Heaters for phyto culture

[JPags]

So my phyto is in my basement and I use a led light so it does not throw a lot of heat. Once and a while when my basement temp drops a bit I notice my phyto culture sinks to the bottom and growth slows

Decided to buy a pair or these plant warmers. Just plugged them in and now my phyto sits at a nice 80 degrees and seems to be growing much better

I just split bottom and want to see how dark I can get the top one before splitting

I notice the phyto does not accumulate on the bottom as much since heating

 

[JBendel]

FWIW, I apply a fair amount of aeration, so nothing can settle.

 

[JPags]

Yea I up my air too but I think the temp was low and causing it to slow a lot

 

[Mixed Reefer]

I culture phyto and my opinion on what you’re saying could be two different things. I don’t believe you need a heater. First issue could be that you need to keep the phyto moving so it doesn’t settle. If it settles you’ll see it accumulating on sides and bottom. When this settles like this it smothers itself and dies. Another thing that could be happening is that you waited to long to split and it ate all the fertilizer. At this point it starves and dies out slowly. Which could be the accumulation that you see. I believe nano can grow as low as 60 degrees. Dont forget about ocean temps. Lower temps means longer culturing times. Looking at your photos shows containers that look like they need more flow. Turn up the air. My phyto is rolling and bubbling to the point it stays in the container without splashing out. I find that I get better results with an aggressive bubble. Hope that makes sense. One thing about adding more flow versus light is it’s free to turn that bubble rate up. Hope this makes sense good luck

 

[JPags]

ill try turning up the bubbles and removing the heaters and see what happens.