Filled the 150 gallon...

[ghonk]

Do you have a UV you can use on it,my pond was pea soup when it went out. 

[LizStreithorst]

Yep, a small UV would do the trick.  You only need a 9 watt  for algae even on a tank that size.

[BallAquatics]

You need some Daphnia.....   

Dennis

[LizStreithorst]

Wow, Dennis.  Daphnia are way better than a UV because when he puts fish in the daphnia are food.  A UV is just a UV.

[Mugwump]

daphnia ?......how   much would I need?...just a culture?....

[BallAquatics]

That would be all.  They breed like rabbits when conditions are favorable.   

Dennis

[Mugwump]

That would be all.  They breed like rabbits when conditions are favorable.   

Dennis

I'll try for a picture showing the tank color.....

[BallAquatics]

This is the color of the green water I use to feed my cultures.

Dennis

[Mugwump]

This is the color of the green water I use to feed my cultures.

Dennis

It's not that green yet....couple more sunny days tho....LOL

[LizStreithorst]

That's pretty green, but I have greener in my outdoor rain water collection tubs.  I think I remember reading years ago that you can too in yeast to feed them.  Or may be the yeast makes green water that they eat.  I don't remember.  I didn't care at the time.

[BallAquatics]

Did you fill the tank with plain tap water?  Wonder where the nutrient for the algae to grow is coming from???

Dennis

[Mugwump]

Did you fill the tank with plain tap water?  Wonder where the nutrient for the algae to grow is coming from???

Dennis

I squeezed four sponges in there to cycle it quickly, then we tossed in oak leaves.... ....dead bugs are floating too...just a few tho..

oh, and a bit of duckweed that didn't last long in the cold....

[BallAquatics]

Yep, they will eat yeast.  They are filter feeders so any particles small enough will be consumed.  I supplement mine with a dry mix of yeast, chlorella algae, spirulina algae, and green pea flour mixed with green water.

Dennis

[LizStreithorst]

 I want some.  the yeast will be my friend.  I don't think I can find the other stuff.  I have algae discs for plecos, bit I don't think that they will work

[BallAquatics]

Here's a link to a paper I keep on my site about culturing Daphnia.  The author, Doug Sweet, is a member of our local club.

http://ballaquatics.com/ba-wp/wp-content/uploads/DaphniaCultureMadeSimple.pdf

I get all my dry goods from this place ==>> https://nuts.com/  They have fantastic prices on the algae powders and a wide selection of flours and yeast.

Dennis