Hello I was just curious how good phytoplankton can be fine for before going bad I was planning on dosing it with a doser daily but will it be fine not in the fridge? Over the span of a month in the dosing container? Thank you for the reply’s!
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Get an electric cool cup holderHello I was just curious how good phytoplankton can be fine for before going bad I was planning on dosing it with a doser daily but will it be fine not in the fridge? Over the span of a month in the dosing container? Thank you for the reply’s!
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We have kalk stirers... might as well have phyto cooler for our hobby to make it easier for dosing pumps!
ThanksHello, phyto at room temp will last days without getting fertilizer. This is because the cells will still be active and consuming what food is left. You could just add air line and pour fresh phyto in every few days and the air bubbles and pouring new phyto in will keep it stirred up but it is also a bit more work than leaving in a fridge where no air is needed and cells are slowed down so barley consuming. In a fridge you can get creative with how to keep things stirred up and worry less about fouling the phyto.
As for knowing when f/2 is depleted you can get some nitrate test strips off amazon or LFS and after culturing your phyto for 10 days test sample daily , if zero or near zero then pull or split and start again.