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EcoPack Combo: A cornerstone diet for all reef aquaria

Name: EcoPack Pod & Phyto Combo
SKU: Kit-ECOM-16
Price: 70.00 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5.00 (1 reviews)

The EcoPack Live Food Combo features two premium live foods that are exponentially better together: EcoPods mixed-species copepods and OceanMagik phytoplankton blend. Together, these four pod species and four phyto species form a complete foundation for your captive ecosystem's food pyramid. Running a diverse "mixed reef" system? Upgrade to the Ultimate Ecopack!

EcoPods:

EcoPods contains a mix of four copepods that are selected to occupy every ecologic niche in your system. This unique product completes your clean-crew crew as well as satisfying every finicky zooplanktivore (mandarin, seahorses, anthias, corals, etc.). All pods in the EcoPack are 100% viable and reproduce within a captive marine environment, living through their entire lifecycle in your aquarium.

Tigriopus californicus

Loaded with amino and omega-3 fatty acids, Tigriopus copepods make a nutritious meal for the pickiest fishes. These pods occasionally inhabit the water column and jerk around when they move, making them an easy target for your critters. Females can lay hundreds of eggs during their lifecycle. These harpacticoids contribute to your clean-up crew by consuming detritus and nuisance alga in your tank.

Tisbe biminiensis

Small and hardy, these harpacticoid copepods tend to inhabit the cracks and crevasses of live rock and macroalgae. Their secretive nature helps them to maintain lasting populations in marine aquaria. Like the above, Tisbe copepods add to your clean-up crew by consuming detritus, phytoplankton, and invasive algae in your aquarium; think of these guys as the smallest mouths in your food chain.

Apocyclops panamensis

Being slightly larger than Tisbe and slightly smaller than Tigriopus, these resilient copepods round out your tank's zooplankton size range. Apocyclops is extremely nutritious with a very high amino acid and protein content. It reproduces quickly by laying eggs every 4-6 days--about twice the rate of Tisbe and Tigriopus! This cyclopoid spends much time in the water column, providing a continuous source of nutrition for seahorses, swallowtail angelfish, etc.

Oithona colcarva

This highly adaptable pod is a cyclopoid like Apocyclops but spends even more time in the water column. Oithona also feeds on smaller particles, consuming suspended items as minute as bacteria. Its nocturnal nature helps to prevent it from being completely decimated by hungry zooplanktivores.

OceanMagik:

OceanMagik is a unique blend of four live phytoplankton species that comes with the EcoPack combo, specifically selected to provide your corals, pods, and filter feeders with essential fatty acids, proteins, vitamins, amino acids and carotenoids. All phyto species in the EcoPack improve water quality by competing with nuisance algae for nutrients.

Nannochloropsis Gaditana

This tiny, fast-growing algae rapidly consumes several nitrogen waste compounds including ammonia, nitrites, and nitrates. As a result, Nano helps if you have an overfeeding problem, if you are adding a new critter to your tank or if you want to slightly reduce the frequency of water changes. Brown, non-flagellated, 1-5 microns.

Tetraselmis sp.

With a highly rich and varied amino/fatty acid profile, Tetraselmis provides a nutritionally comprehensive feed for your corals and zooplankton. Due to its highly nutritional makeup, Tet is commonly used in large aquaculture facilities. Green biflagellate, 6-10 microns.

Isochrysis Galbana

High in DHA content, Iso is frequently used to enrich zooplankton such as copepods and brine shrimp. Dosing your tank with Isochrysis boosts copepod levels. It also helps with the development, coloration, and resilience of your marine life. It is the most commonly used feed for bivalve mollusks such as oysters, clams, mussels, and scallops. Brown biflagellate, 10-14 microns.

Thalassiosira Weissflogii

Thalassiosira is the largest species of phytoplankton in the EcoPack Combo. As a beneficial planktonic diatom, it consumes silicates, restricting the growth of harmful benthic diatoms and dinoflagellates. Thal has also been shown to reduce cycle time in new systems! Unflagellated diatom, 5-32 microns.

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Our Guarantee

We take the worry out of buying Live Copepods, Phytoplankton, Inverts, and Captive Bred Fish online by going above and beyond to take care of our customers. That’s why we guarantee every order we ship will be 100% Alive On Arrival or we will replace it free of charge. Booya. We’ll even cover the shipping on the replacement no matter which service you choose. Double Booya.

About our policy: When your order arrives, be sure and inspect the contents to ensure everything is looking alive and well before you add them to your tank or put them in the fridge. We’ll give you 12 hours after delivery to make sure you are completely satisfied.

“We will take care of you and make it right”

If for any reason you decide something isn’t quite ultra grade, simply snap a photo of the unopened item(s) you would like replaced. Be sure to get the expiration date on the back label in the photo. After that, visit www.algaebarn.com/claims and submit the form. We’ll review the photo and have a replacement out to you faster than a six-line wrasse at feeding time.

Captive Bred Fish: We guarantee every Live Fish we ship to be 100% Alive On Arrival and we also offer a 7-day health guarantee on all Live Captive Bred Fish. In the event that your fish arrives DOA (Dead On Arrival), simply take a photo of the fish in the unopened bag/jar within 2 hours after delivery and visit www.algaebarn.com/claims to submit the form. If the fish is DOA, we will offer you a choice of either a full refund or a free replacement, including the shipping cost. If the fish expires from natural causes (this does not include being killed by tank mates, jumping out of the aquarium, being acclimated to the wrong environment, not being fed the recommended foods) within 7 days after delivery, just provide a picture of the expired fish and we will offer you a free replacement, however, you must pay for shipping, or a refund, less the shipping cost. We can offer this industry leading guarantee on all of our live fish because Captive Bred fish are generally healthier and hardier than their wild-caught counterparts!

Invertebrates: We guarantee every invertebrate (Invert) we ship to be 100% Alive On Arrival. In the event that your inverts arrive DOA, simply take photos of the DOA items within 2 hours of delivery and visit www.algaebarn.com/claims to submit the form. We will review the photos and issue store credit for any DOA Inverts!

Once your replacement order is processed, we’ll send you a brand new tracking number automatically. Thats it, pretty simple right?

So start giving your tank the love it deserves and order with confidence knowing that AlgaeBarn has your back.

EcoPack Pod & Phyto Combo