Phytoplankton Culturing

[adolph_09]

Does any body know where to get some nice algae tubes for culturing Phytoplankton, roti's, and brine?

i have been looking everywhere online and the only places i can find are in the UK for some reason. i know there has to be something a little closer. i know i can do it with soda bottles and have done with them before i just dont really like the look of all the soda bottles so im looking for something that looks more neat i guess ha

looking for something like this. these are from a company in the UK
http://www.aquacare.de/bilder/diverses/IMG_1222s.jpg

or like this
http://deepblue-marine.de/bilder/diverses/plankton006.jpg

if anybody knows any where i can get something like this PLEASE let me know

[clownfishgems]

wow those are nice!!!

[adolph_09]

i know thats why im determined to find somewhere that supply's these. but if i can not find anything i will try and build something close to these

does anyone know any place with anything even close to these

[Sherita]

Look at these

http://www.brineshrimpdirect.com/c9/Imhoff-Cone-Rack-p166.html

[clownfishgems]

^^^there ya go...

[adolph_09]

those cone ones are nice too but i dont think that website sells the actual cone in the picture or at least i couldnt find them. on that link they are selling the stand only :(

[Sherita]

Cones are here

http://www.brineshrimpdirect.com/c9/Imhoff-Hatching-Cone-p176.html

[adolph_09]

ah i couldnt find them for some reason but i was doing more searching today and found some really nice Plankton Reactors which seem to be a really cool idea not sure why they are not more common and once again the majority of the ones i could find for sale were in the UK. i had never even heard of them before and iv been in the hobby for almost 2 years now.
Supposedly they can keep a continuous culture going which is dosed into your tank all day everyday with little maintenance.

Has anybody ever used one or heard if these reactors can actually keep a culture going?

[adolph_09]

Was pretty bored today so i came up with this Phyto Reactor Design that i just might make for the fun of the build. It is about 1 foot tall and about 5" in diameter would hold roughly about 1 gallon.
It would be setup with my dosing pump to empty out about 1/4 of culture every couple days then automatically topped off when that float switch activates

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[menameisbrad]

Old Post, but I found this site. Pretty pricey IMO:
http://wheaton.com/laboratory/imhoff-cone.html

[menameisbrad]

Good ol' Amazon to save the day...
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Imhoff+cones

[allan]

Was pretty bored today so i came up with this Phyto Reactor Design that i just might make for the fun of the build. It is about 1 foot tall and about 5" in diameter would hold roughly about 1 gallon.
It would be setup with my dosing pump to empty out about 1/4 of culture every couple days then automatically topped off when that float switch activates

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Seems like that lamp would heat the water way high. No method to move the heat out....

[leliataylor]

I am curious, I raised phyto for several years and finally switched to phyto paste to raise my live cultures. I have raised BS, pods and rotifers using paste. I no longer work with live micro as I do not have the time. The algae tubes are great for raising phyto, however they are not necessary for raising zooplankton. You can hatch BS cysts in a Imhoff cone, then place them in a tub of SW, add paste, they will grow and you can harvest them as needed.