Freezing phytoplankton

[Susan Edwards]

I've been cultivating phytoplankton. It kept crashing. Left a crashed bottle going, it had turned pale with bits separated (too lazy to dump it), added fertilizer for the heck of it, and it came back with a vengeance. Maybe the warmer weather helped. I now have it coming out my ears! I use it to feed pods I'm cultivating, and my tanks.

Can I freeze it in small cubes for tank feeding? I don't want to stop production when it is going very well. I know once frozen I can cultivate but can it be thawed and used to feed pod cultures and tanks?

 

[jonneyb]

https://www.reef2rainforest.com/2017/06/22/algagen-innovates-frozen-live-phytoplankton-concentrates/

 

[Susan Edwards]

@jonneyb great article. Thanks. I'll give it a try. Even if it won't go "live" after frozen, it should be as good as frozen fish foods for the critters and corals

 

[jonneyb]

That's what I thought too, your welcome.