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Reef Nutrition SD Aquarist 6 oz
Product Details
Shellfish Diet 1800® is a unique mix of five marine microalgae - Isochrysis, Pavlova, Tetraselmis, Thalassiosira weissflogii and Thalassiosira pseudonana - species that have demonstrated success with a wide variety of marine and freshwater shellfish, including: oysters, clams, mussels, scallops, and crustaceans.
Applications & Benefits
Applications
- Peak load Supplement
- 100% live algae replacement
- Remote set
- Back-up feed supply
- For use with: open tanks, silos, bottle upwellers, header tanks, cultch tanks and depuration tanks
- Effective for many species including artemia, crab, sea cucumber and some copepods
Benefits
- Effective for all life stages: first feeding, larvae, setting, spatand broodstock conditioning
- Produces increased growth and survival rates.
- Balanced Nutrition - lipids (DHA, EPA), protein, carbohydrates and carotenoids
- Biosecure
- Exceptionally clean
- Easy to use
- Always available
Directions & Feeding
Directions:
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When water is circulated with a centrifugal pump, such as with an upweller, add in front of the pump intake and the pump will disperse the algae cells.
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When feeding into open tanks or header tanks, pre-dilute the algae 10:1 with system water.
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Add system water to a small bucket.
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Add Shellfish Diet 1800 and stir.
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DO NOT BLEND; it is unnecessary and may damage the algae cells.
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Pour into larvae tank or spat.
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Pouring through a 20–micron screen can improve dispersion.
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Feed according to the table below. Adjust dosage to meet the needs of your hatchery and larvae.
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Refrigerate bottle when not in use.
Typical Feeding Ration
Larvae
Feed according to shell length. Shell length on a given day is an estimate. Larviculture may run up to 20 days.
Daily Feed Rates per million larvae, for Crassostrea virginica (from FAO Protocol ‘Hatchery culture of bivalves 2004’)
| DAY | MEAN SHELL LENGTH | SHELLFISH DIET 1800(ML) | LITERS OF LIVE ISOCHRYSIS (4X10^6 CELLS/ML) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 75 | 0.4 | = | 0.4 |
| 3 | 95 | 0.6 | = | 0.6 |
| 4 | 100 | 0.7 | = | 0.7 |
| 5 | 115 | 2.2 | = | 2.1 |
| 6 | 130 | 3.8 | = | 3.6 |
| 7 | 145 | 5.4 | = | 5.1 |
| 8 | 160 | 6.9 | = | 6.6 |
| 9 | 190 | 9.9 | = | 9.5 |
| 10 | 220 | 13.0 | = | 12.4 |
| 11 | 240 | 15.1 | = | 14.4 |
| 12 | 260 | 17.1 | = |
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Reef Nutrition SD Aquarist 6 oz
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