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GENERAL
Name:	Sissy McAvoy ( sissy ) Site: UberFrags.net Web Forum
Species:	Brachionus plicatilis ( Class: FC1 , Points: 5 )
Establishment Date:	07/04/2010
Culture Source:
Link to Journal:	http://www.uberfrags.net/forums/showthread.php?7021-Food-Culturing-Journal-Brachionus-plicatilis&p=67835#post67835

Culturing Vessel Details
Temperature:	Ambient Room Temperature
PH:	Unknown
Specific Gravity:	Varries
Vessel Description:	Carboys from Aquatic Eco Systems and/or 5 gallon bucket
Lighting:	Ambient room lighting
Lighting Schedule:	No set lighting schedule

Methodologies
Feeding Tactics/Medium:
Split Cycle:	Daily: Remove amount needed for larvae and reef tanks Once Weekly: Split 50% -
Split Yield:	I have never counted - I yield a lot of rotifers
Number of Cultures:	2
Number of Splits:	42
Density:	Unknown
Harvest Methology:	Daily: Remove amount needed for larvae and reef ta
Adjustments Made:	None

Other Details
Other Information:	I keep the salinity in each vessel differently. The reason for this, once my larvae hatch, I slowly decrease their salinity therefor, I want the rotifer salinity to match. As the fry get older, I slowly increase their salinity and so I slowly increase the rotifers salinity. At any given time, my rotifer salinity can range from 1.019 to 1.023. As I understand it, rotifers can handle a .002 change in salinity but I prefer to keep them matched up as close as possible.

Other Details

Other Information:

I keep the salinity in each vessel differently. The reason for this, once my larvae hatch, I slowly decrease their salinity therefor, I want the rotifer salinity to match. As the fry get older, I slowly increase their salinity and so I slowly increase the rotifers salinity. At any given time, my rotifer salinity can range from 1.019 to 1.023. As I understand it, rotifers can handle a .002 change in salinity but I prefer to keep them matched up as close as possible.

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