REFUGIUM OUTSIDE, POSITIVE ADVICE

[Dr. Dendrostein]

I need phytoplankton, so going to setup refugium outside, any tips,advice?

 

[rushbattle]

Is this connected to your system or a separate system?

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

Is this connected to your system or a separate system?

It will be connected to DT, where I live gets pretty hot, will have chiller

 

[rushbattle]

It will be connected to DT, where I live gets pretty hot, will have chiller

I suspect that your refugium biomass will be mostly sessile algae, not phytoplankton even if it’s inoculated as such. I don’t know of a way to culture phytoplankton in a mixed species system, heterotrophs will certainly eat the phyto. Pure cultures of phyto with F/2 ferts is likely your best bet. Is this for your dendros, etc?

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

I suspect that your refugium biomass will be mostly sessile algae, not phytoplankton even if it’s inoculated as such. I don’t know of a way to culture phytoplankton in a mixed species system, heterotrophs will certainly eat the phyto. Pure cultures of phyto with F/2 ferts is likely your best bet. Is this for your dendros, etc?

Yes, for dendronephthya colonies. If I feed F/2, will it effect water perimeters or creatures (dendro's)?

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

I suspect that your refugium biomass will be mostly sessile algae, not phytoplankton even if it’s inoculated as such. I don’t know of a way to culture phytoplankton in a mixed species system, heterotrophs will certainly eat the phyto. Pure cultures of phyto with F/2 ferts is likely your best bet. Is this for your dendros, etc?

May need to feed Phyto-Feast and use refugium to try grow phytoplankton and dose(small amounts) if I get good culture going