I understand *what* it is, just wondering what the actual ingredients are
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Share your Phyto and/or Pod Culturing System (2 Viewers)
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Just a little search....
Guillard, R.R.L. 1975. Culture of phytoplankton for feeding marine invertebrates. pp 26- 60. In Smith W.L. and Chanley M.H (Eds.) Culture of Marine Invertebrate Animals. Plenum Press, New York, USA.
Guillard, R.R.L. and Ryther, J.H. 1962. Studies of marine planktonic diatoms. I. Cyclotella nana Hustedt and Detonula confervacea Cleve. Can. J. Microbiol. 8: 229-239.
Guillard, R.R.L. 1975. Culture of phytoplankton for feeding marine invertebrates. pp 26- 60. In Smith W.L. and Chanley M.H (Eds.) Culture of Marine Invertebrate Animals. Plenum Press, New York, USA.
Guillard, R.R.L. and Ryther, J.H. 1962. Studies of marine planktonic diatoms. I. Cyclotella nana Hustedt and Detonula confervacea Cleve. Can. J. Microbiol. 8: 229-239.
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Hmm I wonder if they are the same. Poseidon system claims no silica in their fertilizer
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Gulliard f/2 can be done with or without silica. I forget which article discusses that.
TriggerFan
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I'll talk to Elliot and ask him about this. I'll report back soon. 
Too bad you can't just use skimmate to feed the phyto...
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Alright, y’all are sharing, and I really appreciate that. When can I pick up my phyto that y’all are sharing?!
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Ha ha I was cleaning out under a cabinet and found these... so I ordered a couple of glass jars on Amazon. Hopefully next week I can order some nannochloropsis and a week after that some
Tigriopus californicus copepods.
Tigriopus californicus copepods.
RobbyeD
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I realize that I'm a little late to the party on this thread...
Mike (GM357) got me started on the 'juice!' I just dose a splash with every feeding...
Happy reefing,
RobbyeD
Mike (GM357) got me started on the 'juice!' I just dose a splash with every feeding...
Happy reefing,
RobbyeD
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What are you using for lighting?
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RobbyeD
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The light that I'm using (see below) probably wouldn't be my first choice for phyto, but I had it left over from a prior 'experiment...' I run the light full spectrum @ 100% for 16-18 hours per day. It works fine but it takes me about 2 weeks and a few additional fertilizer doses to get a good dark culture. I think many people can get a culture in about half the time with more advanced setups, but this setup meets my consumption rate ...and I might even have enough extra to give Cody a Liter of Phyto if he is ever in the League City area!!!
I will add that I agree with gm357's thought that the entire tank seems to benefit from phyto dosing.
Happy reefing,
RobbyeD
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gm357
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I use a T8 shop light turned sideways for multiple batches. An led for single. Neither out performs the other. Led puts out less heat, looks better, etc
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Has anyone tried any of the other types of phyto besides nano?
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Anyone in the spring/woodlands area have a small bottle phyto they want to give away or sell?
