Roots N Reef

04/16/2026

Enjoy a moment of Zen with the Tetra Tank ☯️

03/28/2026

Getting to know your water is one of the best things you can do as a fish keeper. 💧
When your fish and shrimp match your water parameters, everything becomes easier—and more successful.

03/28/2026

03/22/2026

🌊 Now Available: Phytoplankton – Essential Clean 🌿

Give your saltwater aquarium a natural boost! Our live phytoplankton helps:
✔️ Improve water quality
✔️ Support coral growth & coloration
✔️ Feed filter feeders (corals, clams, pods, and more)
✔️ Promote a healthy, balanced ecosystem

💧 8 oz bottle – $12

📍 We’ll be in Richmond this Wednesday, March 25th (afternoon) and can arrange meet-ups!

Message us to reserve yours!

03/20/2026

What is your favorite go-to brand for lighting?

03/19/2026

Now available.
Freshly bottled Phytoplankton!
Great for feeding corals, zooplankton, and fry! This specially designed blend is great for decreasing phosphate and nitrate levels in an aquarium!

Get yours today for only $12 a bottle.
DM to order.

TIPS FOR YOUR PHYTOPLANKTON:
• Dose 5 ml per 10 gal every 2-3 days.
• Store refrigerated (34–40°F)
• Never freeze
• Shake gently every day to keep particles suspended
• Use within 2 weeks. It can still be used to feed zooplankton (copepods/rotifers) after the 2 week window as they eat both live and dead phytoplankton
• Discard if smell turns sour or sulfur-like
• Discard if color turns yellow or it becomes clumpy

03/19/2026

Success! Our testers approve! We nailed the right recipe to create a nutritious stick that performs perfectly! A line of options available soon 😁

03/18/2026

It all starts with a coral polyp! 🪸 These tiny ocean-dwelling animals are the basic building blocks of every reef on the planet.

Here’s the breakdown:

1) Corals live in colonies made of multiple tiny, identical polyps.
2) Corals pull calcium and carbonate from seawater to build hard skeletons—providing structure for both themselves and the overall reef architecture.
3) This structure provides essential shelter and food, creating a complex system that allows marine life to thrive.

Learn more: https://coralreef.noaa.gov/digital-corals/visual-media/infographics/what-makes-coral-reef

03/17/2026

💛 Yellow Neocaridina Shrimp

Bright, bold, and beginner-friendly! Neocaridina davidi are hardy freshwater shrimp that thrive in planted tanks and nano setups.

✨ Why aquarists love them:
• Great algae & biofilm grazers
• Peaceful community shrimp
• Vibrant color varieties

Fun fact: Females carry eggs under their abdomen (“berried”), and babies hatch as tiny shrimp — no larval stage!

Perfect pop of yellow for your tank 🌿

03/16/2026

Something colorful is cooking in the Roots N Reef lab… 👀🦐

We’ve been deep in product testing for our upcoming Shrimp Lollies, dialing in a formula that shrimp absolutely go crazy for. The best part? The ingredients start out looking like this — vibrant powders with some seriously cool color contrast before the magic happens.

We’re not giving away any secrets yet… but let’s just say the shrimp testers have been very enthusiastic. 🧪

More updates coming soon. For now, enjoy this little behind-the-scenes peek while we keep perfecting the recipe.