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12-25-2012, 01:22 PM
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This is how I do it. There are many ways people have cultured phyto so just pick the method you feel will work best for you.
I do however recommend using the proper f2 fertilizer if you are going to put this in the display tank. Miracle grow and other non phyto fertilizers contain elements not used by the phyto and so you will be dumping those into the tank when you add the culture water. Nannochloropsis Culture 
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12-25-2012, 05:01 PM
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if you must use miracle grow ,use the one for fruit and vegetables.i use micro algae grow from florida aqua farms,and all my cultures are grown in aqua medic reactors.the only live phyto that you can really grow from your lfs is if they culture them themselves,and are not mixed with various strains of micro algae.your best bet is to get the micro algae culture book from faf,and read up on them
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12-25-2012, 07:12 PM
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I use a hydroponic fertilizer known in the orchid world as "Michigan State University fertilizer RO water Formula". It works great and it is a low phosphorus fertilizer 13-3-15. I believe that any hydroponic grade fertilizer low in phosphorus would work. I use it at 130 ppm NO3 (1g/l).
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12-25-2012, 07:31 PM
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i use the density stick from faf to measure density-but you could make your own-an L shaped stick marked at i cm intervals with a white dot on the L part.your cultures will get more opaque as the culture grows.nanochloropus is a light green,tetraselmius is a forest green(and under a microscope it constantly moves)isocrysis is a tea coloured brown (and one of the hardest to grow).i'm also going to start danellia next year as it's very high in natural oils(they are culturing it for bio-fuels)
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12-25-2012, 07:38 PM
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Ok, so let's say I tried culturing Phyco Pure www.alagen.com. Is it safe to grow? If I split it, add 1.019 and grow it under t5s... Would I be able to successfully feed my tank with it?
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