H2OCulture
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So lately I started homebrewing beer seriously and it gave me an interesting idea. To make good homebrew, a starter culture of good quality yeast is a requirement, grown in the malt you intend to brew beer with. In 24-48 hours, yeast can be grown in sufficient quantity to turn the original solution into a milky culture chock full of billions and billions of yeast cells. These guys are about 3-4 microns; about the same size as some of the Chlorophyta plankton and the smaller protists. Knowing this, they might make a good substitute for phytoplankton and other small coral foods. Has anyone tried this? Any thoughts before I attempt it?
My logic is our vodka-infused ULN aquaria could benefit from a periodic rush of cheap food that would be easily suspended and skimmed out before any problems could arise. Yeast (already a component of most fish foods) would dissolve better, be easier for corals to capture, and may generate less waste due to their natural buoyancy. Thoughts?
So lately I started homebrewing beer seriously and it gave me an interesting idea. To make good homebrew, a starter culture of good quality yeast is a requirement, grown in the malt you intend to brew beer with. In 24-48 hours, yeast can be grown in sufficient quantity to turn the original solution into a milky culture chock full of billions and billions of yeast cells. These guys are about 3-4 microns; about the same size as some of the Chlorophyta plankton and the smaller protists. Knowing this, they might make a good substitute for phytoplankton and other small coral foods. Has anyone tried this? Any thoughts before I attempt it?
My logic is our vodka-infused ULN aquaria could benefit from a periodic rush of cheap food that would be easily suspended and skimmed out before any problems could arise. Yeast (already a component of most fish foods) would dissolve better, be easier for corals to capture, and may generate less waste due to their natural buoyancy. Thoughts?