Phytoplankton or Bacteria

[Jackalope12]

My heater where the phytoplankton and copepods are in production went nuts this week and killed all but 2 green cultures and maybe my Rhodomonas cultures.

I just started new cultures and harvested the Rhodomonas. But I am unsure if it is phyto or something else. There are lines in the culture as it is agitated with the bubbles. I see some lines in the new nanno as well.

I do not own or have access to a microscope

Any ideas how I can tell? Would the bacteria hurt the copepods?

 

[Jackalope12]

My heater where the phytoplankton and copepods are in production went nuts this week and killed all but 2 green cultures and maybe my Rhodomonas cultures.

I just started new cultures and harvested the Rhodomonas. But I am unsure if it is phyto or something else. There are lines in the culture as it is agitated with the bubbles. I see some lines in the new nanno as well.

I do not own or have access to a microscope

Any ideas how I can tell? Would the bacteria hurt the copepods?

Sorry here are photos

 

[pooootiqe]

Sorry here are photos

Take a whiff, bacteria will likely smell vile.

 

[Jackalope12]

Take a whiff, bacteria will likely smell vile.

It smelled slightly worse then old saltwater. And worse then the healthy green jar.

Does not really matter anymore. It died on the latest split/ transfer. And only those 2 jars died. So I guess i only have 4 species of green phyto again