morayeels
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Algae: a liquid culture. Most reef shops grow there own Phyto and they will sell you a 16oz bottle. Or look on E--y. The Phyto culture needs to be a single strain.
Fertilizer: 1 bottle of essential elements
Culture containers: 1 cleaned, rinsed, with caps, 2liter soda bottle (round bottom perferred)
Lighting: inexpensive Home Depot shop light (dual 48” bulbs), or a dual bulb 24” inch
2-4 fluorescent bulbs (6500K is sufficient)
Aeration: 1 high-powered air pumps, either with 2 or 4 outlets, controllable. The more bottles you have the more air you’ll need.
2 or 4 outlet gang valve(s), metal or brass tends to work better than cheap plastic ones. Sufficient 1/8” flexible airline tubing, 1-2 3 foot long rigid airline tubing.
Other items: Aquarium salt, salinity hydrometer, plastic, plastic medical syringe (1-10mls: for measuring volumes of fertilizer).
I use tap water for my cultures. I think there are thing in the tap water the phyto needs. You can also usr RO water.
I small 10 gallon fish tank with the sides and back painted to keep the light in. Place the light on the front of the tank, I find this works best. Placing the light over the top works well also.
Ok Here we go
Drill a hole in the cap to the 2 litter soda bottle to fit an 1/8" air rod through. Slide the air rod through the cap and in to the bottle until the rod is 1/4" off the bottom of the soda bottle. Let abot 3/4" of rod on the outside of the cap to attach you air line to.
poor you culture of phyto into the soda bottle
Mix some salt water with a solinity between 22 and 25. I run lower at 18 to 20 I think the phyto grows faster.
Add 5ml of essential elements to the saltwater mixture.
Note: Make your salt mixture in a tall pitcher.
Top off phyto in the soda bottle. Shake well
Attach air line to air rod and set bubbling at 15 to 20 bubbles per second.
Turn on light. Phyto needs 12 to 16 hours of light each day. Best to use a timer.
Let bubble 3 to 4 weeks read to use.
When drawing small amounts of phyty from you culture you will need to top off you soda bottle with the saltwater and essentals elements mixture.
Fertilizer: 1 bottle of essential elements
Culture containers: 1 cleaned, rinsed, with caps, 2liter soda bottle (round bottom perferred)
Lighting: inexpensive Home Depot shop light (dual 48” bulbs), or a dual bulb 24” inch
2-4 fluorescent bulbs (6500K is sufficient)
Aeration: 1 high-powered air pumps, either with 2 or 4 outlets, controllable. The more bottles you have the more air you’ll need.
2 or 4 outlet gang valve(s), metal or brass tends to work better than cheap plastic ones. Sufficient 1/8” flexible airline tubing, 1-2 3 foot long rigid airline tubing.
Other items: Aquarium salt, salinity hydrometer, plastic, plastic medical syringe (1-10mls: for measuring volumes of fertilizer).
I use tap water for my cultures. I think there are thing in the tap water the phyto needs. You can also usr RO water.
I small 10 gallon fish tank with the sides and back painted to keep the light in. Place the light on the front of the tank, I find this works best. Placing the light over the top works well also.
Ok Here we go
Drill a hole in the cap to the 2 litter soda bottle to fit an 1/8" air rod through. Slide the air rod through the cap and in to the bottle until the rod is 1/4" off the bottom of the soda bottle. Let abot 3/4" of rod on the outside of the cap to attach you air line to.
poor you culture of phyto into the soda bottle
Mix some salt water with a solinity between 22 and 25. I run lower at 18 to 20 I think the phyto grows faster.
Add 5ml of essential elements to the saltwater mixture.
Note: Make your salt mixture in a tall pitcher.
Top off phyto in the soda bottle. Shake well
Attach air line to air rod and set bubbling at 15 to 20 bubbles per second.
Turn on light. Phyto needs 12 to 16 hours of light each day. Best to use a timer.
Let bubble 3 to 4 weeks read to use.
When drawing small amounts of phyty from you culture you will need to top off you soda bottle with the saltwater and essentals elements mixture.
