I am thinking about starting a rotifer culture. Which is suppose to be harvested daily. That culture will be at 1.018, and my tank is 1.026.
My culture should have me adding/harvesting a half gallon daily. If I add a half a gallon of 1.018 to 1.026....how do I figure out if I am going to mess anything up.
Tank stats:
I do 50 gallon water changes every 2 weeks.
Total volume is about 300g.
So with 1/2 gallon daily, 14 days....I will be adding 7 gallons of 1.018. This added water will also mess up my ATO though, as it would not top off as much, or at least a half gallon less freshwater each day. So after 2 weeks I'd really be up 7 gallons of 1.018 AND down 7 gallons of fresh.
Or at 300g it isn't going to make a difference.
*I do know that I could use a strainer and pour my culture through that, and just use that in my tank, but I think adding rotifers with their water would be easier to do. (and lazier)
Thanks,
My culture should have me adding/harvesting a half gallon daily. If I add a half a gallon of 1.018 to 1.026....how do I figure out if I am going to mess anything up.
Tank stats:
I do 50 gallon water changes every 2 weeks.
Total volume is about 300g.
So with 1/2 gallon daily, 14 days....I will be adding 7 gallons of 1.018. This added water will also mess up my ATO though, as it would not top off as much, or at least a half gallon less freshwater each day. So after 2 weeks I'd really be up 7 gallons of 1.018 AND down 7 gallons of fresh.
Or at 300g it isn't going to make a difference.
*I do know that I could use a strainer and pour my culture through that, and just use that in my tank, but I think adding rotifers with their water would be easier to do. (and lazier)
Thanks,