AlgaGen MacroAlgae Plugs might usher new era of saltwater planted tanks
We’ve seen some slivers of info about AlgaGen’s MacroAlgae here and there over the last year but seeing them in person totally caught us off guard. The small flat plugs are populated by attractive, neigh gorgeous species of red MacroAlgae including Gracilaria mammillaris, Halymenia, Red Bush and the really cool green Tufted Jointweed. Since AlgaGen’s Read More
Phycopure Greenwater launched by AlgaGen as an affordable general-purpose phytoplankton
PhycoPure Grenwater from AlgaGen is a newly introduced live phytoplankton additive. Consisting only of pure Nannochloropsis oculata microalgae, PhycoPure Greenwater serves a general purpose in the culturing of rotifers, sponges, bivalves and all manner of filter feeding reef life. PhycoPure Greenwater comes in an 8 and 16 oz bottles with a reasonable concentration of 50-100 Read More
Coral Smoothie Oyster Delight from Algagen
Coral Smoothie Oyster Delight is a new coral food product by AlgaGen made from fresh florida oysters. Like DT’s Oyster Eggs and Reef Nutrition’s Oyster Feast before it, Coral Smoothie Oyster Delight makes use of the ovarian and reproductive tissue of oysters to produce a very small particle and high nutrition food that filter feeding Read More
Todd Gardner is breeding success with AlgaGen Copepods & 20,000 Gallons
Earler today, Todd Gardner (the man to first breed Liopropoma basslets) announced a new breeding success at the Long Island Aquarium where two damselfish species were specifically mentioned. Neoglyphidodon melas, the Bowtie Damsel, was reared from larvae collected in the 20,000 gallon reef. A quick check of the MBI Database revealed a prior succes with Read More
AlgaGen’s four new copepods from a Breeder’s Perspective
ReefPods™ are a new line of live calanoid copepods from AlgaGen which we first wrote on about two weeks ago. These new species of ReefPods copepods include Acartia tonsa, Pseudodiamptomus pelagicus, Parvocalanus crassirostris. and an unidentified species AlgaGen is labeling Tangerine Pods. AlgaGen is also releasing a live microalgae food, PhycoPure™ Copepod Blend to provide a convenient, Read More
AlgaGen releases five new live ReefPods copepod cultures and food
AlgaGen is releasing four new species of copepods in a new product line that includes four calonoid copepods and one Cladoceran product in the company’s ReefPods line. These new copepod lines are aquacultured at AlgaGen’s facility and tells us these newly available pods are tropical, herbivorous species with the potential to establish in marine reefs. AlgaGen is also releasing a Read More
SeahorseSource.com among first to offer Moina salina starter cultures
AlgaGen, producer of live phyto and zooplankton (among other things), is working on a new Reef Pods product line, and the first to be released to retailers is the saltwater Daphnia species, Moina salina. For those of you who are into live foods (fish breeders, keepers of finicky fish and those that require live foods, Read More
AlgaGen Coral Smoothie is a tasty blend to feed your corals
AlgaGen Coral Smoothie is a brand, spanking new product aimed to get you a coral food that mimics what is found in nature. Reading over the ingredient list it sounds like a pretty tasty and nutritious blend — for a coral. Packed with everything from vegetable protein to whole zooplankton and eggs, AlgaGen‘s Coral Smoothie Read More
AlgaGen Reefpods Copepods Food perfect to start your refugium
Reef pods (Copepods) Tisbe spp are a great food source for many organisms including seahorses and mandarins. They are great to start seeding your refugium or when about to add something that loves reef pods. These pods are shipped in high quality live phytoplankton – convenient for starting a culture for your tank. In the Read More