Re: [Killietalk] Daphnia and chloramine

[Barry Cooper <bjc3 at centurytel_net>]

If you use rainwater I'd recommend adding some garden lime. The daphnia 
need some calcium. You can read about their requirements in the FAO Live 
Foods Manual, which is linked in the Library section of aka.org

Barry

Barry J. Cooper
Sweet Home, OR 97386



Pjeversman at aol_com wrote:
> Just put your container out side and let it fill with rain water, then add  
> the daph's.  If you live in DE, just let the seasonal rains add to  it.   I run 
> a setup like this all summer, in a 20 gal tote bucket--the  kind with rope 
> handles that are always on sale dirt cheap.  It sits on my  patio in partial 
> sun.  the junk that falls off of the trees is the only  thing that gets added to 
> it.
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