Re: How do you make green water?

["Drummond Howard" <drummond at fishroom_net>]

I'll give that a try to see what happens.  They are both right next to
each other in a dark corner and neither gets any significant light at all.
 One single flourescent bulb either 15 or 20 watt lights both.  The green
tank is actually further from the windows.

Drummond
> 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"
> <drummondhoward at hotmail_com> 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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