Practical growing of phytoplankton

[abgg118]

I actually built one very close to this one - works great.

Oh and i found this very neat cuture station plans if anyone is intrested


DIY Culture Station by Dwayne Sapp - Reefkeeping.com

 

[nakoma]

I actually built one very close to this one - works great.

Can you share a picture for us will love to see what yours looks like ??

 

[abgg118]

Looks like that one, only differences:
1) "Blue" PVC pipes instead of white ones
2) T-pieces branching off to the left and right (alternating), instead of + pieces (so bottles on either sides are not aligned but alternate).
3) 4 bottles per side instead of 5
4) Lights are hanging a bit lower to ensure more light where there is always algae.

Sorry, I haven't got a picture handy...

 

[Nemos Janitor]

Looks like that one, only differences:


Sorry, I haven't got a picture handy...

OK we will wait a few minuites while you go and get one.

 

[butcherman]

OK we will wait a few minuites while you go and get one.

if he is like Dallasg we might still be here tomorrow

 

[nakoma]

if he is like Dallasg we might still be here tomorrow

And look it is tomorrow

 

[abgg118]

And tomorrow it will be the day after tomorrow ...
Can't take a picture now, unfortunately.

 

[459b]

LuckyFish hasn't been online in over a year @jclaas . He also stopped all breeding, including growing phyto the moment the court cases started.

 

[jclaas]

Does anyone know how it is going with Luckyfish?

 

[MistaOrange]

Nope He's gone awol...

 

[pHishman]

Phytoplankton or algae culture.



I found this very practical. 20 litre, 60 bucks and it has got a tap.

Sorry for reviving an old thread, but does anyone know where I can get this container from? Plastics for Africa don't stock them anymore ( at least in Somerset West that is ) and mambos have the same thing but the plastic is tinted blue and I'm concerned this will inhibit the light penetration.

Please help.

 

[MistaOrange]

Sorry for reviving an old thread, but does anyone know where I can get this container from? Plastics for Africa don't stock them anymore ( at least in Somerset West that is ) and mambos have the same thing but the plastic is tinted blue and I'm concerned this will inhibit the light penetration.

Please help.

Mine had a blue tint too & worked ok but yes I'd prefer it clear, not sure where you're going to get a clear one

 

[nakoma]

Geez old thread indeed , We have a lot of those containers all over in plastic shops here they go for about R60 or more depending on size .

 

[pHishman]

Thanks guys, at the moment I can only find them in a slight blue colour, not completely transparent.

If anyone knows where to source the non-blue type in the Cape, please advise.

 

[r0ckf1re]

Guys, if Westpack is around, try them.

 

[Darren24]

Very interesting thread. Wish I found itn3 months ago

 

[MistaOrange]

Thanks guys, at the moment I can only find them in a slight blue colour, not completely transparent.

If anyone knows where to source the non-blue type in the Cape, please advise.

I've only seen the blue ones unfortunately

 

[Subtech]

I have also only seen the blue tinted ones in the Cape, sure they should fine too

 

[MistaOrange]

As long as the light is good

 

[pHishman]

Ok, this is what ive managed to find so far. If the general consensus is that it is too blue tinted to allow light penetration to culture the algae, then I will use this for something else and continue my search.