[Marcus Watts]

I have just had the most unbelievable polyp extension and plumping on many corals in the tank.

I was rescuing a rogue coral frag that had slipped into one of the caves when the Vampire Tang tail swiped me good and proper, cutting my finger with its barb. The cut was thin like a razor blade and really started bleeding so, out of curiosity i let it drip into the tank and wow! as the blood mixed in, the corals' reaction was nothing short of amazing. What was incredible was that 3 or 4 drops into 400 liters got them into a major feeding mode.

I had to laugh that it was the Vamp tho that drew blood.

[jason@jasonsaquatics]

I think you been eating that Bait again Marcus


jas

[lindsay]

Mad man .

[ben]

the lack of blood probably affected your vision

[Marcus Watts]

HONEST guys !!! haha - it was the best instant response the tank has ever given. I let some drip close to one of the clams and its mantle expanded so much it hid the shell. both lobo's fully expanded and the sps got very fuzzy !! haha - special treat once in a while maybe!!

[chriss]

Guess that will be the proteins and aminos. I'll try it myself later if I can get the missus to stick her hands in.

Chris

[Marcus Watts]

chriss, on Jul 1 2010, 07:24 PM, said:

Guess that will be the proteins and aminos. I'll try it myself later if I can get the missus to stick her hands in.

Chris

yes m8, instantly soluble aminos are the trigger......i could do with a pint or two............mmmmmmmm..........I may just have the thing at work,,,,,,,,,mmmmmwwwwahahahahahahahaahhaa

[ben]

ill see if i can nick some from work (hospital)

[jason@jasonsaquatics]

He needs Rhesus negative Ben lol

jas

[Marcus Watts]

haha, i use blood plasma powder at work for its incredble nutritional qualities - We have the Red blood plasma powder and white blood cell powder too - Both are high in essential amino acids and very soluble -

[Cass1]

Theres a business opportunity Jas, blood bank.
Wait till Lynds is leaning over the corals and bam!!! you should get a pint out of him...just

[jason@jasonsaquatics]

what blood out of a stone ,,think not Martyn

jas

[tommo]

Just be aware that blood and milk are two of the most devastating organic pollutants in any waterway. They both go into suspension and drop oxygen values through the floor, probably not a problem for corals as such but incredibly dangerous for non photosynthetic life.

I'd leave the experiment at that personally

Tom

[Marcus Watts]

tommo, on Jul 3 2010, 12:40 AM, said:

Just be aware that blood and milk are two of the most devastating organic pollutants in any waterway. They both go into suspension and drop oxygen values through the floor, probably not a problem for corals as such but incredibly dangerous for non photosynthetic life.

I'd leave the experiment at that personally

Tom

only in much larger quantities Tom, Both are amongst the most devastating fish attractors there are, because of the supply of soluble aminos, and both ingredients contain several of the actual essential amino acids. Just about every food we use would be classed a pollutant when overdosed, and all would damage O2 and water quality when over used. The highest quality ingredients that I use in the most effective feeds we make at work are highly refined milk products - calcium casienate, sodium casienate and lactalbumen. When combined with red blood plasma powder this recipe creates a feeding frenzy that makes catching fish easy

Luckily though there are people who push boundaries, experiment and think outside the box, otherwise there would never be progression and we'd still be in the dark ages.

This experiment got a huge response at 0.2 ml of blood in a 450 litre water system, theres a long way to go before effecting the dissolved oxygen. I'd happily add 5ml if it was available - skimmer would nail the excess very quickly (it does about 2100 liters per hour).

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