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SnakeBlitz33 http:///t/387166/culturing-phytoplankton#post_3414662
Flower. I think the phyto that he is using is
Nannocloropsis. This phyto goes dormant when exposed to temps below 46F, and the cells can keep for up to 3 months in the refrigerator. It's basically like growing your own DTs.... I don't know if I would try refrigerating any other species of phyto other then that one. When you pull it out of the fridge, smell it. If it starts to have a really pungent dead/decay rotton/sulfer smell then it's time to toss it. That's usually about the 3 month mark. HTH Flower.
The best time to feed is as soon as you pull the air hose out of it. You can use it to enrich rotifers and brine too, so it's an all around good meal.
Well what happens is I bottle the other remains and keep it in the fridge for no more than 2 months. I usally put an ad on craigslist for people to come buy some, but not as much people as I would like to come. Around here a 16 oz bottle is $20, so I put an ad for $10. I use some to culture rotifers, brine, and copepods. Same thing with them, I just culture them so I can have an unlimted supply.