Re: [Killietalk] Recycling Daphnia water

[George Slusarczuk <yurko at warwick_net>]

Hello Loraine,

Moina neonates are about 300 micron -- way larger than your 50Î screen.

Unless you are saving water, why would you want to do that? Isn't it 
easier to just add a bit of fertilizer to replacement water?

In the Moina culture water smaller rotifers could be present. Some 
rotifer neonates COULD pass the 50Î screen. They will rapidly ruin your 
green water culture.

Best,

George




On Jan 23, 2005, at 2:33 PM, Lorraine wrote:

> Has anyone tried recycling the daphnia water back to the green  water
> culture.
>
> I am using a 50 micron filter to suck the water out of the daphnia 
> tanks.
>
> I am not sure how small a newly born moina baby is,  but if it is 
> larger
> than 50 microns then would this be possible? I realize that the last 
> thing
> we need is daphnia in the green water culture.
>
> Just a thought
>
>
>
> Lorraine
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