The Items I ordered from ipsf.com to seed my tank came. I will take you through my thoughts on the items received.
IPSF sent me the items I ordered via two day air by fed ex. It was shipped from Hawaii, which is where they are located. Package was well packed in an insulated box. I didn’t just order the live sand activator and there mud, but also amphipods, different macros, sand bed clams, and their strombus grazers. I am sad to say though that in my excitement of opening up the box and adding it too the tank, I forgot my camera and did not take any pictures.
IPSF Live Sand Activator:
Their live sand activator was course substrate that was full of life. I was expecting more of a fine sand, but I didn’t fret after seeing everything in the bag. The bag had about 2 cups of the live sand activator. The bag also had about a half inch of water in it. Pulling the bag out I could see all sorts of things, bristle warms, amphipods, snails, small hermits, and even a bit of macro. Though there wasn’t that much actually sand/substrate in the bag, there was enough other organisms to put a smile on my face.
Wounder Mud:
The wonder mud was also full of live. The bag contained about 2 cups of the mud which was a very fine brownish sand. Though there wasn’t much actually mud in the bag, the movement of all the organisms proved that it was alive. When I pulled out of the bag of wonder mud, the first thing I noticed was all of the snails that were crawling up the bag. I also noticed several small hermits and several different types of worms and pods.
Macro & Amphipods:
Though macro isn’t exactly something someone considers to use to seed a tank, you will be surprised about how much life is in the macro. All of the different pieces of macro I got had amphipods, bristle worms, and even some snails. The Amphipods I bought from ipsf came in a bag with some macro as well. Seeding your tank with Amphipods will help a colony get started. Amphipods are great to have in the tank for they eat all sorts of organics and algae. They are also a great source of food to many fish and inverts in the hobby.
In the end I was really impressed by IPSF. They really seem to have a firm understanding on what is needed to have a successful tank.
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