Cheap marine snow alternative?

[legendaryfrog]

If you look at the "more information" page on here: http://www.drsfostersmith.com/Product/Prod_Display.cfm?pcatid=4965&N=2004+6135

You can see marine snow is 99.6% moisture. can you believe they charging 10 dollars for water and some plankton?

Think i could dissolve some regular plankton in water and use that instead?

it doesnt need to be nearly as effective.......

 

[musho3210]

yeah i can believe that, its how much it normally costs around here.

 

[Reefscape]

i only use reg anyways mate...that marine snow is an absolute rip off...

Niko

 

[GatorDrew]

I think the majority of people like DTs...

http://www.marinedepot.com/md_viewItem.asp?idproduct=DT1133

 

[Germanman]

ive used the marine snow and noticed that the flame scallop and feather star really opened up to it but like most say Dt's works all around great.

 

[legendaryfrog]

Thanks. I'll try the DT.

Just curious, do you think that my original plan of dissolving plankton in water would work?

 

[Germanman]

Thanks. I'll try the DT.

Just curious, do you think that my original plan of dissolving plankton in water would work?

depends where u get i what kind how u store it...long run prolly just a hassle.

 

[Reefscape]

it may be a bit of a hassle, but i think its certainly worth experimenting with and monitoring the results....i would be really interested in what comes out of it..

Niko

 

[legendaryfrog]

sorry for not mentioning this, but if I did use plankton, it would be the freeze dried Hikari kind.

Since, I have nothing to do now, I'll go ahead and make my little formula.

Any last minute comments?

 

[Reefscape]

yes....let us know how it goes....lol