Boosting Coral Growth and Color - How Phytoplankton Can Transform Your Reef

Taras from Top Shelf Aquatics takes us through the benefits of feeding phytoplankton to your coral. If you wanna see a boost in growth and color, this is a must watch!
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[@Polo1126]

Get you someone that looks at you the way Taras looks at phytoplankton

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

TRUTH!! ~Remy

[@jcpatton720]

This guy has sold me on their product. Man has passion! Buyer for life

[@TopShelfAquatics]

We are very proud of what Taras has done here for us, and continues to do for our hobby! Amazing video as always Remy, keep up the amazing work!

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

Thanks guys! Can't wait to come hang out again! ~Remy

[@Arborpress]

I’m cracking up at how intellectual and eloquently this man speaks about aptasia then at 10:43 I see Remy about to lose it and made me laugh even more lol. Very well made video.

[@anizato]

I swear, Taras could have his own Science Guy type of show.

[@freedomfighter1324]

So much info on phytos, could be the holy grail of reefing in future

[@mellissabluxury]

Loved this! So much passion ❤ I’ve never been so excited by phytoplankton 😂 Nerds forever!!!!

[@dusk1947]

Probably my favorite trend in reefing, I hope this one sticks around past just being a renewed trend. I personally have Tetraselmis & Tisochrysis in my home culture set-up, and I love the three primary strains they've chosen to sell to hobbyist's. With so many phyto strains in existence, a difficult supply chain to maneuver, and a large body of mixed anecdotal commentary by hobbyist's to sift through: figuring out if/what phyto to grow and dose can be an uphill slog. Mr. Pleskun has done the leg work for us. Tetraselmis, Tisochrysis, & Rhodomonas are far from exhaustive. But, they are three extremely useful and complementary strains common to commercial applications like pod & bivalve operations, and they continually show up in discussion in home culture (which has a very limited scale & labor pool). Most of us only have the motivation to culture one or two of these long-term as a hobby, so cherry picking these three should go along way. I will say, if you want to keep it at home. It becomes almost a second facet of reefing, with it's own minor work flow. And there's a certain satisfaction that comes from seeing my multicolored jars bubbling away on my indoor plant shelf intermixed with a host of understory tropical hose plants. Then when you feed the coral, you know what's in the bottle. And that confidences comes from transparence on the part of vendors like TSA. I case you missed it, I'm a fan of what they're doing. :) Plus, when I inevitably screw up and loose a culture. TSA has the strains I want to restock.

[@ASBsweet]

Dude needs his own show.......awesome

[@garrettstone6580]

What an incredible video. Dude has found his calling.

[@jordanm2984]

This guy... I like this guy.

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

The Bill Nye of phyto!

[@OneMoreTank]

Would love to see a full podcast!

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

We'll have him on for sure! ~Remy

[@teiji1722]

TSA always built different 🔥 the best part I knew TSA from their great staff's yt channel Colson Critters. Love from Malaysia

[@colsonscritters]

Thanks man!!! Appreciate the love ❤️

[@colsonscritters]

We love Taras

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

What's up man!! Hope all is well! ~Remy

[@colsonscritters]

@@ReefBuildersVideo Heyy man! Everything’s going well. Hope you are doing well!

[@heinrichvisser8518]

Wow, this guy got a wonderful passion. He has got me now to look at this video over and over again. Thank you for this video.

[@merkin22]

Just great stuff! Thanks for this.

[@melissabower6127]

Such a great video! Thank you!

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

Glad you enjoyed it! Taras is awesome! ~Remy

[@jm-gn7hw]

So enjoyed this

[@robertlossing3390]

Fantastic! So fascinating!

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

Many thanks & yes! I learned so much that day. ~Remy

[@postcards.to.myself]

this was an awesome watch and learn. thank you, taras-- you're phlippin' cool

[@MAR1N3GUY]

Brilliant!

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

Taras is someone you want around the campfire for sure! ~Remy

[@jasonprewitt3244]

I am so glad that someone can do all of this! I just need to dump it in my tank! If I had to understand it I would never do it!

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

You could culture at home but it's got some work associated with it. Definitely cheaper and more consistent when you can culture yourself but it's always available if you need to purchase as well! When you culture rotifers you have to harvest daily - I'd always just feed my tanks with them. There's nothing like live feed! ~Remy

[@hoopaholic1982]

Just wow!!! That’s all I got! Wow!

[@SteHughes90]

I love this guy

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

That feeling is shared! ~Remy

[@queencityreefs]

Taras is the man! Love to hear him talk. Great episode 👌💯✌

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

Dude is great! ~Remy

[@jr2bder4u]

Wow, why do you remind me of "The Frankenstein of Reef Nutrition"....there alive!

[@JonesIsHere]

This confused me....and I loved it. More videos like this.

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

PERFECT! We all need these kinds of videos every now and again! ~Remy

[@tyhintzke8112]

Not gonna lie if I ordered coral from TSA I would add the water in the bag to my tank haha

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

Lol! ~Remy

[@murrmansreef3944]

This is one of my favorite RB videos since we lost Jake!! I love it!! Taras is so awesome!!

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

Packed with info! ~Remy

[@jahsreef8386]

Dudes such a nerd lol I love it hahaha

[@MicrobiusBlue]

Phytoliscious 😎

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

The name of my new band. lol. ~Remy

[@Khris_1013]

First! Remy you’re awesome

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

Thanks for commenting - and watching! ~Remy

[@stevenengle8516]

He is the Bill Nye the Science guy for the reefing hobby. I Dig it.

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

Exactly! He needs to be our oddball critter consultant. ~Remy

[@EugeneRu777]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@gokuthetypeofningen1688]

Wonder how he feels about amphipods lol

[@BTC_Reef]

You telling me this guy isn’t Karl from workaholics?

[@garysteinert8040]

What?

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

Feed phyto. ~Remy

[@garysteinert8040]

@@ReefBuildersVideo don’t live far from TSA. Got my Innovative Marine tank and Apex from them. Will check this out next time.

[@RagTagRecycling9988]

I more worried about the Electrical Hazards then the Phytoplankton...

[@Reefspidey]

Why is he wearing a lab coat

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

Why not!? If I could get away with wearing a lab coat everyday I would too! ~Remy

[@DogFacePuffa]

Lifelong passion,…he’s like 30.

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

So, still true? lol ~Remy

[@burtminshew4812]

We already know phyto does not do anything special that you couldn't do with almost any other food. Name me 1 coral grower who has shown better results than others just because he uses phyto.

[@mohamedkarawia8519]

This was just word vomit. Sad because it would have been a great video if it was broken down more clearly

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

Give another couple watches...it'll settle in. At its core, coral can and will benefit more from live feeds like phyto and rotifers. It's a lot but it makes sense! ~Remy

[@BIG-ES-]

I understood it…. Thought it was great.