 Gallon LPS Tank-http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...-lps-tank.html My 120 Gallon Reef-http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...chronicle.html

05-15-2009, 04:49 PM	#9 (permalink)
johnmaloney Torch coral Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 581 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Lots of Macro Algae For Sale, Some new Goodies oops sorry, mysis is freeze dried. the tang pack is live, and we will be adding more of those type of foods. Cost to much to ship live mysis and feeder shrimp. To give you an idea, the grass shrimp that are the natural prey of seahorses like H. erectus need so much water weight couldn't ship 200 for less than $180. We would do that before mysis though. __________________ Here is a link to my sponsored forum on reefsanctuary. Here is a link to my website, we do clean up crews and macroalgae.

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