$10 - Live Phytoplankton! High in HUFA! Free shipping!

[AlgaeBarn]

$10 for 500 ml of very dense culture of Nannochloropsis phytoplankton!

• Increased copepod population! Great for mandarins and Copperband butterflies!
  • I have a pair of spawning blue mandarins in a 58 gallon + fuge

• Cultured using scientifically proven techniques that increase the concentration of Highly unsaturated fatty acids (EPA and ARA).
• The culture is very dark green
• Increased Coral coloration
• Increased Coral rate of growth

Buy 3 and I'll pay for shipping (Almost everywhere in colorado is next day shipping. I know Colorado Springs is next day).
For masc members I'll include a free 50ml graduated beaker for easy dosing!

The money earned from selling the phytoplankton will be reinvested into equipment and starter cultures for more strains of phytoplankton and copepod cultures!!!

 

[Bajamike]

Hey thanks again for my bottle that was very nice of you!

 

[reefmaster719]

Where do you get the culture kit to make it?

 

[AlgaeBarn]

Pretty sure the original algae culture is from FAF. Their starter culture is pricier -- and a lot smaller -- than a bottle of mine and their shipping is around $30 since they must ship from Florida.

Some people culture using 2L bottles and air pumps but if you dont sterilize everything, and keep it sterile, then there is a high chance that the culture will crash and die.

I'm majoring in Chemical and Biological engineering with a focus on biofuels ( algae ). I've put a lot of time into find out methods that increase fatty acid profiles (specifically EPA) which is what the corals and copepods like.

 

[AlgaeBarn]

Hey thanks again for my bottle that was very nice of you!

No problem Mike! Thanks for hosting the meeting. You have one amazing tank!

 

[cdrewferd]

Yes. Thanks for my bottle as well. We need to keep it refrigerated right?


Drew

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[AlgaeBarn]

Guidelines for Use


Storage

• Keep it refrigerated and try to shake it up once a day.
• Nannochloropsis had a tendency to settle at the bottom of the container. This can cause the lower ones to "suffocate" and die, this process does take a bit of time to occur though.
• Smell it before feeding it to the tank, if it smells like ammonia, then it has gone bad. This will take a very long time if properly kept.

Tank usage

• Feed every other day and start low. If you can space it out it works great. If you can set up a drip system to add approximately a 1/3 cup over the night then that is great. Usage really depends on system size and the owners goals.
• Feeding at night when lights are out is preferable -- this is usually when corals have their polyps out.
• Turn off your skimmer for a couple hours when feeding. This isn't mandatory, but helps.
• If your goal is more coral growth and coloration, then turn off the return pump to help keep the phyto in the DT. Keep the pump off for about an hour.
• If your goal is for more copepods, then you can leave your return pump on.

 

[aztecdreams]

Doh! I should have remembered and grabbed a bottle from you.

 

[Andrew_bram]

Thanks for the phytoplankton

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[bush8984]

PM sent

 

[AlgaeBarn]

Thanks Jonathan! I hope the live phyto can replace the current products you buy.

 

[kmellon]

Hey Helix,
do you regularly have this on hand? If i keep my setup, i might need something like this.