phytoplankton

[blackangler]

any one know how to grow it?

[Telco Guy]

There is a very good article >>here (http://www.garf.org/news13p2.html#green)<< about growing it.

I also checked around and found DT's Phytoplankton (http://www.dtplankton.com/). Alsthough, they say that people used to use their's to start cultures, they now have three types and that if you try to use this to start a culture it won't work. They claim that people often ended up grown green cyanobateria instead of phytoplankton.

Now, I am not sure, but this might just be their way of discouraging people from growing their own so they will have to buy DT's. I can see how this might happen though if you don't use a properly sterylized technique.

[Condiman]

Very exc ellent and informative site but a bit confusing for us simple folks so I have been doin alot of reasearch lately and I have come up with a few good sites:
www.sjwilson.net/reef
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showt...threadid=135137
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/aug2002/breeder.htm


As for the best kind to feed corals I have come to the conclusion that
Nannochloropsis oculata has the most nutrients.
Here is a link to a site that discribes the different types:
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/aug2002/breeder.htm

Here is an interesting article on feeding phyto:
http://www.reefs.org/library/talklog/r_toonen_102500.html

Here is an interesting set up just scroll down a bit:
http://www.sparklingfloorservice.co...xtras_page.html


All I can say is my head hurts now from doin all this research but in the longrun I think it is quite usefull