Reef Bugs???

mikesommers · 04/13/2008, 08:14 PM

has anyone ever used those reef bugs in there system? Just wondering. My wife thinks they look pretty cool. She wants to hatch them!

http://www.thatpetplace.com/pet/prod/203355/product.web

tuckrule · 04/13/2008, 08:24 PM

are they copepods?

black_majik · 04/13/2008, 08:24 PM

Brine shrimp and overpriced IMO.

mikesommers · 04/13/2008, 08:29 PM

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Originally posted by tuckrule
are they copepods?

I dont think they are pods. Do you think it would hurt anything to let her play a little? I like to make her smile!!

Ed Reef · 04/13/2008, 08:45 PM

I used to used it but IMHO I won't advise as I can't really see anything 'alive' in there...it's basically powder mix of some sort and after mixing in water, it's still the same...used it for a good 3 months and still have a packet left...

mikesommers · 04/13/2008, 08:50 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Ed Reef
I used to used it but IMHO I won't advise as I can't really see anything 'alive' in there...it's basically powder mix of some sort and after mixing in water, it's still the same...used it for a good 3 months and still have a packet left...

So are you saying nothing hatched or came from it?

Ed Reef · 04/13/2008, 08:53 PM

Not visible to the eyes anyway...only tiny partials floating in the water...

briangg57 · 04/13/2008, 09:09 PM

Cyclop-eeze? I never used it before. I got it a few weeks ago and target fed my corals. 2 hours later the light went out. 1 hour later I checked the tank and I could see them hatching on my monties. There were hundreds. The fish went nuts.

mikesommers · 04/14/2008, 06:47 PM

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Originally posted by briangg57
Cyclop-eeze? I never used it before. I got it a few weeks ago and target fed my corals. 2 hours later the light went out. 1 hour later I checked the tank and I could see them hatching on my monties. There were hundreds. The fish went nuts.

Where can you get them??? I have frozen Cyclop. Is that the same???

ionracing · 04/14/2008, 06:56 PM

we sell them at That Fish Place

mikesommers · 04/14/2008, 07:04 PM

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Originally posted by ionracing
we sell them at That Fish Place

Do you have a link?

mikesommers · 04/14/2008, 07:25 PM

None of those appear live.

briangg57 · 04/15/2008, 06:02 AM

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Originally posted by mikesommers
None of those appear live.

I am going to start a tread to find this out. Is my frozen Cyclop-eeze mislabled or something, because 3 times now mine hatched. The fist time I posted to ask if a lone clown fish can have babies. The answer was yes. So I attributed what I saw then to a spawn because I just turned on the lights at night and they were there. Now 2 times in a row I target fed my lps and My montiecap. I watched closely as 2 hours latter they were wiggleing around and hatching by the hundreds. They look like very small fish that are trying to swim strait to the bottom of the tank. I saw it very well because I put quite a few on top of a montie cap.

ArgonDreams · 04/15/2008, 06:07 AM

A couple reefers here bought two packs of reef bugs to give it a fair comparison. We aren't really sure what it is, but we figure it's another classic Marc Weiss Product (aka Snake Oil). We never did see anything alive, including under the other reefers reef microscope. If it's bacteria, then maybe something is alive but when we looked we saw nothing. I think it's pretty much just carbohydrates and random crap that's in all of Marc Weiss garbage. It was a waste of $20 some odd dollars.

If you wife wants to play with this get her this:

Brine Hatchery Kits

I prefer the 2 liter bottle kit. The other one never worked well, but it worked. I still use the 2 liter bottle one to this day and even gut load them, they are cool and my daughter goes crazy when I make hem, she thinks they are cool.

04/13/2008, 08:14 PM	#1
mikesommers Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: ATL. GA. Posts: 393	Reef Bugs??? has anyone ever used those reef bugs in there system? Just wondering. My wife thinks they look pretty cool. She wants to hatch them! http://www.thatpetplace.com/pet/prod/203355/product.web __________________ 6yrs in hobby and still learning everyday! 90 Gallon SPS Dominate Current Tank Info: 90 Gallon AGA-RR with 40 gallon sump

04/13/2008, 08:24 PM	#2
tuckrule Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Greece, NY Posts: 887	are they copepods? __________________ Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't. Current Tank Info: 90G reef 20g sump 2/250mh 4vhos

04/13/2008, 08:24 PM	#3
black_majik Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 848	Brine shrimp and overpriced IMO. __________________ Finding Nemo: The most effective method of killing tropical marine fish. Current Tank Info: A couple: A 75 about to get a makeover, 20g Fish Holding Tank, 12g Reef W/ Anemones and yes Uncle Frosby they are indeed mushrooms.

04/13/2008, 08:45 PM	#5
Ed Reef Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Currently Based in China Posts: 4,060	I used to used it but IMHO I won't advise as I can't really see anything 'alive' in there...it's basically powder mix of some sort and after mixing in water, it's still the same...used it for a good 3 months and still have a packet left... __________________ Ed ~ Art is an adventure into an unknown world, which can only be explored by those willing to take the risks. ~ Current Tank Info: Ed Reef’s Shallow Crest Inspired ART

04/13/2008, 08:53 PM	#7
Ed Reef Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Currently Based in China Posts: 4,060	Not visible to the eyes anyway...only tiny partials floating in the water... __________________ Ed ~ Art is an adventure into an unknown world, which can only be explored by those willing to take the risks. ~ Current Tank Info: Ed Reef’s Shallow Crest Inspired ART

04/13/2008, 09:09 PM	#8
briangg57 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 634	Cyclop-eeze? I never used it before. I got it a few weeks ago and target fed my corals. 2 hours later the light went out. 1 hour later I checked the tank and I could see them hatching on my monties. There were hundreds. The fish went nuts. __________________ Ain't like goin down to the pond, cetching bluegills and tommy cats. Current Tank Info: 75 gal.,20 gal. sump with wet-dry, also run carbon,75 to 100lbs live rock. 3&1/2 inch sand bed, 390 Watts PC. lighting and loving it!!!

04/14/2008, 06:56 PM	#10
ionracing Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Annville,Pa Posts: 69	we sell them at That Fish Place __________________ No URL's here?????????????? Current Tank Info: 90g Perfecto RR(reef tank) 12g Eclipse(fresh water planted)

04/14/2008, 07:25 PM	#12
mikesommers Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: ATL. GA. Posts: 393	None of those appear live. __________________ 6yrs in hobby and still learning everyday! 90 Gallon SPS Dominate Current Tank Info: 90 Gallon AGA-RR with 40 gallon sump

04/15/2008, 06:07 AM	#14
ArgonDreams Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 384	A couple reefers here bought two packs of reef bugs to give it a fair comparison. We aren't really sure what it is, but we figure it's another classic Marc Weiss Product (aka Snake Oil). We never did see anything alive, including under the other reefers reef microscope. If it's bacteria, then maybe something is alive but when we looked we saw nothing. I think it's pretty much just carbohydrates and random crap that's in all of Marc Weiss garbage. It was a waste of $20 some odd dollars. If you wife wants to play with this get her this: Brine Hatchery Kits I prefer the 2 liter bottle kit. The other one never worked well, but it worked. I still use the 2 liter bottle one to this day and even gut load them, they are cool and my daughter goes crazy when I make hem, she thinks they are cool.