Phytoplankton Culturing

[menameisbrad]

Good ol' Amazon to save the day...
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_no...s=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.