I Think I'm Insane... Trying To Grow Algae

[diburning]

I am trying to culture some algae for my daphnia culture that is coming in next week.

I have 5 containers on the windowsill with airstones running so that the algae would stay suspended.

When I get my daphnia, what kind of water should I put it in?? The water where I am from has heavy metals (however the hardnes of the water is medium soft for some off reason)

Should I use bottle water like poland spring or dasani instead?? Or should I go and buy a couple fallons of RO water?

For the algae, am I doing everything correctly? I also added a small amount of old tank water with algae in it (it was a tank I used to hold deceased fish for later disposal)

 

[blackfinshark_3]

you know you can make daphnia with a jar, some water and a patato right? then when your fry come you just pour in some of the water everyday and you have daphnia.......and its free

 

[diburning]

you know you can make daphnia with a jar, some water and a patato right? then when your fry come you just pour in some of the water everyday and you have daphnia.......and its free

Thats called infusoria... I'm not that dumb lol.

and a better fry food is to put in some large daphnia magna, and let them reproduce asexually. The newly born daphnia are small enough for fry to eat and are born pregnant so if they survive, they will multiply quickly.

 

[Tokis-Phoenix]

With the algae, put an object (for the algae to grow on, like a large pebble or rock) in a jar or see-through tub of some sort, add a large dose of "Flora Boost" by Interpet and leave it in the window and sit back and let the algae grow- at least that works for me . Putting a strong light for fish tanks over the tub will get you quicker results though.

 

[smurfyy_2k3]

or you coulde do what i do and stick a plant from your aquarium in a jar fill it up (i use aquarium water) and leave it on a windowsill (lid off) you get green water in 2-3 days and just pour it in best thing about it is that the plant is reusable and if you have two jars on the go at the same time you dont run out

 

[diburning]

Well, I put 5 containers on the windowsill, I put in 5 airstones (my pump's not gonna be happy) and I put in some water from a tank with algae (like a couple drops) and I put in some freeze dried bloodworms (that stuff always manages to grow algae in my betta tank)'

I also added some mineral plant fertilizer. It shouldn't help much but I felt like putting it in lol.

any tips for the daphnia?

 

[diburning]

With the algae, put an object (for the algae to grow on, like a large pebble or rock) in a jar or see-through tub of some sort, add a large dose of "Flora Boost" by Interpet and leave it in the window and sit back and let the algae grow- at least that works for me . Putting a strong light for fish tanks over the tub will get you quicker results though.

well you see... I'm trying to create green water not algae on the sides (thats what the airstones are for)

 

[smurfyy_2k3]

honestly do it the way i said grows really easily the daphnia should pretty much take care of themselves just harvest regularly a provide gentle airation

 

[diburning]

honestly do it the way i said grows really easily the daphnia should pretty much take care of themselves just harvest regularly a provide gentle airation

ok, I'll start trimming the yellow leaves off of my amazon sword.

 

[diburning]

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[pica_nuttalli]

hey, i've got an abundance of what *seems* to be algae, but it grows in big spacious clumps of a very fine "hairs" (they feel kinda like java fern roots, if you know what i mean).

grows like the dickens, even pearls up with enough light, and comes off surfaces pretty quickly with light scrubbing. doesn't like chlorine though, as it rinses off plants really quickly.

if you'll pm me an address, i'll mail you some.