Cultivating Phytoplankton
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Mr James
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Got all my stuff from FloridaAquaFarms.com.....
See here for my walk through culturing my own Phyto and Rotifers: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=960390&highlight=phytoplankton
See here for my walk through culturing my own Phyto and Rotifers: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=960390&highlight=phytoplankton
fazgood
Not Quite Right
I'm no expert but I have had phyto going for about 3 months and rotofers for about 2.
The phyto is the easiest. I started with DT's in a 1.019 salt water solution and rapid grow fertilizer. I use a couple of screw in CF 100W bulbs on an 18 hour cycle. I just bubble air from top to bottom and use christmas light rope lights on a dimmer to keep it at about 75 degrees. I add more fertilizer about once a week and the stuff seems to grow wild. I could give you a 2 liter bottle of the green stuff to start you out but I'm not sure if it's worth the drive.
Roto's are a bit more challenging. I have yet to master that but I can tell you that amonia is a killer.
Here is my setup right after I got it up and running. The phyto is quite a bit darker now.
Faz
The phyto is the easiest. I started with DT's in a 1.019 salt water solution and rapid grow fertilizer. I use a couple of screw in CF 100W bulbs on an 18 hour cycle. I just bubble air from top to bottom and use christmas light rope lights on a dimmer to keep it at about 75 degrees. I add more fertilizer about once a week and the stuff seems to grow wild. I could give you a 2 liter bottle of the green stuff to start you out but I'm not sure if it's worth the drive.
Roto's are a bit more challenging. I have yet to master that but I can tell you that amonia is a killer.
Here is my setup right after I got it up and running. The phyto is quite a bit darker now.
Faz
