maxximuscool Posted October 2, 2012 Report Share Posted October 2, 2012 Hello guys, I'm wondering if the water came out of my aquarium is safe to culture Daphnia? I added a bit of salt into the water (1 half a teaspoon to 50L) and I'm thinking of using this fish water to raise daphnia. But from what I read is that Daphnia will filter the salt in the water and will kill it. So before I start killing them, I am wondering if I can use this waste water for a better good or not. Regards Maxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted October 2, 2012 Report Share Posted October 2, 2012 I use rainwater. Don't know about the salt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueether Posted October 2, 2012 Report Share Posted October 2, 2012 I top up my Daphnia pond with tank water that often has salt in it at about 50-100* the strength that you salted the water. Not seen any problems but I'm looking close as I'm not catching/using them atm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxximuscool Posted October 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 I top up my Daphnia pond with tank water that often has salt in it at about 50-100* the strength that you salted the water. Not seen any problems but I'm looking close as I'm not catching/using them atm. Ahh you have a lot of these little guys? Did you get from the fish store or you caught them from the backyard (somewhere in TA)? I'd be interested in finding them too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueether Posted October 4, 2012 Report Share Posted October 4, 2012 no don't have many, hardly any atm. any pond/trough/road side drain should produce some to get you going Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxximuscool Posted October 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2012 no don't have many, hardly any atm. any pond/trough/road side drain should produce some to get you going Couldn't find any in Hamilton area. Pretty rare here because of too many pesticide being used by farmers. I also contacted Gold fish bowl but they don't have any either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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