Filter socks filter out DT's Oyster Eggs?

hobbzz · 10/05/2007, 07:33 PM

Anyone know how big oyster eggs are? As in how many microns. I know you're supposed to shut off the skimmer, but what about filter socks?

fishdoc11 · 10/05/2007, 08:13 PM

Yes, 100 micron filter socks should filter them out.

dendro982 · 10/05/2007, 08:13 PM

I'm not using oyster eggs, but oyster eggs should be 40-50 microns , and micron socks are 200 (never seen these), 100, 50 and less micron.

I'm turning sump with filtration off for a time of feeding corals by similar size food.

This guy uses DT oyster eggs and micron socks, you may ask him.
Just a thought.

hobbzz · 10/05/2007, 08:39 PM

For anyone who's looking and wants to know, I just went to DT's website to get their email address so I could ask them about the size, and on their home page it says that the eggs are 40-50 microns like dendro982 said.

From their site:

"Oyster Eggs as a Coral Food Source:

Oyster eggs are approximately 40-50 microns in size; they are soft and very nutritious being high in protein and omega3 fatty acids.

Size is a very important consideration when feeding corals. Oyster Eggs are from Â½ to 1/3rd the size of a rotifer, approximately 1/8th the size of an Artemia nauplii and 1/20th the size of cyclopeezâ„¢.

Corals for which this food is particularly useful are those with poor prey capture responses and those with very small polyps. Included are Porites, Montipora, Goniopora, gorgonians, soft corals, and the oyster eggs even show success with the maintenance of previously difficult or impossible to maintain azooxanthellate soft corals and seafans."

10/05/2007, 07:33 PM	#1
hobbzz How do I change this? Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 3,037	Filter socks filter out DT's Oyster Eggs? Anyone know how big oyster eggs are? As in how many microns. I know you're supposed to shut off the skimmer, but what about filter socks?

10/05/2007, 08:13 PM	#2
fishdoc11 catch and release Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Old Hickory,TN Posts: 13,237	Yes, 100 micron filter socks should filter them out. __________________ "Try to learn something about everything and everything about something" -- Thomas H. Huxley Current Tank Info: 70 gallon mixed reef

10/05/2007, 08:13 PM	#3
dendro982 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 2,963	I'm not using oyster eggs, but oyster eggs should be 40-50 microns , and micron socks are 200 (never seen these), 100, 50 and less micron. I'm turning sump with filtration off for a time of feeding corals by similar size food. This guy uses DT oyster eggs and micron socks, you may ask him. Just a thought.

10/05/2007, 08:39 PM	#4
hobbzz How do I change this? Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 3,037	For anyone who's looking and wants to know, I just went to DT's website to get their email address so I could ask them about the size, and on their home page it says that the eggs are 40-50 microns like dendro982 said. From their site: "Oyster Eggs as a Coral Food Source: Oyster eggs are approximately 40-50 microns in size; they are soft and very nutritious being high in protein and omega3 fatty acids. Size is a very important consideration when feeding corals. Oyster Eggs are from Â½ to 1/3rd the size of a rotifer, approximately 1/8th the size of an Artemia nauplii and 1/20th the size of cyclopeezâ„¢. Corals for which this food is particularly useful are those with poor prey capture responses and those with very small polyps. Included are Porites, Montipora, Goniopora, gorgonians, soft corals, and the oyster eggs even show success with the maintenance of previously difficult or impossible to maintain azooxanthellate soft corals and seafans."