Culturing Phytoplankton - MadHatter's Reef

[foskett96]

hi i am new to culturing phytoplankton, so i bought some phytoplankton and some copepods and rotifers to start to new cultures. how can i grow phytoplankton effectively whilst also feeding the copepods and rotifers culture. do u need to add the fertiliser to the phytoplankton everyday and do i need to feed the copepods and rotifers with the phytoplankton everyday. please help thank you

[ReefBreeders]

For this particular culture, my salinity is actually about 1.025 sg. I find that tank salinity makes the transfer to corals much easier.Thank you for providing a link to my eBay page, and you definitely did a good job on this video.

-ReefBreeders

[TheKleinReef]

where do yo ubuy f2?

[MadHatterReefs]

@TheKleinReef I ordered it from a Lab once and it took for ever to get to me. I've been getting it on E*bay as of lately.

[ifleitas]

what food you give the phytoplankton

[MadHatterReefs]

@ifleitas its called F2, A Lab made fertilizer

[ifleitas]

food for phytoplankton

[jerielalex1]

how long you leave the ligths on?

[MadHatterReefs]

@jerielalex1 I leave them on 24 hours a day. Most hobbyist run the lights 12 to 16 hours a day.

[airbus530]

Thanks for sharing, how do you sanitize the old culture bottles, if you do so ?

[MadHatterReefs]

@airbus530 Rubbing Alcohol

[osubeaz]

What do you do with them

[MadHatterReefs]

@osubeaz Feed my Reef Critters with it

[azflying]

Great video!

[adjusterfrank]

Nice video. Thanks for the schooling!

[GarageReef]

Great another project to run up my electric bill LOL JK Graet vid:)

[moneymarkj]

I never thought about doing this, but now I'm thinking about it! Good Video

[MadHatterReefs]

@moneymarkj It's pretty easy to do and it also a great food source for the Aquarium when you get into culturing Rotifers and Copepods.

[eyesonyou2ube]

I am going to this as soon as I can get some to start I want to feed my tank every night with this with a slow drip dose!

[MadHatterReefs]

@eyesonyou2ube I know a guy who has some. LOL

[eyesonyou2ube]

@MadHatterReefs I bet you do how much you asking for a starter kit

[ljusta]

Great and ty for how to grow it.

[MadHatterReefs]

@ljusta np. Thanks for Watching!