The Foundational Building Block of the Reef Food Web

In wild ocean environments, microscopic marine algae—known as phytoplankton—form the base of the food pyramid. Introducing Live Phytoplankton to your saltwater display brings this natural food chain directly into your home aquarium, providing live, bioavailable nutrition that dead processed foods simply cannot match.

Key Benefits

1. Complete Coral & Invertebrate Feeding

Filter-feeding marine organisms have evolved specifically to capture micro-algae from passing currents. Live Phytoplankton provides an ideal particle size (ranging from 2 to 20 microns) easily ingested by SPS corals, LPS corals, soft corals, gorgonians, giant clams (Tridacna sp.), feather dusters, and tunicates. Regular feeding results in dramatic polyp expansion, faster tissue growth, and heightened color intensity.

2. Essential Food for Copepod & Microfauna Cultures

If you maintain a population of live copepods (Tigriopus and Tisbe) to support delicate fish like Mandarin Dragonets or Pipefish, Live Phytoplankton is an absolute necessity. Copepods consume living micro-algae rapidly to produce lipid-rich nauplii (larvae), fueling a self-sustaining live food population inside your display tank and refugium.

3. Outcompetes Nuisance Algae & Consumes Nutrients

Unlike preserved liquid coral foods that degrade and add organic pollution to your water, living phytoplankton continues to photosynthesize inside your tank. It absorbs dissolved nitrate and phosphate from the water column while outcompeting pest organisms like dinoflagellates, film algae, and cyanobacteria for available nutrients and light.

4. Cleanses & Conditions Water Quality

Living micro-algae acts as a biological sponge. Daily dosing introduces beneficial living cell structures that absorb metabolic waste, helping maintain clear, stable water parameters while fostering a diverse microbial biome.

Product Specifications

• Content: Live cultured marine micro-algae

• Target Application: Saltwater reef aquariums, refugiums, copepod cultures, and coral propagation systems

• Storage Life: 4 to 8 weeks when refrigerated at 2°C to 5°C (35°F to 41°F)

• Form: Concentrated live liquid suspension

Dosing & Usage Instructions

1. Daily Maintenance Dosage: Add 5 ml to 10 ml per 100 liters (26 gal) of aquarium water daily. For heavily stocked reef tanks or mature refugiums, dosage can be gradually increased up to 20 ml per 100 L.

2. Target Feeding (Optional): Turn off circulation pumps for 15 to 20 minutes and use a pipette or target feeder to gently disperse the live phytoplankton directly over clams, gorgonians, and hard corals.

3. Equipment Adjustment: Temporarily turn off UV sterilizers and protein skimmers for 30 to 60 minutes after dosing to allow maximum uptake by corals and copepods without skimming out the live cells.

4. Storage & Care: Store the bottle upright in your refrigerator. Gently swirl the bottle once every few days to keep the micro-algae cells suspended and prevent settling.