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![]() Anyone have a successful culture of Phytoplankton they are raising?
Looking to start growing my own to raise my own pods. Nanochloropsus strain perhaps. |
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![]() Not at the moment but within the next few months.
I dabbled for a few months and had a good batch going. To try things out I used DT's for a starter which I believe is a blend of nano, T-iso, and tet? Cultures started out a nice bright green but over time they switched to a yellow-gold as one strain took over. I then "pushed" the culture to see how long before it crashes (over two weeks). Next time around I'll be starting with pure strains and improve hygiene to prevent cross-contamination. I will be culturing calanoid copepods next year so I need to get the phyto down pat. I'll be getting in some pure strains and will let you know, would be nice to share cultures so we have back-ups. ![]() Francis Last edited by Alberta-newb; 06-12-2009 at 03:31 PM. |
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![]() Ah.....Canada....a truly multi-cultural society
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260g mixed reef, 105g sump, water blaster 7000 return, Bubble King SM 300 skimmer, Aqua Controller Jr, 4 radions, 3 Tunze 6055s,1 tunze 6065, 2 Vortech MP40s, Vortech MP20, Tunze ATO, GHL SA2 doser, 2 TLF reactors (1 carbon, 1 rowa). http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=50034 . Tank Video here http://www.vimeo.com/2304609 and here http://www.vimeo.com/16591694 |
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![]() ^ terrible.
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Calvin --- Planning a 29 gallon mixed reef... |
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![]() I always used to get my strains from Florida Aqua-Culture Farms. I did T-iso and Nano back in the day...
Francis, what does your set up look like? |
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