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Bump for a fresh batch. Collected pods last night.

3x pods and plenty of phyto

They got very affordable, I think I paid a little over 20 for mine

I am using a magnetic stirrer also.

Hi Bob, I don't have these 2, and I don't really culture diatoms. But Would love some Chlorella vulgaris.

I am away that weekend :-(

Hey Eric, I am using a cheap one from Amazon for about a year, and it works very well.

John, I messaged you my phone number.

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Ohh wow... that's a giant colony on the left!!! Sorry for your loss!

Collected a fresh batch last night if anyone's looking to feed their tanks.

I've ran G4s, then G5s for about a year, and now G6 for the last 2 years. I still miss my G4s and I think they were the best lights Ecotech produced. Having said that, G6s fixes all issues experienced with early G5s and are solid lights. I have 0 issues with mine, but did supplement with...

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2 pods left.

Pods are back in stock and plenty of phyto!!!

Randy Homes is doing exactly that in his build thread on r2r right now.

Alkalinity and Iodine I would address

I only feed once a week when I cut the culture. I add both Phyto, and crushed dry food.

No, you don't want it to grow other nasties Within 2 weeks, phyto should be consumed by baby pods. Odd it's still this green. For me, water becomes fully white within a week. Phyto by itself should settle also and water column should be clear. Sweet.

That's not dark, I keep mine darker. But, you don't want to grow phyto in there, you use phyto as feed. so that light it not required. If you want to see how many pods you have, turn off air supply, and shine a flashlight through the bottom. You should see plenty, even enough through a picture...