Has anyone tried to grow their own Phtoplankton? Saw this on Melevsreef and thought it looked interesting. http://www.melevsreef.com/phytoplankton.html
Thinking of trying this.
Thinking of trying this.
Phytoplankton
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I've grown my own before and its pretty simple. The hardest part is trying to remember to shake the bottles everyday so it doesn't crash on you. I can give you some info or try to remember the site I got the info from if your interested.
A two liter bottle, airline tubing and air pump, 6500k light and whatever kind of strain you want to grow and your in business. I used water change water (1 week water changes, not 5-8 weeks) to grow it in. Seemed like it grew better and sucked up the nutrients that was in the water to grow.
Here's some pictures if they work.
How I had my little lab set up to grow Phyto
Shows how dark it is with light behind it. The darker the better
A two liter bottle, airline tubing and air pump, 6500k light and whatever kind of strain you want to grow and your in business. I used water change water (1 week water changes, not 5-8 weeks) to grow it in. Seemed like it grew better and sucked up the nutrients that was in the water to grow.
Here's some pictures if they work.
How I had my little lab set up to grow Phyto
Shows how dark it is with light behind it. The darker the better
