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donkey77 09-28-2013 03:48 PM

why is my phytoplankton not dark like others
 
this is day 8 and i'am about to split the culture and when i put it into bottles it was not that green, did i not let it go long enough, just seems to light of green i will go to day 10 but any input would be nice
http://i564.photobucket.com/albums/s...7/IMG_2046.jpg

Cal_stir 09-28-2013 04:19 PM

are you using fertilizer?
are you culturing rotifers close by, if contaminated with rotifers they will eat as fast as it grows.
light for 16 hrs a day?

donkey77 09-28-2013 05:10 PM

no rotifers giving f2
light 16hrs

Cal_stir 09-28-2013 07:54 PM

what kind of light?

donkey77 09-28-2013 09:56 PM

i think its a led it's the kit from mamroo200

Cal_stir 09-28-2013 10:23 PM

I think they are flourescent, which should work fine.
What about temp., and you have an air line running like a slow boil.
How much f2?

donkey77 09-29-2013 12:19 AM

temp is about 72 74
airstone to a slow boil
this is my first batch
3ml f2 for about 3 gallons

Cal_stir 09-29-2013 02:07 AM

I would split it and put a little more f2 this time, an extra ml, are you using tap water or RO?
I used filtered water ( just after the carbon block of my RODI unit), salinity 1.019, don't use RODI

donkey77 09-29-2013 02:51 PM

iam using RO water so i should be using tap water, what about all the crap in tap water

donkey77 09-29-2013 03:36 PM

do you put yours in the fridge


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