hi guys,
hope this is the right place to post this.
I make my own phytoplankton and recently I have noticed that it doesn't seem right ??
I culture 4lt using the following method.....starting with 1 lt of phyto per bottle and add 1 lt of water at 1018 - 1019 and 1ml of f2 fertilizer. I use an LED light which is on for 16 hrs per day and an airpump which runs 24/7 and pumps out a lot of bubbles at a good rate.
When I take out the phyto to use in my tank it is stored in the refridgerator. The problem is that leaving the bottle standing for any amount means that the phyto seems to split. The top half of the bottle is a very light green colour with the bottom half much darker. Obviously I shake the bottle before use but I dont understand why the phyto 'splits' like this.
Does anyone else have this problem. Does anyone have any idea what I'm doing 'wrong'
hope this is the right place to post this.
I make my own phytoplankton and recently I have noticed that it doesn't seem right ??
I culture 4lt using the following method.....starting with 1 lt of phyto per bottle and add 1 lt of water at 1018 - 1019 and 1ml of f2 fertilizer. I use an LED light which is on for 16 hrs per day and an airpump which runs 24/7 and pumps out a lot of bubbles at a good rate.
When I take out the phyto to use in my tank it is stored in the refridgerator. The problem is that leaving the bottle standing for any amount means that the phyto seems to split. The top half of the bottle is a very light green colour with the bottom half much darker. Obviously I shake the bottle before use but I dont understand why the phyto 'splits' like this.
Does anyone else have this problem. Does anyone have any idea what I'm doing 'wrong'