Interest in Live Cultured Marine Phytoplankton and Zooplankton

JamesBryan · 07/21/2008, 01:33 PM

If there is enough interest we can do a bulk order from lfscultures.com 160.00 minimum order for free shipping. Check out their website for many species of fresh and marine algae and invertebrate cultures. Here is a bulk order sample from off their website. This price is a couple years old, so new shipping costs may affect posted price.

BULK RATE FOR FEEDER MARINE ROTIFERS / ALGAE CULTURES
For feeding fishes/sea horses or resale. We ship them in plastic bags via UPS Ground with enough air and food to sustain them for weeks. The weight is about 2.50 Pounds per bag. Free shipping.
Per bag ($8.00). Minimum order 20 bags.

I would be ordering 3-4 bags myself at regular price and shipping. If enough people want some, we could get the free shipping and bulk price. My understanding from what I have read is that it can be stored in fridge for several weeks. I plan on setting up cultures myself, and feeding off the rest.

dzones · 07/21/2008, 01:59 PM

We were just discussing this at the last meeting. The club actually owns a whole phyto making setup or two and are out on loan to people from what I understand but I have not seen any available for quite some time now.

I thought about making some myself but time has been a little tight this year for me.

I did find a site where you can subscribe to monthly or quarterly shipments of Phtyoplankton &/ or live rotifers. I just got my first shipment last week and just wanted to try it all out first before I gave my thoughts to the club. I gotta say though for the price it blows away anything else I have seen, plus shipped to my door priority is nice considering I am over an hour from the nearest place to buy it.

I had poor luck over the years with DT's. the last two times I bought it in memphis i had to throw them away. they were dated another 1-2 months still but upon opening they smelled very strong of sulphur to the point of very rotten eggs smell. Essentially no good.

sperry · 07/21/2008, 08:34 PM

What is the place you order from DZones?

dzones · 07/22/2008, 12:52 PM

i have a subscription through
Here

I pay 15 bucks a month and get a 12oz bottle of Phyto and a 12oz bottle of Live rotifers delievred USPS priority.

You can set it up how you want, just phyto or rotifers, monthly, quarterly, however ya want.

Seems pretty good from what i can tell, haven't tasted it though so who knows..lol

scarson61 · 07/22/2008, 05:49 PM

FYI I've got the phyto reactor up and running so I should have some for club members soon. If anyone has two liter CLEAR plastic bottles and is coming to the August meeting at my house please bring them. Hopefully I'll have enough to give a 2 liter or two away.

grannybj · 07/22/2008, 05:56 PM

ooohhh...ooohhh... Sanford I want to be on the list of recipients..I will see if I can find you some clear bottles too ...and do you have any bam bam zoos in your collection for sell? I plan on being at the meeting.
BJ

MrRyanT · 07/23/2008, 02:42 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by grannybj
ooohhh...ooohhh... Sanford I want to be on the list of recipients..I will see if I can find you some clear bottles too ... I plan on being at the meeting.
BJ

ditto

JamesBryan · 07/23/2008, 03:36 PM

dzones, that IS a good price for shipping too.

dzones · 07/23/2008, 03:53 PM

yeah I had to double check initially to be sure and yeah it includes the shipping. I am about to receive my second shipment in about a week

07/21/2008, 01:33 PM	#1
JamesBryan Nobody Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Elvisland Posts: 155	Interest in Live Cultured Marine Phytoplankton and Zooplankton If there is enough interest we can do a bulk order from lfscultures.com 160.00 minimum order for free shipping. Check out their website for many species of fresh and marine algae and invertebrate cultures. Here is a bulk order sample from off their website. This price is a couple years old, so new shipping costs may affect posted price. BULK RATE FOR FEEDER MARINE ROTIFERS / ALGAE CULTURES For feeding fishes/sea horses or resale. We ship them in plastic bags via UPS Ground with enough air and food to sustain them for weeks. The weight is about 2.50 Pounds per bag. Free shipping. Per bag ($8.00). Minimum order 20 bags. I would be ordering 3-4 bags myself at regular price and shipping. If enough people want some, we could get the free shipping and bulk price. My understanding from what I have read is that it can be stored in fridge for several weeks. I plan on setting up cultures myself, and feeding off the rest. __________________ James Bryan a good name is more desirable than riches Solomon The Book of Proverbs Chapter 22 Current Tank Info: Clean Last edited by JamesBryan; 07/21/2008 at 01:40 PM.

07/21/2008, 08:34 PM	#3
sperry Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Tennessee Posts: 1,244	What is the place you order from DZones? __________________ For a mandarin to keep, a refugium you must have young Padawan.

07/22/2008, 05:56 PM	#6
grannybj Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: West Point , Mississippi Posts: 498	ooohhh...ooohhh... Sanford I want to be on the list of recipients..I will see if I can find you some clear bottles too ...and do you have any bam bam zoos in your collection for sell? I plan on being at the meeting. BJ __________________ Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain................unknown Current Tank Info: 90 gallon reef

07/23/2008, 03:36 PM	#8
JamesBryan Nobody Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Elvisland Posts: 155	dzones, that IS a good price for shipping too. __________________ James Bryan a good name is more desirable than riches Solomon The Book of Proverbs Chapter 22 Current Tank Info: Clean

07/21/2008, 01:59 PM	#2
dzones Moved On Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Humboldt, TN Posts: 821	We were just discussing this at the last meeting. The club actually owns a whole phyto making setup or two and are out on loan to people from what I understand but I have not seen any available for quite some time now. I thought about making some myself but time has been a little tight this year for me. I did find a site where you can subscribe to monthly or quarterly shipments of Phtyoplankton &/ or live rotifers. I just got my first shipment last week and just wanted to try it all out first before I gave my thoughts to the club. I gotta say though for the price it blows away anything else I have seen, plus shipped to my door priority is nice considering I am over an hour from the nearest place to buy it. I had poor luck over the years with DT's. the last two times I bought it in memphis i had to throw them away. they were dated another 1-2 months still but upon opening they smelled very strong of sulphur to the point of very rotten eggs smell. Essentially no good.

07/22/2008, 12:52 PM	#4
dzones Moved On Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Humboldt, TN Posts: 821	i have a subscription through Here I pay 15 bucks a month and get a 12oz bottle of Phyto and a 12oz bottle of Live rotifers delievred USPS priority. You can set it up how you want, just phyto or rotifers, monthly, quarterly, however ya want. Seems pretty good from what i can tell, haven't tasted it though so who knows..lol

07/22/2008, 05:49 PM	#5
scarson61 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Oxford, MS Posts: 458	FYI I've got the phyto reactor up and running so I should have some for club members soon. If anyone has two liter CLEAR plastic bottles and is coming to the August meeting at my house please bring them. Hopefully I'll have enough to give a 2 liter or two away.

07/23/2008, 03:53 PM	#9
dzones Moved On Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Humboldt, TN Posts: 821	yeah I had to double check initially to be sure and yeah it includes the shipping. I am about to receive my second shipment in about a week