Ay up all, just after some quick info about Phytoplankton reactors.

[Gibbon]

Ok, ive had a look at some and here in UK LFS sell it for a heavy price! so i thought ide have a go at making it,ive had a look at some and they seem pretty easy to make but theres some things ive not yet heard of and just woundering if there called the same here in UK as ive just not heard of them, for instants... DT's?? not sure about them, and nanochloropsis culture on disc? So, just woundered if anyone could just let me know what they are. And also what is F2 fertilizer?

Im new here so just let u know a bit....
I have a 3 year 55 gallon (UK gallon) reef tank, currently with a a bicolour blenny, regal tank, yellow tank, 2 clowns,1 yellow wrasse, watchman goby,lots crabs and snails, 2 damsels and anything else in there! Oh and lots of nice corals.

Also a 30 gallon frag tank mainly for pulsing xenia, lots of it, for LFS.

Thanks
Andy

 

[NaH2O]

Welcome to Reef Frontiers!!! Hope you enjoy the site!

I don't know much about culturing phytoplankton, but I can give you a link to what DT's is: DT's Plankton Farm. Hopefully, the folks experienced in culturing phytoplankton can chime in.

 

[Curtswearing]

There are many inexpensive ways to culture yourself. Read these links.

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/aug2002/breeder.htm
http://www.sjwilson.net/reef/phytosteps.html

The discs are here and F2 fertilizer are from Florida Aqua Farms. https://3kserver7.com/~frank/secure/agora.cgi

DT's is just a brand name of phyto that you buy. I don't know if it's available there or not.

Are you intending to breed those clowns? If not, what type of corals do you keep. Most corals do not directly utilize phyto.

 

[Gibbon]

Ide like to give breeding a go, wanted to do that before i started fraggin, but besides growing it for my own tank, the LFS who buy buy frags, dont seem to sell it, bar one which is mighty expensive, so thought there might be a bit of a opportunity there too.
Corals are mainly mushrooms, all different types, pulsing xenia,elephants ear, sunflower coral, bubble coral, enenome ETC.

Thanks for your help and the links too!
Andy