phytoplankton

Coral Hub’s live phytoplankton consists of a single species of Nannochloropsis. It is bottled each week and shipped with cold packs to ensure viability. The phytoplankton will last up to 3-4 weeks in the fridge with daily shaking or about 1-2 weeks at room temperature but varies depending on...

Hey guys! I am starting a phytoplankton and copepod farm. Here is my progress so far. I have the tubes and the culture coming next week. Let me know your tips and tricks if you done this before. I am new to this and I would love the community inputs. Thanks

So I've been doing a lot of looking around on how long a bottle of live phyto will actually live for, given the proper care. Proper care being - kept at appropriately refrigerated temperatures, and given the wake-up shake every day or so. I've seen some sites say that they survive for only 7...

ISOCHRYSIS GALBANA PHYTOPLANKTON Hello, The goal of this thread is to consolidate information, questions and answers for people looking to culture Isochrysis galbana phytoplankton I appreciate those that have cultured isochrysis galbana sharing their secrets and knowledge with us In this post I...

I have a subscription to algae barn for pods and phyto that arrive once a month. I started dosing a few months back when I needed to beat by dinos. My tank isn't that big so I don't dose the phyto that much like maybe 5 ml a day before leaving for work. I wanted to know does Phyto have an...

Hi Reefers, Start Growing Phyto myself and selling them at cheaper price for the first time! ☺️☺️☺️ Test run price: $15 per 12 oz Can deliver to South Bay or pick up in Sunnyvale Shipping is available (Fees TBD)

Selling phytoplankton I culture in Poseidon Reef culture system. I have both Nanno or Tetra, or I can blend them. Price is 5$ a 16oz bottle. Pictured below is my culture set up and the bottles.

Dinkins Aquatic Gardens is a small business run by my wife and myself (mostly my wife!) that focuses on live foods for your reef. We currently offer phytoplankton, three species of copepods, and rotifers. We focus on providing a quality product with concierge-level customer service and a 100%...

I started culturing phyto (nannochloropsis) and this was in my end result. I wiped everything down with alcohol then rinsed with fresh rodi water because of the smell. Let it air dry for a day then mixed fresh salt water to 1.014 salinity. Added f.2 fertilizer then poured some live phytoplankton...

Hey all! Finally after years of saving and planning I was able to put my first reef tank together just the way I wanted. Water went in last week, and I just finished up my first 10% water change this morning. So far in the first week I've had trouble with an undersized heater due to how cold my...

I'm currently cycling my first tank, and somehow gaslit myself into think the nitrogen cycle was measured in days not weeks. I have an order of ecopods and oceanmagik coming from AlgaeBarn to develop the plankton population in the tank post cycle but it will arrive way before the nitrogen cycle...

I've recently begun culturing phyto (unknown species) but my air pump isn't quite strong enough to prevent some settling at the bottom of the container. Is it safe to use a small powerhead/pump in a phyto culture or could it potentially harm the cells? Thanks in advance!

Hey all. So I have 3 coco worms in my 16 gallon reef tank that seem to be doing ok, with 2 of them even adding about 1-2" to their tubes since I got them back in November, but they haven't been coming out quite as much as they usually do over the past week or so. Should I be supplementing their...

We are working on some awesome projects here in our farm one of which is culturing our own Phyto! Here is a video of Taras one of our Aquaculture specialists dropping a little knowledge on everyone!

Hi there, have had slightly cloudy water and took a sample to find this guy. Not sure what type of algae this is. It has at least 2 Flagella, and is present when the lights are on. No sign of slime. Moves quickly as well. If anyone has any idea what genus this belongs to, that’d be great! Oil...

Hey everyone! Has anyone experimented with using a Ziss Brine Shrimp Hatchery to culture Copepods or phytoplankton? I feel like it would be super convenient the way it’s made!

Dinkins Aquatic Gardens is a small business run by my wife and myself (mostly my wife!) that focuses on live foods for your reef. We currently offer phytoplankton, three species of copepods, rotifers, and baby brine shrimp. We expect to release amphipods soon, once we finish our shipping tests...

With all of the benefits associated with dosing phytoplankton to a reef tank, I was wondering if it was at all possible to culture and maintain a stable phytoplankton population in the tank. I assume things like protein skimmers and various reactors would need to be disconnected and some amount...

I got live phytoplankton from my LFS yesterday. I’m wanting to culture it. It’s a 6 oz bottle of phytoplankton. Imma be using a 12 oz Gatorade bottle to culture it. I got my saltwater mixed to 35 PPT. My question is how much saltwater I should be in their bottle? I’m only wanting to use half the...

Hey guys, Is anybody using raw spirulina powder to feed your copepods (or other types of zooplankton), corals or other creatures like fish? I use an addition of spirulina in fish food and I would like to use it more, as it's healthy and cheap, but I wonder how successful would I be with a...

Anyone point me in the right direction on where to buy bulk phytoplankton, looking for 7 gallons. Preferably a hobbyist or smaller business first. Thank you in advance.

Hey guys I have some phytoplankton for sale. As of now I don't ship, so just for local pickup. I should have a readily available supply within a couple of months, but as of now I have 2 liters available. Price is $10per liter This can also get your own culture going.

Hi, I started culturing phytoplankton. Now on day 8 and I woke up today and my culture has gone a yellow colour but doesn’t smell. Is my culture dead or can I recover it? 3 images - Day 1 light green, Day 6 darker green, Day 8 yellow.

Been playing with growing phytoplankton for my tank and have way more than I can use. $10 for 16oz $15 for 32oz Mix strain of: isochrysis galbana High in protein and carbs. Good source of vitamin C and chloraphyll. nannochloropsis oculata Long shelf life and easy to culture. High levels of...

I'm into reefs not plants lol, is this light good for feeding phytoplankton?