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[rory2005]

hi my wife christine williams placed an order with you over the phone today for making phyto,
could you give me a guide on this particular setup i have bought from you.
sorry to ask but im very new to making phyto.

[FUGU]

Hi Rory - sorry I was blind last night and didn't spot your message. Your order came through fine. I'm not certain at this point why the checkout didn't work when your wife tried. I need to check if you have a preference for Tetraselmis or Nannochloropsis? as I have one Nanno disk in reserve for you. Cheers

[FUGU]

Thanks Rory - it was good to catch you on the phone. The Tetraselmis disk has been chosen and sent as more suitable for the inverts you're rearing. Basic setup and rearing instructions are given on the rear of the dish. There's a sticky on our forum for ongrowing the phyto. Cheers

[rory2005]

hi the order arrived today many thanks for the freebie food samples

[rory2005]

how long before i see a difference from the initial colour

[FUGU]

Hi - 3-5 days should be sufficient for the cells to be visibly increasing. I set up a disk yesterday, and poured the rubbed off cell mix into 500 ml culture water earlier this PM - so we compare notes! Don't forget to feed with the nutrient. If you get culture settlement you can shake to resuspend at this stage you're just loking for the algal cells to settle in and multiplying. The aeration won't need to be too gentle at this stage. When it comes to the next stage of expanding the culture (in a few days time) when you pour the culture out you will be able to leave behind any culture debris that may have settled out. Cheers

[rory2005]

so far the tetra is a success story

[mrobo770131]

fugu so its ok to have a few thick floaty bits after about 3 months of doing this and can they just be poured out through a sive etc

[FUGU]

Hi Guys - good going. It'll be good practise to work towards replacing your older culture. In most cases sieving shouldn't be necessary (and you'll prob. need a 10-25 micron mesh if you did so), consider stopping the air supply and allow the lumpy bits to settle before pouring the top portion into a new bottle. If you can aim to have 4-6 cultures going you can monitor the quality of the cultures and just retain the best ones for setting up new cultures; the lumpy cultures can be destined for copepod feeding as they'll love the lumpy bits. Best regards

[rory2005]

hi fugu the air pump you have sold me has packed in and my phyto has crashed as a result of this.
i have not checked the phyto for 4 days due to being busy.
what can be done about this please as i have lost a 15 litre culture (may be able to save 5 litres).
thanks rory

[FUGU]

Hi Rory - if I remember rightly those pumps have a 2 yr guarantee - can you mail back the pump and paperwork and a replacement can be shipped in the meantime. Are there any immediate signs of what failed on the pump? Cheers

[rory2005]

sorry i cant see any probs with it but aint got a spare pump so the culture is going to die.
also not sure if i have the paperwork for it.

[FUGU]

Hi Rory - no worries, just get the pump back to us as I'll still like to see it and break down the unit for assessment. If you can scrounge a pump in the meantime until the replacement arrives there's the opportunity to save your culture. Cheers

[FUGU]

As a follow up - if you can't scrounge a pump you can consider refridgerating any decent looking remaining culture for storage until the replacement pump arrives. Hope that helps! Cheers

[rory2005]

many thanks for the new pump i will send the old one back asap.
think my phyto has had it though.

[FUGU]

Hi Rory - no worries. Freebie phyto going out this PM to get you up and running again (it's been a good week). If you can try and keep an eye on the cultures a little more often. Have a good w/e. Cheers

[rory2005]

will do mate (just been really busy building my own climbing center) many thanks for the help.
you will always get recomendations from me.