Hey guys. I started a phyto culture of tet a while back. Was running good for a while and was able to culture a few times. However, after the last time I cultured and split, I think it crashed. I added more salt water and F2 and a few days later noticed that the water started to get more yellow/clearish. I figured that it crashed and left it. I ordered a new bottle to fresh tet culture but left the crashed culture running for about a week. Now maybe 2 days ago, It is now starting to turn more and more green. Did the culture recover? Am I safe to use this in the tank? I do not have a microscope to check.
Also, after the last time I cultured. I noticed that in the bottles of photo that i took, there were clumps after shaking the bottle and they never dissolve. This was primarily the reason i didnt want to use this to restart the culture and bought a new bottle. What are these clumps? Should i just toss them or am i safe to use. Does not smell funky or anything
Also, after the last time I cultured. I noticed that in the bottles of photo that i took, there were clumps after shaking the bottle and they never dissolve. This was primarily the reason i didnt want to use this to restart the culture and bought a new bottle. What are these clumps? Should i just toss them or am i safe to use. Does not smell funky or anything