Another Phytoplankton question you won't answer.

[FishLvR]

So I have all the sooo plies. I am using H2O2 as a disinfectant. Mainly because at work we order it in the gallons for cleaning glass and crap so it's what I have. My question is, would it be foolish to use salt water from my mix bucket I use for my tank? I mean it's clean enough but is it clean enough? Should I go get me a bucket and another powerhead and just mix salt in that or throw caution and money to the wind and use the mix bucket supply?

 

[tbrown]

The only downside to using your tank bucket mix is you typically want to run Phyto salinity lower than you run your tank salinity.

 

[Red_Beard]

Ya, for sure you can, but like @tbrown mentioned, dilute it a bit with ro to proper salinity. The one thing i have also heard really helps is to microwave it first to sterilize it and let it cool back down before use.

 

[FishLvR]

The only downside to using your tank bucket mix is you typically want to run Phyto salinity lower than you run your tank salinity.

Yeah I'm bleaching a bucket now. Thanks

 

[SlowAndStupid]

I'm culturing nano and tetra strains and have been for a couple of months now. I use the poseidon set up with new bags each time (I buy bags cheaper elsewhere) . I've been using my tank saltwater mix at 1.026 and have had no issues with getting excellent growth each week.