Phytoplankton culture

[blueray]

Hi
I am new to this hobby. I just start my tank about 6 months ago. I try to set up the phytoplankton culture for my coral. Does any one here in Chattanooga has culture that I can use as starter. I would be appreciate.

Thank you

Mak

[JellyMan]

Is phytoplanktona photosynthetic organism?

[blueray]

YES, Instead buy from KENT marine which is dead organism. I want the live one. Checkout this link

Melevsreef.com - Phytoplankton

Mak

[JellyMan]

You know you can go to bermuda and I believe pet care warehouse has it as well there are different varieties of live phytoplankton foods I would do it that way just get you a bottle fill it with saltwater with a specific gravity of 1.019 dump it in there use lighting instructions and go that route. Shake it daily so it doesnt settle after a month half it up and do it again put half in a bottle for feeding and use the other half as reproductive cells.

[bkv1997]

UTEX Culture Collection of Algae - by Number

UTCC: University of Toronto Culture Collection of Algae and Cyanobacteria

Those are the only two I'm aware of that you can order from, but for all the trouble its worth I would just use DTs Premium blend or Reed Maricultures Phyto Feast.

Hope this helps.
Brandon

[Ironman]

Ive got several of the florida aqua farms algae discs, swabs, and rotifer screen. I plan on someday culturing my own but havent had the time yet. the algae discs are pretty old so I dont know how long they are good. I dont have any of the growing solution though. I wander if you can just use DTs as the starter batch?

[bkv1997]

Nope, people use to do that, but now they mix three strains of algea into the bottles which prevents you from starting a successful culture.

Just what I've read, don't know for sure.
Brandon

[blueray]

Thank for the answers guys. What do you feed you coral? Right now, I use frozen food and seafood ( I chop it up and mix it together) . I feed it every 2-3 days.

Mak

[bkv1997]

I'm feeding two cubes hikari rotifers, 1 cube hikari brine, 1 cube hikari mysis every other night and nori algea on clips on the other days.

What type of corals/fish do you have in your system.

Brandon

[Ironman]

I feed mostly frozen mysis shrimp, but vary it with home made food (seafood, algae, vitamins, all kinds of good stuff ) accasionally I feed different ocean nutrition flakes (maybe once or twice a week). I feed at least once a day. tank is mostly LPS and fish so I believe in a good feeding.