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01/21/2020, 11:19 AM | #1 |
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Phtyo - Does it survive?
If you add living phyto to a tank, does it continue to grow? I see articles on how to grow phyto in soda bottles but why doesnt it survive when simply added to a reef tank? Is it because it gets eaten faster than it can grow? Or does it just die?
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01/21/2020, 02:36 PM | #2 |
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To my understanding, it's the protein skimmer that removes most of the phyto. I usually turn off my skimmer for an hour or two.
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01/23/2020, 10:22 AM | #3 |
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I've wondered about this too. Since most aquariums are set up to minimize algae, it doesn't live long in them. You could set up a tank to favor phytoplankton, eliminating all mechanical filtration, skimming, etc. and keep nutrient levels higher, so it could flourish. If you are successful, you'll likely end up with a tank full of green water.
It would great to find a happy medium, so it could live indefinitely, without clouding up the water. Tough to do in a low nutrient reef tank, but maybe in a high nutrient planted tank (like mine) it could work. I may give it a try at some point. If so, I'll be sure to report back to RC.
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