Continuous phytoplankton|rotifers reactor 24h food supply

[sixty_reefer]

So I’ve been running my culture for a few weeks now. It was looking good until today. I increased from 5ml every 2 hours to 3ml per hour 2 days ago. The phyto looks weak and the rotifers look like they consumed all the phyto. I’m going to add f2 directly to the phyto culture today to get it going again and then adjust the amount of f2 in my fresh saltwater vessel to see if I can get this right. I believe miracle grow would be better here because I know there is a reason f2 is in 2 separate containers when you buy it and I believe they interact with eachother and maybe that’s what is happening before they get to the phyto culture.

Hi dan, best to reduce the dose until it recovers, also I’ve noticed you putting the fertiliser mixed with the top up seawater. I’ve normally ad it straight to the culture every 7 days. In the rotifers is normal to clear up but you’ll see plenty of rotifers still it just means they blooming and for us much phyto you put in der eventually it will clear up.

 

[zalick]

@sixty_reefer hows the auto phyto doser doing after a couple years now?

 

[NashobaTek]

@NoahLikesFish read this it might help you.

 

[NoahLikesFish]

Does this need a DP

 

[NoahLikesFish]

So he’s doing rotifers too. I might my 3 gallon plastic tank as a refugium. Is this possible to do? I would probably use like a small pump for it

 

[sixty_reefer]

@sixty_reefer hows the auto phyto doser doing after a couple years now?

I’ve stopped using it after a couple of years, house move and had to downsize the tank unfortunately

 

[sixty_reefer]

Does this need a DP

Dp?

 

[sixty_reefer]

So he’s doing rotifers too. I might my 3 gallon plastic tank as a refugium. Is this possible to do? I would probably use like a small pump for it

Should work as long as it’s all connected in the right way. And your pump doesn’t mix the cultures by back flow

 

[v_buck]

@sixty_reefer where do you get your f/2 fertilizer from?

 

[sixty_reefer]

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@sixty_reefer where do you get your f/2 fertilizer from?

was using miracle grow fertiliser in this project, now realised after all this years that the phosphorus is to high on the formula, I would look for something online with low po4, there’s some good recommendations on the other thread on the dead phytoplankton for fertilisers also