{"title":"Macroalgae \u0026 Snacklerock","description":"\u003cp\u003eOur \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dinkinsaquaticgardens.com\/products\/clean-chaeto\" title=\"Clean chaeto\"\u003eClean Chaeto\u003c\/a\u003e macroalgae and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dinkinsaquaticgardens.com\/products\/snacklerock\" title=\"Snacklerock\"\u003eSnacklerock\u003c\/a\u003e cycled live rock rubble are valuable additions to your refugium. Clean Chaeto lowers your reef tank's nutrient levels naturally, while giving your valuable microfauna significantly more surface area to live and thrive. Snacklerock adds beneficial nitrifying bacteria and even more space for your copepods and amphipods to colonize.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery jar of Clean Chaeto and of Snacklerock comes loaded with \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dinkinsaquaticgardens.com\/collections\/live-copepods-amphipods\" title=\"live copepods and amphipods\"\u003elive copepods and amphipods\u003c\/a\u003e, further boosting your biodiversity and promoting stability. When you buy Clean Chaeto or Snacklerock from Dinkins Aquatic Gardens, you give your reef tank a major biodiversity boost, and you'll get our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dinkinsaquaticgardens.com\/pages\/dinkins-difference#dinkins-delivery-guarantee\" title=\"Dinkins Live Delivery Guarantee\"\u003eDinkins Delivery Guarantee\u003c\/a\u003e on every order.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"snacklerock","title":"Snacklerock: Cycled Live Rock Rubble Seeded with Copepods","description":"\u003cp\u003eEach jar of Dinkins Aquatic Gardens Snacklerock contains about two pounds of live rock rubble which has been cycled with nitrifying bacteria and seeded with live copepods. We ship the rubble completely covered in water, and even add extra copepods to each jar during packaging.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSnacklerock is fully aquacultured and pest-free: we take clean, dry live rock rubble from Marco Rocks and submerge it in a closed, fishless system for at least three months. Nothing ever goes into this system except saltwater, Fritz Turbostart 900, live phytoplankton, live copepods, and trace amounts of lab-grade ammonium chloride (to feed the nitrifying bacteria).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to the biodiversity that already comes on and in your Snacklerock, it also provides an enormous amount of surface area to host additional bacteria, copepods, amphipods, or other microfauna. This is a natural way to increase your tank's carrying capacity for beneficial bacteria, live amphipods, and live copepods.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: start;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBuy With Confidence\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: start;\"\u003eShopping for live goods online can be stressful, but we use best-in-industry \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dinkinsaquaticgardens.com\/pages\/shipping-for-survival\"\u003eshipping practices\u003c\/a\u003e such as biodegradable styrofoam boxes, checking your weather and including heat\/ice packs as needed, and sending all orders with UPS two day shipping. If anything goes wrong, we have your back with our completely hassle-free, no-questions-asked \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dinkinsaquaticgardens.com\/pages\/dinkins-delivery-guarantee\"\u003eDinkins Delivery Guarantee\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: start;\"\u003eDon't take our word for it - check out our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dinkinsaquaticgardens.com\/pages\/judgeme_reviews\"\u003ereviews section\u003c\/a\u003e to see what other reefers are saying!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dinkins Aquatic Gardens","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48284825485412,"sku":null,"price":49.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0778\/5018\/1732\/files\/snacklerock-rubble-cycled-seeded-9647543.png?v=1780011089"},{"product_id":"clean-chaeto","title":"Clean Chaeto Infused with Live Copepods \u0026 Amphipods","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEach \"softball sized\" portion of chaeto weighs about 1\/4 pound and is packaged in a jar containing about 8 ounces of our Reef Snacklebox live copepod blend. On average, a single portion of chaeto will contain 20+ amphipods.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChaetomorpha is a green, spaghetti-like macroalgae intended both for nutrient export and as a host for beneficial copepods and amphipods. Chaeto is great for removing nitrates and phosphates from your water naturally. Pods of all types also love to make their home in the fine, tangled strands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnlike most sellers who ship their chaeto merely damp in bags, we ship ours in rigid plastic jars. Each jar is filled with a generous portion of our Reef Snacklebox three species copepod blend. This keeps your chaeto wet and healthy during transport and provides a significant boost to your refugium's biodiversity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur chaeto is kept in fishless systems to keep it pest-free. These isolated systems contain only chaeto, fresh saltwater, copepods and amphipods. This minimizes the risk of any unwelcome hitchhikers and the beneficial pods help jump-start your refugium.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan't Grow Chaeto? You Had the Wrong Strain\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are over 70 different species of Chaetomorpha macroalgae, and they all grow differently. The late Jake Adams of Reefbuilders refers to the two primary species available in the hobby as \"brillo\" and \"fine.\"*\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost people are familiar with the more difficult-to-grow \"brillo\" variety which forms extremely curly strands that tend to grow more densely interwoven with time. It grows more slowly and is quite a bit more finicky and particular of its growing conditions. When we tried growing this variety - the one that many vendors sell - we didn't have much luck either. If you've tried to grow chaeto and failed, there's a good chance that you had the \"brillo\" variety. It works well, but you have to hit its needs very specifically for it to thrive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe sell the much more forgiving and more rapidly-growing \"fine\" variety.\u003c\/em\u003e It tends to produce longer strands that are less curly and creates a mass that is less dense, so water flows through it better and prevents it from becoming a detritus trap. Our \"fine\" variety is also much more forgiving of light PAR, flow rates, and the like. If you haven't been able to grow chaeto in the past, give us a try. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSimply put the chaeto in an area of your sump with moderate flow and light it as brightly as possible - you can use simple shop lights from the hardware store or can go high tech with specially-designed refugium lighting. As the chaeto grows, it's helpful to dose it with additional trace elements like Brightwell Aquatics' ChaetoGro. Once your chaeto starts to overgrow your refugium, you'll want to remove and discard about half to make room for future growth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*Reference https:\/\/reefbuilders.com\/2021\/03\/23\/chaetomorpha-strains-are-much-more-different-than-we-thought\/\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: start;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBuy With Confidence\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: start;\"\u003eShopping for live goods online can be stressful, but we use best-in-industry \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dinkinsaquaticgardens.com\/pages\/shipping-for-survival\"\u003eshipping practices\u003c\/a\u003e such as biodegradable styrofoam boxes, checking your weather and including heat\/ice packs as needed, and sending all orders with UPS two day shipping. If anything goes wrong, we have your back with our completely hassle-free, no-questions-asked \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dinkinsaquaticgardens.com\/pages\/dinkins-delivery-guarantee\"\u003eDinkins Delivery Guarantee\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: start;\"\u003eDon't take our word for it - check out our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dinkinsaquaticgardens.com\/pages\/judgeme_reviews\"\u003ereviews section\u003c\/a\u003e to see what other reefers are saying!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dinkins Aquatic Gardens","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48284833120356,"sku":null,"price":49.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0778\/5018\/1732\/files\/clean-chaeto-infused-with-reef-snacklebox-1042456.png?v=1780011091"},{"product_id":"build-your-own-snacklebasket","title":"Reef Snacklebasket - Create Your Own Mix-and-Match Combo Pack","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: start;\"\u003eBuild your own custom bundle and enjoy deep discounts on Dinkins Aquatic Gardens' flagship products. You can mix and match any combination of:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: start;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dinkinsaquaticgardens.com\/products\/reef-snacklebox-copepod-blend\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReef Snacklebox\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e is a three species blend of live Apocyclops, Tisbe, and Tigriopus copepods which feeds your fish\/corals and serves as a micro cleanup crew for your reef.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: start;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dinkinsaquaticgardens.com\/products\/live-phytoplankton-blend\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLive Phytoplankton\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e is a six species blend of green, brown, and red phytoplankton to enhance the vitality of your corals, filter feeders, and microfauna (such as copepods). Phytoplankton is also an excellent supplemental food for corals, enhancing their coloration and polyp extension.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: start;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dinkinsaquaticgardens.com\/products\/snacklerock\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCycled \u0026amp; Seeded Snacklerock\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e is a great way to add biodiversity in your tank, since this live rock rubble has already been cycled with beneficial bacteria and seeded with live copepods. It provides a large amount of surface area for additional colonization.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: start;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dinkinsaquaticgardens.com\/products\/clean-chaeto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClean Chaeto\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e comes seeded with copepods and amphipods, but is otherwise clean and is grown in closed systems which are free of pests. The specific variety of chaetomorpha we sell is unusually forgiving and easy-to-grow. Chaeto provides an absolutely ideal habitat for your smallest reef creatures, especially your pods.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: start;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dinkinsaquaticgardens.com\/products\/amphipods\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLive Marine Amphipods\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e eat a tremendous amount of detritus and algae, and provide some of the best nutrition available to your fish and corals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: start;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBuy With Confidence\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: start;\"\u003eShopping for live goods online can be stressful, but we use best-in-industry \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dinkinsaquaticgardens.com\/pages\/shipping-for-survival\"\u003eshipping practices\u003c\/a\u003e such as biodegradable styrofoam boxes, checking your weather and including heat\/ice packs as needed, and sending all orders with UPS two day shipping. If anything goes wrong, we have your back with our completely hassle-free, no-questions-asked \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dinkinsaquaticgardens.com\/pages\/dinkins-delivery-guarantee\"\u003eDinkins Delivery Guarantee\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: start;\"\u003eDon't take our word for it - check out our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dinkinsaquaticgardens.com\/pages\/judgeme_reviews\"\u003ereviews section\u003c\/a\u003e to see what other reefers are saying!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fast Bundle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48288613728356,"sku":"b1c7a089-83ce-4952-a936-83dec84473cc","price":88.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0778\/5018\/1732\/files\/reef-snacklebasket-create-your-own-mix-and-match-combo-pack-1504142.png?v=1780443847"}],"url":"https:\/\/dinkinsaquaticgardens.com\/collections\/macroalgae-snacklerock.oembed","provider":"Dinkins Aquatic Gardens ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}