Re: [AGA-Member] RE: Daphnia, Algae, and Plants

["S. Hieber" <shieber@yahoo.com>]

Well you can't shake a stick at that, and it beats blowin'
in a plastic bag ;-)

sh

--- Karen Randall <aga-member@thekrib.com> wrote:

> 
> > [quote=""Kirsten Klinghammer"]Come to think of it, I've
> never seen daphnia recommended to clean up green
> > water.  They do quite a creditable job on suspended
> algae, and as most
> > people with planted tanks also have fish, the fish
> would be most pleased
> > with the yummy swimming treats!  Actually, one would
> need to keep the
> > daphnia from all getting eaten before the water is
> clear, but still, it
> > seems an easier measure than many others to control
> green water.  The trick
> > is finding the daphnia to begin with...
> 
> 
> Actually,
> 
> This is a Paul Krombholz trick... If you need to clean up
> green water in a tank that has fish in it, put the
> daphnia in a mesh breeders trapand point a powerhead (set
> on low, I'd presume) toward the net.  The daphnia will
> eat the greenwater as it passes through the net, and the
> daphnia are protected from the fish! [Laughing] 
> 
> Karen
> 
> 
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> 
>
http://forum.aquatic-gardeners.org/viewtopic.php?p=1196#1196
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