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10-22-2004, 11:52 AM
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| | Aiptasia Anemone
Join Date: May 2004 Location: San Diego, CA,California Age: 53
Posts: 577
Karma: 86
 
|  Phytoplankton and Rotifer station
I'm in the middle of making a growing station for Phytoplankton, Rotifers, Brine shrimp and whatever else I can hatch out!! I'll post the design and pic later when I'm finished!!
Drew _________  80 gal plywood/glass reef tank, AquaC Urchin Pro w/Mag 3, 38gal Sump/refugium w/Mag9.5, 2 Maxi Jet 1200, 2-200 watt Hagen Heaters, 100lbs CaribSea Aragonite, 80lbs handmade Aragocrete rock, 2-110W 48" VHO Actinic Blue, 2-110W 48" VHO 50/50, RO/DI, DIY coiled denitrator, Bi-color Blenny, Damsel, Yellow Tang, red/green lobophyllia, zooanthid frag, cabbage coral, asst. mushrooms, toadstool leather, frogspawn | 
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11-05-2004, 03:02 AM
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| | Coral Banded Shrimp
Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Miami, FL,Florida
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| Re: Phytoplankton and Rotifer station
He he ... My station is all setup. I'm Just waiting on the live phyto cells. Hopefully, I'll be able to start growing soon.
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11-05-2004, 08:27 AM
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| | Aiptasia Anemone
Join Date: May 2004 Location: San Diego, CA,California Age: 53
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| Re: Phytoplankton and Rotifer station
I just got the lights and the air pump and will be ordering the Plankton discs very soon. Let me know how you guys are doing with yours. I'll be getting the book from the Florida outfit with the discs...  https://3kserver7.com/~frank/secure/...653.17084*955z [smiley=sunny.gif] [smiley=sunny.gif] [smiley=sunny.gif]
I am getting the mini culture kit from these guys. The Florida Aqua Farms. I think there are some cheaper ones out there, but I'm really not sure. Does anybody know if FAFUSA has good quality stuff?
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11-11-2004, 03:39 PM
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| | Whip-Lash Squid
Join Date: May 2004 Location: PhillySuburbs, Pennsylvania Age: 41
Posts: 2,947
| Re: Phytoplankton and Rotifer station
You know , you guys all have too much free time!!! 
Where are the Pics and when can you make a station for me??!!! _________  I Love My Sig By John Hawkins!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Date Started 9/04 58 gallon Oceanic Tank, 20 gal DIY sump/fuge w/ Kent Marine Auto top-off, Air Water Ice RO/DI, 10,000 K 175 W MH, 2 VHO 03's 96W each, AquaC EV 120 Skimmer
80 lbs LR, DSB in FUGE, 1 - 2 " LS in tank
Black Brittle Star, Chevron Tang, Crocea Clam, red & green Lobophyllia, Frogspawn, Porites Frag, Caulastrea Frag, Green Ricordia, Asst. Zoas, hermits, astreas, stomatellas, fighting conch | |
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11-17-2004, 06:55 AM
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| | Aiptasia Anemone
Join Date: May 2004 Location: San Diego, CA,California Age: 53
Posts: 577
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| Re: Phytoplankton and Rotifer station
Here's a couple of pics of the phytostation...I haven't started doing cultures yet:
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01-25-2005, 04:21 PM
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| | Scooter Blennie
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Davenport IA
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  | Re: Phytoplankton and Rotifer station
How is this thing working? Do you know if you can culture DTs Phyto? | |
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01-26-2005, 07:47 AM
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| | Aiptasia Anemone
Join Date: May 2004 Location: San Diego, CA,California Age: 53
Posts: 577
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| Re: Phytoplankton and Rotifer station
DT's is not live phytoplankton therefore it can not be grown. The algae discs I am using come from Florida Aqua Farms. They are live cultures that are grown in the 2 liter bottles by feeding them with a phytoplankton fertilizer. All of the equipment is available from Florida Aqua Farms, or in my case, I just bought the cultures and a few items and made the station myself from PVC. There are some good links on line, I'll check my other computers for the links I know I have them somewhere. The phytoplankton can be used for feeding the reef and for growing rotifers to feed the tank and inhabitants. Once started the new cultures and subsequent cultures
are then grown from the first batches so you do not need to replenish supplies except water, salt and fertilizer.
Drew
Fresh and alive is the best food for everything!! 
Here are some Links: http://www.florida-aqua-farms.com http://www.sjwilson.net/reef
The second link is the website of Flame Angel and has real good techniques to use for growing phytoplankton and lots of other stuff!! | |
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02-01-2005, 03:05 PM
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| | Sailfin Tang
Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: SF/Monterey Bay Area, CA
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| Re: Phytoplankton and Rotifer station
Who told you DT's wasn't live?
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