Insect Direct Posted June 29, 2010 Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 Just curious if anyone has a good way to speed up making green water? Adding nutrients maybe? Ive still got the main ingredients used for pmdd here somewhere.... Ive got plenty of light, air bubbles and warm water. Been feeding a little bit of fish food and its been a few days and the water still looks clear as :-? maybe im just impatient? Any tips/advice would be greatly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted June 30, 2010 Report Share Posted June 30, 2010 seed it with green water from another source old turtle water woould be full of nutrients or a dry cow pat blended up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted June 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2010 Thanks, i totally forgot about turtle ponds :oops: that water has a nice green tinge to it already Am i correct to assume you dont want any daphnia in the water? Ive used water from a trough (and tap to top up) that has a couple of stray tadpoles in, the water in trough was slightly green so thought that would of seeded it. Shouldnt have had any daphnia in it as i assume the tadpoles would have eaten them long ago. But doesnt seem to have worked as the culture is nice and clear now :-? Ill try the turtle pond water. What about a few snails? they should be ok eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted June 30, 2010 Report Share Posted June 30, 2010 Am i correct to assume you dont want any daphnia in the water? What about a few snails? they should be ok eh? No daphnia unless you want lots of daphnia and nice clear water. Snails should be fine though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted August 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2010 hhmmmm water was green but wasnt getting soupy like i wanted. turned bubbles off, let settle. look closely....daphnia lapping it up. :roll: fail. im not sure how they got in but it doesnt surprise me. since got 4 goldfish from animates. theyve neally eaten all the daphnia think ill leave the fish in and just over feed, which in thoery feeds the green water. just hope the fish dont eat too much of the green water :-? . i was originally going to use nutrients and no fish but daphnia defeated that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted August 6, 2010 Report Share Posted August 6, 2010 Big fish don't eat green water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoon Posted August 6, 2010 Report Share Posted August 6, 2010 sprinkle some yeast on the water and after a couple days of sun you will have nice green water Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted August 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2010 im trying to create a contant source of green water. im moving into bio fuel. had enough of been a herpy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artem Posted August 7, 2010 Report Share Posted August 7, 2010 Wait, whats green water? I thought everyone wanted clear water??? Cam someone please explain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted August 7, 2010 Report Share Posted August 7, 2010 http://www.oakhavenpc.org/cultivating_algae.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ice222 Posted August 7, 2010 Report Share Posted August 7, 2010 Wow that is cool. I've heard of ppl trying to get green water to promote infusoria for fry, but this about biofuel is even cooler . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted August 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2010 it is something simple with many uses. good little experiment/s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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