ended up with green water by accident when I put a 5gallon bucket outside for my excess java moss. I added tank water everytime I did a water change and now I set up a 14.5g plastic bin!! Waiting a few weeks and then I plan to slowly add daphnia, scuds, and blackworms!! Already got some bladder snails and ramshorn snails in there!! So excited to have a food culture tank!!! I subscribed😂😂😂
Love food culture tanks! It's always interesting to watch the different creature populations rise and fall over time. Good luck, keep experimenting. Thanks for watching!
Definitely put botabicals in for the scuds! Adding leaves that I boiled for a bit to my scud tank has been a big help for their numbers. That and having a gravel substrate that these creatures can hide in. They have a difficult time in sand.
This is awesome. I am going to get one of the kits when they're available. I've been thinking about how to grow live food, I've still got scuds from the ones I got from you last year.
Now that I've finished the video, I have a question. I am in Texas, and it gets quite hot, even in the garage, which is the only place indoors that I'd be able to culture them. I understand moina can handle a bit higher temperature. Have you cultured them in warmer water? How did they do? Planning on buying some, along with scuds an microfauna in November when I can spend money again, lol.
This is the most common-sense daphnia and moina cultivation video I've seen - everyone else seems committed to constant intervention and inputs for something which should really be a very simple process.
I have a light green water i started and feed w tank water. I mix in a little of the powdered stuff to feed the daphnia tank. I would love that full green you have!
You will get a super dense, dark culture if you use a proper liquid fertilizer designed for growing algae and have a constant light source. I use Reef Revolution which comes in two parts but basically you want a two part F2 fertilizer. It can be pricey but you only need 1mm per litre of culture.
Great video man. I am a culture nerd too. I just wanted to add one thing. I keep a reservoir full of greenwater and feed it to my moina and daphnia every couple days. Just wanted to mention there is a hybrid scenario and that is what works for me. I use a 55 g rain barrel as a large greenwater reservoir.
Thank you Tony. I'm having a blast w the betta fry. I'm ready to advance. I just ordered green machine thing and more bugs🤣 your the best. Ps: love the ceramic, by the way. What a nice touch It's under Alescio
I want to learn this 🙏 I’m so excited that you are doing more videos about the tiny creatures! My scuds are insanely cute and multiply like crazy!!! I would love to only have to feed live food. I can’t wait to order all the new stuff ❤️
My name is Tony Phillips. It's a family business and our last name. When we came up with the business name, we had no idea so many would think my name was Philip. At this point I answer to both. 🤣🤣🤣
I’ve tried batch raising moina but it’s been very hit or miss for me. Sometimes I’ll add them to dense greenwater and they won’t have a population boom. They’ll just come and go a little, but never fully die out or boom.
Love your kit, I'll be ordering soon! Are moina able to live and reproduce alongside fish? I'm looking to create a freshwater ecosystem that isn't just fish, snails, and shrimp.
Hi, How do you harvest the daphnia from the green water without introducing live green algae into your fish tank which may cause an unwanted bloom? Thanks!
It took me a long time to figure out reliable green water as there is so much rubbish online about using miracle grow etc. I basically culture green water the same way you culture phytoplankton for salt water. I use the same A and B fertilizer as well and it works great. After 3 or 4 days I have a super dark green culture to feed my daphnia.
Hey mate, what liquid fert you use to culture the green water? I make my own liquid ferts by mixing dry ferts for my aquarium plants. Would aquarium NPK liquid ferts work? Is it also works without a starter green water culture? Cheers
@@prasadj2k I'm located in Australia so I use F2 Algae Fertiliser A + B by Reef Revolution. You need part A and part B but only need 1ml of each per litre of culture so it lasts a long time. I make my own fertilizer by mixing dry ferts for my aquariums but I haven't tried making my own for green water but now that I'm typing this, I should give it a go. To get a green water culture going I used old tank water from a water change, added three times the fertilizer and kept a light on it 24 hours a day until it turned green. It took almost two weeks to start but once it gets going you are set. There is heaps of information on UA-cam about culturing phytoplankton for saltwater and I basically follow the same process but for fresh water cultures.
Thanks for the info mate. I live in Melbourne. I saw Krakking Korals sells those ferts. Also they sell live Phytoplankton but I think it should be salt water. I used garden NPK and Urea and made greenwater but my Daphnia didn't survive in there at all. I'll try your method and thanks again for the info.
Great Video...thanks! I do have one question. Throughout the video, you make it sound like a culture crash is inevitable, and that they ultimately need to be set up again as new, until that one crashes, and so on. Why won't these last indefinitely? What causes them to ultimately crash (all the time)?
Hey Tony, I’ve got a question regarding scuds. When I add them to my tank, they seem to all die off within 1-3 days. The strange thing is, the snails, shrimps, and cyclops seem to be doing just fine. I keep my tank on the cooler side, lots and lots of live plants, and leaf litter. I don’t use any filter or airstone either. My tank looks very healthy so I’m just very confused why something like scuds are having a hard time surviving? Any advice is welcome
I am looking forward to purchasing your starter kit. I am currently spending a small fortune on blood worms and other fish food for 12 tanks. What water parameters and temps do you recommend? My water comes out of the tap at 6.75 pH and 68 ppms for TDS.
I'd be interested in figuring out if you could establish nitrifying bacteria in substrate at the bottom of a bucket to make the colony more sustainable over a longer period of time. If you're already putting air into the system then it wouldn't be a huge task to use that circulate the water over nitrifying media. If you were so inclined you'd be able to use the waste water from a crashed culture to grow a fast-growing floating plant like duckweed or azolla to then dehydrate, powder, and turn into fish food.
I find that Moina tend to handle softer ph and higher temps whereas the Daphnia magna tend to like a more alkaline ph and colder water. Just my 2 cents as a culture nerd myself.
Welcome! I would like a Hungarian language option for your videos, because I only speak Hungarian and I would like to understand what you are saying. Thanks if you do. You would help me a lot.
When I saw the new video from you in the feed, I felt a feeling of annoyance, disgust and hatred: again you will prevent me from listening to you with background music. Luckily I was wrong. Thank you very much for letting me listen to you calmly without interference.
can humans eat that too? looks healther than anchovies -plus the spirulina (is that whats in the green water?) why buy liquid nutrient (is it just at the start?) dont the moina feed the algae & vice versa
Can't wait until the green water culture kits are on the website!
This video is what I needed to begin to raise Daphnia for my fish. Thank you for sharing!
Please keeps us updated!
ended up with green water by accident when I put a 5gallon bucket outside for my excess java moss. I added tank water everytime I did a water change and now I set up a 14.5g plastic bin!! Waiting a few weeks and then I plan to slowly add daphnia, scuds, and blackworms!!
Already got some bladder snails and ramshorn snails in there!!
So excited to have a food culture tank!!! I subscribed😂😂😂
Love food culture tanks! It's always interesting to watch the different creature populations rise and fall over time. Good luck, keep experimenting. Thanks for watching!
Definitely put botabicals in for the scuds! Adding leaves that I boiled for a bit to my scud tank has been a big help for their numbers.
That and having a gravel substrate that these creatures can hide in. They have a difficult time in sand.
I always buy your food web cultures i am a big customer and i cant wait to purchase this one
This is very interesting and have watched to try this for awhile. Thanks for sharing
I always notice when you grow things the natural way they end up growing better even we benefit from natural foods.
This is awesome. I am going to get one of the kits when they're available. I've been thinking about how to grow live food, I've still got scuds from the ones I got from you last year.
Now that I've finished the video, I have a question. I am in Texas, and it gets quite hot, even in the garage, which is the only place indoors that I'd be able to culture them. I understand moina can handle a bit higher temperature. Have you cultured them in warmer water? How did they do? Planning on buying some, along with scuds an microfauna in November when I can spend money again, lol.
This is the most common-sense daphnia and moina cultivation video I've seen - everyone else seems committed to constant intervention and inputs for something which should really be a very simple process.
I have a light green water i started and feed w tank water. I mix in a little of the powdered stuff to feed the daphnia tank. I would love that full green you have!
You will get a super dense, dark culture if you use a proper liquid fertilizer designed for growing algae and have a constant light source. I use Reef Revolution which comes in two parts but basically you want a two part F2 fertilizer. It can be pricey but you only need 1mm per litre of culture.
Great video man. I am a culture nerd too. I just wanted to add one thing. I keep a reservoir full of greenwater and feed it to my moina and daphnia every couple days. Just wanted to mention there is a hybrid scenario and that is what works for me. I use a 55 g rain barrel as a large greenwater reservoir.
Please where can I get the cyst s
I want to know too! Planing on porch pond type cultures for the summer.
Thank you Tony. I'm having a blast w the betta fry. I'm ready to advance. I just ordered green machine thing and more bugs🤣 your the best. Ps: love the ceramic, by the way. What a nice touch
It's under Alescio
Thank you for making a step by step how to. Great video! ❤
I still have the scuds u ordered from u last year
I want to learn this 🙏 I’m so excited that you are doing more videos about the tiny creatures! My scuds are insanely cute and multiply like crazy!!! I would love to only have to feed live food. I can’t wait to order all the new stuff ❤️
I thought your name was Phillip. 🤔
My name is Tony Phillips. It's a family business and our last name. When we came up with the business name, we had no idea so many would think my name was Philip. At this point I answer to both. 🤣🤣🤣
@@phillipsfishworks hahaha, it makes sense now!
@@smzubek 😁😁😁
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I’ve tried batch raising moina but it’s been very hit or miss for me. Sometimes I’ll add them to dense greenwater and they won’t have a population boom. They’ll just come and go a little, but never fully die out or boom.
Fascinating
Okay more like endorsing the green water culture
Thank you for sharing :-))
I am ready to buy that kit! Can’t wait! Can you create a ‘notify me’ email list option on the website, maybe?
Love your kit, I'll be ordering soon! Are moina able to live and reproduce alongside fish? I'm looking to create a freshwater ecosystem that isn't just fish, snails, and shrimp.
Hi, How do you harvest the daphnia from the green water without introducing live green algae into your fish tank which may cause an unwanted bloom? Thanks!
I'm assuming you could also add one of those small aquarium/fountain pumps in the green water for circulation and some surface agitation for aeration
Hey Tony, if it crashes, meaning the green water is depleted, can't you just add more culture and live green water?
Damn good ❤
It took me a long time to figure out reliable green water as there is so much rubbish online about using miracle grow etc. I basically culture green water the same way you culture phytoplankton for salt water. I use the same A and B fertilizer as well and it works great. After 3 or 4 days I have a super dark green culture to feed my daphnia.
Hey mate, what liquid fert you use to culture the green water? I make my own liquid ferts by mixing dry ferts for my aquarium plants. Would aquarium NPK liquid ferts work? Is it also works without a starter green water culture?
Cheers
@@prasadj2k I'm located in Australia so I use F2 Algae Fertiliser A + B by Reef Revolution. You need part A and part B but only need 1ml of each per litre of culture so it lasts a long time. I make my own fertilizer by mixing dry ferts for my aquariums but I haven't tried making my own for green water but now that I'm typing this, I should give it a go. To get a green water culture going I used old tank water from a water change, added three times the fertilizer and kept a light on it 24 hours a day until it turned green. It took almost two weeks to start but once it gets going you are set. There is heaps of information on UA-cam about culturing phytoplankton for saltwater and I basically follow the same process but for fresh water cultures.
Thanks for the info mate. I live in Melbourne. I saw Krakking Korals sells those ferts. Also they sell live Phytoplankton but I think it should be salt water. I used garden NPK and Urea and made greenwater but my Daphnia didn't survive in there at all.
I'll try your method and thanks again for the info.
Also I need that net? Where do you find those flat nets
Great Video...thanks! I do have one question. Throughout the video, you make it sound like a culture crash is inevitable, and that they ultimately need to be set up again as new, until that one crashes, and so on. Why won't these last indefinitely? What causes them to ultimately crash (all the time)?
Hey Tony, I’ve got a question regarding scuds.
When I add them to my tank, they seem to all die off within 1-3 days.
The strange thing is, the snails, shrimps, and cyclops seem to be doing just fine. I keep my tank on the cooler side, lots and lots of live plants, and leaf litter. I don’t use any filter or airstone either. My tank looks very healthy so I’m just very confused why something like scuds are having a hard time surviving? Any advice is welcome
I am looking forward to purchasing your starter kit. I am currently spending a small fortune on blood worms and other fish food for 12 tanks.
What water parameters and temps do you recommend?
My water comes out of the tap at 6.75 pH and 68 ppms for TDS.
Best thing would be to use a seperate set of all the tools for daphnia and moina to avoid contamination.❤
Do defania caluture need airpump?
I really love this idea, but I'm concerned about contaminating my ornamental aquariums with green water. Has that been a problem in your experience?
I strain my daphnia from the green water and put them in fresh water prior to feeding. This stops the green water entering your main tank.
You do everything indoors? Can this work in a garage, or on a porch?
I'd be interested in figuring out if you could establish nitrifying bacteria in substrate at the bottom of a bucket to make the colony more sustainable over a longer period of time. If you're already putting air into the system then it wouldn't be a huge task to use that circulate the water over nitrifying media.
If you were so inclined you'd be able to use the waste water from a crashed culture to grow a fast-growing floating plant like duckweed or azolla to then dehydrate, powder, and turn into fish food.
What are the components of algae nutrients
I find that Moina tend to handle softer ph and higher temps whereas the Daphnia magna tend to like a more alkaline ph and colder water. Just my 2 cents as a culture nerd myself.
What do you do when daphnia population increases and with it ammonia also increase, what is the solution for this?
How long before each batch begin to crash?
Instead of letting it crash from lack of nutrients could you just add more nutrients?
Welcome! I would like a Hungarian language option for your videos, because I only speak Hungarian and I would like to understand what you are saying. Thanks if you do. You would help me a lot.
Have you considered carrying native fairy shrimp? The ones where you buy the eggs are Thailand natives I'd rather buy some ohio native ones
So isn’t chlorella powder used to make the green water?
No. Chlorella powder is dead chlorella. Green water is either live spirulina or chlorella.
Buy a second net for a dollar if you are worried about cross culturing 😅
When I saw the new video from you in the feed, I felt a feeling of annoyance, disgust and hatred: again you will prevent me from listening to you with background music.
Luckily I was wrong. Thank you very much for letting me listen to you calmly without interference.
can humans eat that too? looks healther than anchovies -plus the spirulina (is that whats in the green water?)
why buy liquid nutrient (is it just at the start?) dont the moina feed the algae & vice versa
is :
daphnia magna
daphnia moina
or
daphnia
moina......??????😂😂😂😂