So I have a bit of an issue. I almost never have long term success withy phyto before it starts clumping on the side and forming flakes despite all the equipment for phtyo never touching any or saltwater tank so where the contamination comes from I have no clue.
I have been trying to culture pods but I run into the same issue where the water eventually just gets filled with the flaky phyto. How is someone supposed to keep a copepod clean without removing the pods. I even tried using bottled dead phyto but the culture still gets junk in it. I hate giving up on the pod culture but I want to be able to bottle them without flakes of phyto or other crud floating around.
I have been trying to culture pods but I run into the same issue where the water eventually just gets filled with the flaky phyto. How is someone supposed to keep a copepod clean without removing the pods. I even tried using bottled dead phyto but the culture still gets junk in it. I hate giving up on the pod culture but I want to be able to bottle them without flakes of phyto or other crud floating around.