Cultureware
Zooplankton Harvesting Tool
A$34.95
AUD
- Tracked delivery, packed the way glass should be packed.
- Warranty backed, with spare parts kept on the shelf.
- Free Launchpad guide with every reactor. No signup.
About this one
Harvest your cultures with precision using our stackable harvesting tool, designed for zooplankton, copepods, rotifers, and more. Available in a range of micron sizes, these tools make it easy to separate and collect live foods at the density you need.
Each filter nests neatly into the next, allowing you to run multiple micron grades in sequence for clean and accurate separation. Whether you’re isolating specific life stages or refining cultures, these tools deliver consistent results and save valuable time.
Key Features:
- Available in multiple micron sizes for all culture needs.
- Stackable design for quick multi-stage filtration.
- Durable, easy to clean, and built for repeated use.
- Ideal for copepods, rotifers, ciliates, and other zooplankton.
- Optional coloured ring for easy distinction between purposes or size.
Perfect for hobbyists and professionals alike.
| Task | Recommended micron |
|---|---|
| Harvest adult pods | 100 micron |
| Harvest mixed pod culture with smaller juveniles | 38 micron |
| Catch nauplii | 38 or 25 micron |
| Harvest rotifers | 25 micron |
| Coarse pre-filtering | 150 or 100 micron |
| Strip large debris before a finer grade | 150 micron |
| Fine polishing / small particle capture | 25 micron |
Simple buying guide
150 micron
The coarsest we cut. The largest holes drain the fastest and hold back the least, so its job is the top of a stack: take the big debris out first and let everything you are actually after carry on to the grade below.
100 micron
Best all-rounder for harvesting adult copepods and separating detritus without restricting flow too much.
38 micron
A great middle-ground option for smaller copepods, juveniles, nauplii, and general aquaculture use.
25 micron
Best for very small live food and fine filtration, but it drains more slowly.
The screen is replaceable: our nylon micron mesh circles are laser cut at 130 mm to fit, in every grade the tool comes in.
How a harvest runs
Each grade keeps what it is meant to
Hole size is the whole decision. Run one grade on its own, or nest them coarse over fine and let a single pour do the sorting for you. The mesh is the part that wears, and it is the part you can replace: take the inner lock ring out and the screen lifts with it.
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In
Everything the culture is holding
Culture water carries every life stage at once, along with the detritus and shed cases that come with a working culture.
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150 micron
Big debris out of the way
The coarsest we cut, and the fastest to drain. Sit it on top of a stack to take the large debris out first and let everything you are actually after carry on to the grade below.
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100 micron
Adults stay, detritus goes
The all rounder. It holds adult copepods and lets the detritus straight through, which is the harvest most people want most of the time.
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38 micron
Juveniles and adults together
The middle ground, and the one to reach for when you want a mixed harvest. Some detritus comes along for the ride.
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25 micron
Nauplii and rotifers
The finest we cut. It catches almost everything, so expect it to drain slowly and to hold a fair bit of detritus with the catch.
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Out
Water back to the culture
What drains through is the culture water itself, ready to go back in or to meet the next grade down.
Harvest the adults and leave the rest behind. Reproductive output falls away as adults age, so a culture you keep taking the big ones out of stays productive far longer than one you strip.
Keep it running
