Ok, here we go for another round about Phyto, this time its not a video, or me droning on (well, ok, a little of that), we have a guest expert. Joining me is Erik Stenn Owner of AlgaGen. Erik joins me to talk about all things Phyto. here is a run down of the items discussed:

Topics:
- Brief biological background
- Brief taxonomical overview
- common types of phytoplankton in the hobby
- Nutritional value of these types of Phytoplankton
- intro to various EFA, such as EPA, DHA, and ARA
- More info on culturing Phyto, items such as
- - Light, effects and cycle duration
- - Mixing, why we do it, maybe more than you think
- - nutrients, what's actually in those F medias
- phytoplankton culture contamination, identify and rectify