Is algae a plant?
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Comments (1)Sue, The green water probably was triggered by the increase in water temp. caused by the lower water levels. If you don't mind not seeing the fish for a while, I can't see any problem with green water. I recently read that the items that make the green water actually have more benefits to koi color than one of the leading food supplements. However, if you know anything about algae blooms.. eventually the food source will be depleted and the algae will start to die off; sucking oxygen from the water and leading to a fish die-off. My thinking... sorry. What needs to done is the pond water needs to be agitated (circulation) and aerated. This will help if O2 levels fall too low. Even if it was a waterfall pump shooting water into the pond would be a good benefit. LP Here is a link that might be useful: Blue-Green Algae...See MoreTadpole Rescue
Comments (4)That's a great link with a lot of good information-- thanks! Most of the cricket frogs in our bog are similar in color to the brown one in the top photo of that page. However, we have at least one that I see almost everytime, probably because he's such a bright green! Sherry...See Morehow much compost is too much???
Comments (32)What it comes down to is all this blather about how this soil benefits what is growing in it. The water in the well tells a great story....its being poisoned by something....and the farmer doesn't know what it is. You can guess until the cows come home about how much is too much, how much of this benefits the quality of the compost or is what is being added not a benefit at all, its a hindrance to what is being tried to grow. Without a proper, and widespread soil test, the farmer is guessing....farmers' don't usually guess...its their livelihood to know what they are putting on their fields. Aspen is widely used as a bedding material...its usual name might be "excelsior"....not much good for anything else. Is such waste good for composting....I've looked, cant find any definitive answer. So the use of it as an addition to any compost is of unknown quality. So the water in the well is bad...so what's the farmer doing about it....evidently nothing. To suggest that a raised bed can be benefited by the adding of raw horse manure for vegetables.....well, you gotta take that with a grain of salt.....lots of salt to kill the pathogens that is giving the ingester the runs. Hopefully, diarrhea is the least of anybody's problems of eating such vegetable from such addition. Personally...I don't believe a person would do such a thing....but then, who's to say what strange behaviour is the norm in the family. The farmer needs to have somebody with expertise of land management come in and tell him what is wrong and how to fix it.....if it ever can be fixed in time before the children come to grief. A half acre is not that big a piece of land that, with proper care, couldn't be brought back to goodness of its soil. To suggest that just because such compost is being layered 1/3" to 1/2" over a span of 5 years is doing something FOR the soil--with that kind of compost and possibly as well, not finished, is also GUESSING about its quality. I rate it as of poor quality....very poor quality and the future, it seems, will not be any different....See MoreIs Otto right for me? + New plants??
Comments (7)I agree the tank is too small. The underwater filters (the kind you described) are useless. I've seen far too many filters of this sort sold and it just doesn't do any good job at all. I'd suggest you look for another type of filter, the type that hangs outside of the tank. I used to own one of those water wheel types and it did perform a good job. (However, I moved on to Eheim cannister filters given that I have a 55 gal. tank). I think its a shame taht most petstore owners do not explain the difficulties of small tank maintenance (which is far more frequent) in comparison to large tanks. I did start out my aquarium hobby with a 10 gal tank and almost immediately changed to a 29 gal. and then to a 55 gal. The larger the tank, the less frequency of water changes. For a small tank like yours once a week 1/4 change is not enough given the size of the tank and the number of occupants. Nitrate buildup is what you'd need to watch out for. You also need to vacuum the gravel as well to remove fish & frog waste which are the sources of nitrate buidups. Guppies (including mollies) require soft water. So I think simply adding aquasafe which removes clorine is not enough. Check your petstore to get a product that helps to soften the water (it's a form of salt). Looks like sunlight is the source of your algae build-up. So can you move the tank to another area? Watch out for another form of blue green algae which forms slimy sheets and covers large surfaces. This type you can get rid of by using fish antibiotics. Believe it or not, this specific type of algae is so ancient that it's part bacteria and part plant. Antiobiotics normally used to kill germs, can kill these stuff. And it does so very quickly. Do not use any of those algae killing chemicals. It's just not good to the other inhabitants in the tank. Add more plants that produce oxygen. More oxygen, less algae, Plants are good additions but you didn't describe which type of plants you have. I own a nature aquarium which generally means the emphasis is on plants rather than on fish (although I own several New Guinea and Australian rainbow). I use ghost shrimps to eat uneaten food debris that fall to the bottom. I have a pleco (now 7 years old) that helps scrapes the algae off the walls and floor of the aquarium. However plecos grow very large and mine is getting there. I also recently added siamese flying fox to address hair algae. I do 50% water changes every week. I try to gently vacuum off the fish poo that remains in the bottom of the tank. My lighting set up is simple flourescent lighting. I also use a CO2 generator (which is a DIY) to boost plant growth. Plants love CO2 during the day and at night provide oxygen to the tank. Hope that helps...See MoreThe_Mohave__Kid
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