Culture Journal, Species: Brachionus plicatilis

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Culture Journal, Species: Brachionus plicatilis - Wednesday, October 6, 2010 2:30 PM
Culturing Journal DataSheet
 





General
Species:  Brachionus plicatilis
Species description:  "L" type marine species

Culture source (link if possible):  Reed Mariculture

Culturing Vessel Details
Salinity:  1.022
Temperature:  72 degrees F
Vessel description:  black plastic 5 gallon bucket
Lighting description:  none
Lighting cycle:  none
Aeration description:  rigid air tubing. slow bubble

Methodologies
Split methodology: I harvest when necessary, usually once a week. 

 It is important to change the water regularly. I used the smell test - if it stinks, do a 100% water change by sieving out all rotifers and putting them in old tank water than has also been seived through 53 micron mesh.

Culture medium description: 
RotiGrow Plus and Isochrysis  paste added each evening I add enough so that the water light green in color.

Cell count:
Estimated - Varies between 3 million and 5 million in my bucket of 3 gallons of water

Reference links:  

Additional Information
Notes: 
It isn't fancy!

Link to photo:
http://www.tcmas.org/v4/forums/picture.php?albumid=177&pictureid=6175








<message edited by cmpenney on Thursday, October 7, 2010 8:07 AM>
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Re:Culture Journal, Species: [Insert Species Name Here] - Wednesday, October 6, 2010 2:34 PM
Blah! How do I update the Thread title? I missed that part.
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Re:Culture Journal, Species: [Insert Species Name Here] - Wednesday, October 6, 2010 5:09 PM
Quote Originally Posted by kbb0118


Blah! How do I update the Thread title? I missed that part.


You can edit that by using the edit button. It's under the "reply to message" tab.  
http://www.fishtalpropagations.com/#!home/mainPage
"Making captive breeding easier."
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Re:Culture Journal, Species: [Insert Species Name Here] - Wednesday, October 6, 2010 8:24 PM
Yessss...thanks Cheers
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Re:Culture Journal, Species: [Insert Species Name Here] - Thursday, November 4, 2010 1:43 PM
Photo from link above is attached.
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Re:Culture Journal, Species: [Insert Species Name Here] - Monday, August 8, 2011 8:49 AM
Culture is still going!
It won't let me post my updated photo here though.
http://www.tcmas.org/v4/forums/picture.php?albumid=177&pictureid=7266
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Re:Culture Journal, Species: [Insert Species Name Here] - Monday, August 8, 2011 8:51 AM

 
There I got it.
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Re:Culture Journal, Species: [Insert Species Name Here] - Monday, August 8, 2011 8:52 AM
maybe
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Re:Culture Journal, Species: [Insert Species Name Here] - Saturday, August 20, 2011 9:41 PM
Maybe this will stick
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Re:Culture Journal, Species: [Insert Species Name Here] - Wednesday, August 31, 2011 8:28 PM

Ok Photobucket to the rescue?