Does temperature matter when cultivating Phytoplankton and Rotifers?

[Mr Cob]

I’m currently attempting to grow Phytoplankton. I setup two batches last night using cleaned 2liter coke bottles. To start the stock I used one of the bottles I bought from Daniel of Precision Aquaculture Technologies and followed the steps noted on Melve’s Reef.

My question is does anyone know if this can be done in the garage? I currently have them under my tank in my stand but I’m curious if temperature maters??? If it doesn’t I could setup a larger lab in the garage.

I’ll be trying rotifers too and have the same question for them.

Thanks.

Here's a thread I started with my try at this (with pics):
http://maast.org/forums/showthread.php?p=640711#post640711

[Texreefer]

Ace has my phytoplankton culture book or I could give you an exact # but you have a good range of temps I would say not below 50 or above 90 for phyto and between 70 and 90 for rotifers

[Mr Cob]

Ace has my phytoplankton culture book or I could give you an exact # but you have a good range of temps I would say not below 50 or above 90 for phyto and between 70 and 90 for rotifers

Thanks Mike, I'm also assuming those temperatures do not need to remain constant either. Say...my garage gets in the 50's at night and is 60-70 during the day...I also have no idea what my garage temps are...guess I should check it out over the next week.

I could control temps in the winter with heaters...but the summer months would be out of the question for me in less I get a small ac unit.