Re: How do you make green water?

[robert nhan <robertnhan at yahoo_com>]

Nothing will beat the goldfish(comet) on producing green water.   Feed the goldfish spirulina flake would "thicken" the greenwater tremendously.
Robert.
 gary l meyers <garymeyers at juno_com> wrote:I'm curious too !! is one closer to a window? Just for grins on
maintenance day switch contents from one tank to another. I know from
past experience that some livebearers have a profound effect on some
plants (algae is one) especially water sprite -- may be that these fish
have an effect on chemistry. 

On Tue, 15 Oct 2002 17:13:20 +0000 "Drummond Howard"
writes:
> That's a really good question! I have two almost identical 10 gallon 
> tanks 
> right next to eath other, one clear, one dark green. Both tanks 
> were bought 
> new and setup the same day. Both receive the same amount of light, 
> same 
> filter(new when setup), 1 pair of fish each (killies in one cichlids 
> in the 
> green one) and same food. The only differences are the fish, and 
> one has a 
> spawning mop and the other a broken flower pot, both new when the 
> tank was 
> set up.
> 
> Anyone have a clue why one is green and the other is not? I was 
> changing 
> the same amount water in both, now a change the green one more 
> frequently. 
> Makes no difference....
> 
> I don't want to get rid of it, I'm just puzzled
> 
> Thanks,
> Drummond
> Gaithersburg, MD
> 
> 
> 
> 
> >From: CGraseck at ludl_com
> >Reply-To: killietalk at aka_org
> >To: killietalk at aka_org
> >Subject: How do you make green water?
> >Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2002 11:08:42 -0400
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >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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> 
> 
> Drummond Howard
> Gaithersburg, Maryland
> 
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