Re: How do you make green water?

[gary l meyers <garymeyers at juno_com>]

Green water would be great for daphnia but I've had good luck with
Gerber's Baby food (especially sweet potatoes)  which I mix 1 tablespoon
with 1 quart water then pour in the tank .  

Always wanted to use one of the 40-watt U-shaped  light bulbs and stick
it right down in the tub of water to see if it works on green water.

  
On Tue, 15 Oct 2002 11:08:42 -0400 CGraseck at ludl_com writes:
> 
> 
> 
> This winter I would like to culture more Daphnia and Seed Shrimp 
> than last
> year so I'm setting up an indoor green water culture.  I would love 
> to hear
> how the rest or you daphnia farmers (I know you're out there) do it. 
>   I'm
> not really interested in brewing up a yeast soup, as that has not 
> worked
> for me in the past.  I'm sold on the green water route.  So let's 
> hear it.
> How do you guys do it?
> 
> What type of light and photoperiod do you use?
> 
> How do you condition the water?  (What fertilizers do you use?)
> 
> Do you worry about temperature?
> 
> Last year I simply used a fishbowl with fertilized water on the 
> windowsill,
> but I was thinking of doing something on a grander scale this 
> winter.
> 
>  This is my game plan;
> 
> Use two 5 gallon buckets lit by an incandescent bulb 24/7. (wattage 
> is a
> question)
> Prepare fertilized water using orchid bloom fertilizer 10-30-20 
> (high
> phosphorus).  I prepare my water just like I was making up my orchid
> watering water.  This does not seem to bother my Daphnia or my seed 
> shrimp.
> 
> Any and all comments or suggestions are welcome.
> 
> Cheers,
> Chris
> Rye NY
> 
> 
> 
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