keydiver Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 Hey everybody, I going over expenses for my tank and realized that live phyto for 20 bucks every other week really does add up! I was wondering if there was an easy efficient way to culture my own phyto that I could dose to my tank without negatively affecting water quality. I was looking at the 2 liter bottle style with two holes in the top and just putting liquid fertilizer in it. Is this method effective? What kind of fertilizer should I look for/ Watch out for. Any help appreciated, thanks Link to comment
iprayforwaves Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 Hey everybody, I going over expenses for my tank and realized that live phyto for 20 bucks every other week really does add up! I was wondering if there was an easy efficient way to culture my own phyto that I could dose to my tank without negatively affecting water quality. I was looking at the 2 liter bottle style with two holes in the top and just putting liquid fertilizer in it. Is this method effective? What kind of fertilizer should I look for/ Watch out for. Any help appreciated, thanks Hey, I've found the 2 liter bottle method to be pretty effective. I culture photo for my rotifer and pos cultures. Tips & Things to watch out for: Make sure you have at least 2-3 bottles going in case one crashes Keep your cultures somewhere in the house where the temp is stable. I moved mine into the garage for a short time and they kept crashing. You can keep extra photo in the fridge or give it away! Of you keep it in the fridge, shake it up a couple times a week. Label your bottles with harvest date. Link to comment
rrcg50 Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 Hey, I've found the 2 liter bottle method to be pretty effective. I culture photo for my rotifer and pos cultures. Tips & Things to watch out for: Make sure you have at least 2-3 bottles going in case one crashes Keep your cultures somewhere in the house where the temp is stable. I moved mine into the garage for a short time and they kept crashing. You can keep extra photo in the fridge or give it away! Of you keep it in the fridge, shake it up a couple times a week. Label your bottles with harvest date. use the paste. its alot easier. reeds works best for me Link to comment
Markushka Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 the stuff that florida aqua farms is the best. easy too. I need some more. I wrote this but it need some updating. It'll give you a general idea tho for a low budget phyto-grow-op. Link to comment
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