Starting Phyto Culture - Podcast Episode 71

***Rob*** · 09-14-2006, 07:00 PM

Well, after much feedback and commentary around the Phyto Culturing video, i realized one main thing i left out was how to start the culture. well in this video i highlight how to do this using liquid starter culture. THis process is the same using culture disks, but since the liquid is a bit new and seemed to be more confusing i decided to go this route

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**Small Fry** · 09-14-2006, 07:35 PM

Yess Another Vid

**JR Aquatics** · 09-14-2006, 08:03 PM

Perfect timing Rob. I ordered all my stuff ealier this week. So by next week I will start my first phyto culture. I purchased Nano FAF. I am sorry I didn't support Algagen, but I wanted to get the plankton collector and phyto at the same place to save on shipping. I will however get the isocrysis from them if all goes well.

Thanks Again Rob!!!

**wwest** · 09-14-2006, 08:37 PM

Actually i do beleive this podcast is in audio format..

sorry i too love the vidio casts

**JR Aquatics** · 09-14-2006, 09:56 PM

No, it is Video. It should be called phyto culturing Video 1. and rename the last one #2.

**wwest** · 09-14-2006, 11:00 PM

yea Your right. My computer must me messing up because its downloading as .mp3 I'm not to sure whats going on.

***Rob*** · 09-14-2006, 11:04 PM

Originally Posted by wwest

yea Your right. My computer must me messing up because its downloading as .mp3 I'm not to sure whats going on.

nope, that was my fault, i put the link it wrong..
its fixed on the site now, and will be fixed in the feed shortly

V · 09-15-2006, 05:37 AM

has anyone tried their hand with quickslivers miricle grow uncrashable method?

**JR Aquatics** · 09-15-2006, 08:25 AM

Not yet, but I am going to attempt it both ways from the getgo. one with the micro algae gro stuff from Florida Aqua farms and one with MG.

**m8298** · 09-15-2006, 09:06 PM

I am kinda trying it. Melev updated his site since I'd been there last. I had emailed him with a question on it, because I was thinking that my splitting it once a week was causing an accumulation of Miracle-Gro.

He said he splits every 4-6 weeks. I went two weeks without crashing, I ended up splitting it to replace what I used. Boy, it got nice and dark too.

Now, I am thinking about buying the discs to start Isocrysis. If I do that, I'll probably switch to Micro Algae Grow. Florida Aqua Farms has it in bigger bottles than the 8.5oz.

**m8298** · 09-17-2006, 08:39 AM

Rob was that liquid culture directly off Algagen's site or Aquatic Ecosystems linked from Algagen?

***Rob*** · 09-17-2006, 02:44 PM

its from one of Algagens resellers.
found here
http://www.seahorsesource.com

**Small Fry** · 09-17-2006, 03:58 PM

i dont have sound :s

***Rob*** · 09-19-2006, 09:20 AM

Originally Posted by Small Fry

i dont have sound :s

what player and version are you using to view the video?

**m8298** · 09-19-2006, 05:45 PM

I didn't have sound with iTunes, until I downloaded this last version. hth

**Paintbug** · 12-12-2006, 09:37 PM

well, i finally got my culture going! thanks again to all the guys that got me started!! heres some pics of my brew. right now i have 1 jar of nano, and 1 of iso going.

***Rob*** · 12-12-2006, 10:57 PM

hey, looks alot like mine..
very cool..

**Paintbug** · 12-13-2006, 04:21 PM

yep i kinda raided the local wal-mart soon after seeing the vid LOL

***Rob*** · 12-13-2006, 08:06 PM

lol.. yep, thats where all my stuff is from.. (did i say that in the video?? lol )
anyway, i took me two trips, cause they didnt have enough the first time around..

do you get all the weird looks i did.. standing t the check out with go water dispensers and like all these little jugs...lol

**Paintbug** · 12-13-2006, 08:19 PM

yep you said it in the vid.

it just happens theres a wal-mart about 5 mins from my house, nothing else but theres a wally world. LOL i got the same looks. if i would have bought some cold medicine they probably would think i was making a meth lab, and called the police on me LOL. oh the things we go through for our tanks!!

PS its day 2 and everything is getting darker!

**UrbanSage** · 01-09-2007, 11:18 AM

Hi Rob and everyone.

I am chewing my way through the podcasts and find them very entertaining.
This episode 71 I can't seem to download. It acts like a dead link.
It is the only one of 40 so far acting like this.

Thanks

***Rob*** · 01-09-2007, 11:27 AM

hey UrbanSage,

to Talkingreef

thanks for the info, there seems to be a problem with my download tracking application thats used to generate these links.

you can get the show directly here
http://podcast.talkingreef.com/video...to-TR-Ep71.m4v

**Ahab** · 01-09-2007, 01:08 PM

Thank you for great Video Podcast!

Here is a picture of my phytoculture started after seeing your cultures. I´m now feeding them to rotifers. Hopefully i will feed the rotifers to the frys(? fries?, fly=flies, I´m Swedish

) of my Amphiprion frenatus that i hope will hatch tonight.

Love this forum!

***Rob*** · 01-09-2007, 01:21 PM

looks great
its "Fry", BTW.

i hope you have a lot more than in that picture.. you will need a few gallons of both (at least) to keep the clown fry alive..

**Ahab** · 01-09-2007, 02:39 PM

What I meant was

1 Fly and 2 Flies

1 Fry and 2 Frys or Fries?

I have a bit more now (twice as much of both), but since they laid their eggs 8 days ago this is the best i could do. I guess it´s a bit easyer to get hold of rotifers and phyto were your from, the Atlantic sea is between me and Florida aquafarms

. But I will be ready the next time they lay eggs.