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One of the more frustrating parts of ordering phytoplankton is shipping and finding strains that are sustainable to culture. Ive grown phytoplankton a few times before this adventure, finding the supplies that are needed or asking for advice/guidance can be a challenge. What works for some doesn't work for others, sometimes not all the info is given. The point of this hobby is to share information, to help further along our industry success.
While I started to acquire phytoplankton strains, it's been hard to find clean cultures that aren't contaminated. There are plenty of companies that sell single strains that have bacteria, random other cells or unhealthy cultures that won't take and allow you to be successful.
The single strains I offer have a guarantee to be viable and will take off when cultured correct. The site also offers fertilizers and silicate water that we use and the amounts that we use. Hopefully soon, I'll have a video of how we blend the phytoplankton strains and show the density of each strain. Our blended bottles are not the green bottles you see running around and while they have a green tone, there are strains that color the bottle a brownish color. I have a microscope that checks the blends after 3 days to make sure that not one strain has taken over while being refrigerated. Each strain is harvested and chilled before mixing into the blends. I don't sell blended bottles passed the week they were made. If blends aren't your thing single strains are available, Ive started to harvest phytoplankton strains Monday-Wednesday and Isochrysis galbana is harvested every day to feed our Parvo pods.
There are 3 copepod strains that we offer, you can buy them in mixed bottles or single culture strains. Our tisbe cultures have a small amount of Apocyclops pods as our cultures we started with had Apocyclops as hitch hikers. Our Tisbe cultures are becoming more tisbe slowly with sieving weekly and refrigerating the juvenile Tisbe to kill off any apocyclops pods that were in the culture.
If you check out our instagram/tiktok or Facebook page, you can find our current copepod harvests and what our bottles are filled with each week. If you don't see a video shoot a text over to 801-901-0970 and I'll send you what I have harvested.
I know that buying phytoplankton, copepods and rotifers for your Aquariums can be expensive, if you want to culture your own ask away, I want you to succeed.
Check out the site at rlutah.com and this weeks awesome deal is 11 Species Phytoplankton/Rotifer & 2 Pod blend Tisbe/Apo a 16 ounce bottle of each will set you back $45 and a 32 ounce bottle of phyto/rotifers and 16 ounce bottle of pods is $55. Sign up for our mailing list and get an extra $10 off your purchase. This weeks special.
If you live on the west coast area, orders ship UPS Ground if you live outside the 2 day ground rates orders are shipped UPS 2 day arrival and we do have a live arrival guarantee on the site. If an issue arises let us know and we will credit your account via a reward for the issue or reship the item Monday-Wednesday.
All phytoplankton/live food orders currently over $40 ships for free, this promo will end on December 1st 2023, free 2 day shipping will happen at $60 at that time. We ship inside an insulated box liner, with ice packs when needed and inside a Styrofoam cooler when the delivery zip code is above 100 degrees or higher.
One of the more frustrating parts of ordering phytoplankton is shipping and finding strains that are sustainable to culture. Ive grown phytoplankton a few times before this adventure, finding the supplies that are needed or asking for advice/guidance can be a challenge. What works for some doesn't work for others, sometimes not all the info is given. The point of this hobby is to share information, to help further along our industry success.
While I started to acquire phytoplankton strains, it's been hard to find clean cultures that aren't contaminated. There are plenty of companies that sell single strains that have bacteria, random other cells or unhealthy cultures that won't take and allow you to be successful.
The single strains I offer have a guarantee to be viable and will take off when cultured correct. The site also offers fertilizers and silicate water that we use and the amounts that we use. Hopefully soon, I'll have a video of how we blend the phytoplankton strains and show the density of each strain. Our blended bottles are not the green bottles you see running around and while they have a green tone, there are strains that color the bottle a brownish color. I have a microscope that checks the blends after 3 days to make sure that not one strain has taken over while being refrigerated. Each strain is harvested and chilled before mixing into the blends. I don't sell blended bottles passed the week they were made. If blends aren't your thing single strains are available, Ive started to harvest phytoplankton strains Monday-Wednesday and Isochrysis galbana is harvested every day to feed our Parvo pods.
There are 3 copepod strains that we offer, you can buy them in mixed bottles or single culture strains. Our tisbe cultures have a small amount of Apocyclops pods as our cultures we started with had Apocyclops as hitch hikers. Our Tisbe cultures are becoming more tisbe slowly with sieving weekly and refrigerating the juvenile Tisbe to kill off any apocyclops pods that were in the culture.
If you check out our instagram/tiktok or Facebook page, you can find our current copepod harvests and what our bottles are filled with each week. If you don't see a video shoot a text over to 801-901-0970 and I'll send you what I have harvested.
I know that buying phytoplankton, copepods and rotifers for your Aquariums can be expensive, if you want to culture your own ask away, I want you to succeed.
Check out the site at rlutah.com and this weeks awesome deal is 11 Species Phytoplankton/Rotifer & 2 Pod blend Tisbe/Apo a 16 ounce bottle of each will set you back $45 and a 32 ounce bottle of phyto/rotifers and 16 ounce bottle of pods is $55. Sign up for our mailing list and get an extra $10 off your purchase. This weeks special.
If you live on the west coast area, orders ship UPS Ground if you live outside the 2 day ground rates orders are shipped UPS 2 day arrival and we do have a live arrival guarantee on the site. If an issue arises let us know and we will credit your account via a reward for the issue or reship the item Monday-Wednesday.
All phytoplankton/live food orders currently over $40 ships for free, this promo will end on December 1st 2023, free 2 day shipping will happen at $60 at that time. We ship inside an insulated box liner, with ice packs when needed and inside a Styrofoam cooler when the delivery zip code is above 100 degrees or higher.
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