How to grow ALGAE a natural FOOD for aquarium SHRIMP
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- Growing Algae and Biofilm natural foods for your Caridina shrimp. In this video I’m going to show you how I grow algae on the glass of the tank and I will share an update on my mischling tank where I crossbreed Taiwan bee, Pinto and simple caridina shrimps
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To grow algae quickly I use bacter ae similar to how you use your bacteria powder on the soil. Algae in general loves phosphorus, ammonia and nitrates the most, lots of phosphorus can get you staghorn or black beard algae and I've found that staghorn especially likes to grow on the cactus tree (dried cholla cactus)
Excuse the English because I use google translater.
But by the time I believe you have already solved the mystery.
But in my shrimp cultivation, I only use the sun and algae blooms, if you don't have it easy, we have lamps to simulate the sun and algae blooms will bloom.
The ammonia and the nitrite chain, in addition to the residues of the feed and feces, are sufficient nutrients to suck up the algae.
If I need a lot of algae, then I would have to build a separate system and have the source of carbon, potassium and other smaller scale minerals. But normally any fertilizer for aquatic plants already has all of this , then you could even do multi trophism , with spirulina and or chorreollela
In a cycling tank I leave the lights on for many days in a row to grow algae
More plants you have in a tank and the less algae it will grow, because all the nutrients are taken by the plants and the algae can't thrive. Some people overdose a little the planted tanks with nutrients and fertilizers so that the algae can grow, because there is enough for both
clever solution to the sweet potato issue!
quite an interesting and informative video. I was having pho with a friend about 9 years ago across the country and he mentioned, the best and healthiest breeding shrimp tanks are the most ugly ones full of algae. Such a hard balance fo rme to have a visually pleasing tank vs what's best for the shrimp. great content and can't wait for the next video!
Yes you right - if you want to keep shrimps happy it will be quite boring looking tank haha. Thanks for watching!
I put a black paper background on my tanks which camouflages the green of the algae. Looks great and hides the green sides.
Such a clean shrimp room! Love it.
Thank you Bob, I'm glad you like it!
I turn my bubblers to the tank sides and the algae forms a nice carpet on the side of the tank from the flow.
hi, i've only recently discovered your channel and i'm loving the content. just wondering whether there's any video on how you setup those tanks with the UGF in it and just overall way of how you cycle the tank? thanks! looking forward to watching your new content!
That's great you like my content, I'm happy to share my experience. The video on cycling the tank with UGF is coming soon I'm still working on it.
@@ShrimpMania Cool! I’m looking forward to that 😃
Well I have the response for that. It is well known on hi-tech aquascaping , for them (and my old me) it is a problem, for us is a friend!
The algae can be produced, and has much importance ( or all) the light intensity and duration. That is why recomend to dont put aquariums next to windows.
So probably you have diferent lights on that aquariums, or something darkening more or less (like float plants). and you can increase your algae.
Just need 30-50 lumens/liter, and a 5k-6,5Kelvin temperature, and if you want, increase time light.
The problem is caridines dont like too much light (it is said) .... so I recomend use UV of the sun moving next to window and natural light. In fact, I would say it is obvious your algae are for the window, because the side without algae is the one protected for the natural light!
Lights are cheap, for example look for GU10 LED
also something that fights against alagae is oxigenation, but we can not win that battle , caridinas need lots of oxigen in water
Aweosme content I am really enjoying your channel and look foreword to the update
Very happy to hear that someone is actually enjoying my content, thank you for your support!
Thank you so much for the video!! Very informative
You are so welcome!
Great content brah keep it up !
Thanks, will do!
Hi Sir!
Nice to meet you from Indonesia.
Can we grow biofilm on the Mature Tank?
I mean, not on cycling process?
Hi, you can simply add bacterial powder in your tanks for biofilm to grow. I wouldnt grow biofilm on potato inside your shrimp tank with actual shrimps in it. The potato will rot and might be dangerous for your shrimps.
Hi mate,
Please advise a good bacterial powder for starting a new aquarium.
Kind regards
Stefan
SL Aqua Magic Powder is quite good from my experience
Do you have an eBay shop where you sell your shrimp? Or some way I could buy from you? Blue neos, I'm just near Liverpool.
Emma.
Hey Emma, I'm not sell any shrimp right now but I can let you know once blues are for sale again just send me a message on fb page I do sell them from time to time.
Hi, I very like your aquariums👍 I've made the experience that with a daily addition of Bacter AE, a good fast water flow and a lighting duration of at least 10 hours (provided there is no nitrate in the water) it turns increasingly green.
The use of boxes with soils is also standard for me. A good method would also be that of Vin Fish with a soil thickness of at least 15 cm on the ground, no soil boxes. However, the annual soil change is a problem with the Vin Fish method.
Thanks for sharing your experience, good to know!
Your tanks are so beautiful ❤️ The little corner box gravel filters are such a good idea i've never seen that before xD
Thank you Arty, appreciate your comment!
Get a couple guppies to eat the mosquito larva. They will make short work of them. But, take them out before adding shrimp. I found if I leave the lights on 24/7 for a few weeks will create algae in the tanks during start up. I don’t know if I told you. My kid moved out. I a going to set up his room as a shrimp room with the auto top off features you did in the video. Also thinking a centralized air system as long as I have a blank room to build out. Great update, thank you.
Hey Steve, thanks for the tip, many of you guys suggesting to leave a light on for 24 hours so that's good to know and I'm going to do it now to help algae to grow. I wish I can have a guppy but I don't have any fish at home. I hope you will manage to make that auto topoff system, if you any questions you have pm me on facebook I will be happy to help and send me a pic of your shrimp room once it's ready I would be happy to see it.
@@ShrimpMania I will send pics, thanks for your help.
maybe try dosing with an aquarium plant fertilizer product
Triops might take care of those mosquitos
3:21 I see Copepoda appear in your tank, how do I make Copepoda appear in the tank?
No doubt lights for more than 10 hrs do the magic of brown & green algea
In cycling tank .Also we can add a small piece of land moss which helps in growth of algae with extra lighting hours
Answer is quite easy - just take some of those algae and put them into other tank - if condition are proper, it will work as inoculum
Good idea! I will try it. thanks for the tip!
Heavy heavy light .. sunlights beat for algea
that room would be so much cooler with some wall color! :p
I don't keep shrimp yet but the shell the mosquito larvae they leave behind seems like something a shrimp would like to eat.
ye i also want to know what's the answer to grow green wall lol
i found a video on a guy that grows algae for goldfish.. maybe this helps all of us :) i just found that video
That's a bit different type of algae I think it's called green carpet. We need green dust algae on the walls
Full spectrum lights will help in forming algae
What Kind of Bacterialpowder do you use?
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Nice tour! Keep up the amazing work! I’ll be making a video on a tour as well. Keep it up!
Thank you, I'll post another video next week. I will take a look at your videos as well
I love this method! I'll give it a shot:)
What light you use??
For green wall is much better to have T5 no LED.
I'm using LED, T5 would be quite bulky in my set but it's good to know ;-)
basically you got your shrimps drunk on the potato by fermenting it xD
Exactly, they were acting like they kind of drunk 🥴
When I first set up my red cherry shrimp I lost half the colony to what seemed like one of those mosquito larvae. However it was a demselfly nymph! They kill rcs!!
That very scary creature, i had it in my tank once when it was cycling
No new video
Sorry dude, I'll make another video next week. I'm a bit sick right now and before was busy at work.
Put a beta in that tank
It take care misquto
Alge From light and warm water
Thanks for advice!
fish people how do i get rid of algae , shrimp people how can i grow algae
That’s right 🤣
I don’t know how to grow algae too, my lights are on for 12 hours and … nothing.
Many suggesting to leave a light for 24 hours, I hope it helps
Excited to try the sweet potato biofilm. Just have to find the white ones. They don't sell them at my grocery store. Nice shrimp rack you made. Looks very cool. ✌️
I’m pretty sure any will work
Thanks, I hope you can manage to find it
@@ShrimpMania hi I just started a new tank with ista ph5.5 soil it’s a empty tank filled with ro water with salty shrimp mixed to around 100 TDS but for some reason the water is still stuck at ph6.5 what am I doing wrong thanks
@@sko1beer Hello, Yes I have the same thing when I just start the tank PH is always about 6-6.3 but then after a month it's slowly drops to about 5.5-5.8. Once you finish cycling you need to change 90% of water and then it should drop from my experience. At this moment my PH is 6 after one month and it should be lower once I do large WC before adding the shrimp. Also make sure you age your RO water in plastic container for few day it should helps to drop PH. Do you use UGF method?
@@ShrimpMania yes I copied yours and brought one just for this new tank👍 k I will wait I’m only in the first week of cycle
Thanks for the reply I was worried I got scammed on the soil
Nice video mate.may I ask where did u purchase your undergravel filter box?
The one with logo on it I bought from Shrimp Affair Singapore, but it was very expensive delivery ($100 to the UK). If you not far you can try to ask for the price just tap their name on facebook and contact Darick the owner. But then I found guy on ebay who made them to order and it cost me around $15 per box including delivery.
can i do this on pellets?
I love the content. For algea us a little powdered fish flakes in a cycling tank.
Thank you. I wouldn’t use powder fish flakes they mostly contend animal protein it will increase no3 and can be case of planaria. Plants protein would work better for shrimps
what airpomp azre you using on those set ups
usb air pumps
Your videos are absolutely perfect! What camera do you use?
Thank you! I'm using Canon D90 camera
May I know what is the plant name at the back of your aquarium in a minutes 4:07? Is it rotala? I'm planning to put it in my shrimp tank. It looks really nice. I really appreaciate if u can share it with me.
Yes it is rotala at the background of the tank. Good plant, growing very fast!
@@ShrimpMania Thanks a lot. As always, very good video👍👍👍
Looking good! Every time I try to grow algae I just ruin my moss! Haha
Do you mean algae start to grow on your moss instead of glass?
Yes same with my tank the algae grows above the moss and the shrimps dont touch the algae 😂😂😂
@@ShrimpMania yes, I get hair algae all over the moss
My tank has PLENTY of natural biofilm..
It's growing on my sponge filter, my wood, some of my plants and their roots even...
Have copepods all over too..
Downside.. green water & hair algae came with all that.
If I wanted for a nursery, and didn't care about seeing my fish & plants, this would be great..
Now trying to clean up the green water.. and hoping my Amano's will clean up the hair algae. Snails will eat my algae on glass.
Plenty algae is definitely good for shrimp but can be not very pretty to see in your tank
What is your tank size?
which one?
My tank has same algea in my tank but I also get alot of black beard algea .. how do u prevent the black beard algea
Black beard algae is very bad I had it before and it was awful experience for me but back then I used ferts and CO2. I'm not sure how to prevent it , I don't use frets or co2 anymore and I don't have it now. With active soil and UGF filtration algae is normally not a problem from my experience.
@@ShrimpMania cool thanks for help i was lightly docing ferts and I've been using liquid co2 to try and combat black beard algea .. maybe I'll stop ferts and see what happens
Black beard is a sign of ammonia. Bigger water changes will reduce it.
So that’s a red steel not a red bolt ?
It’s probably red steel, i’m not good in shrimp classification if be honest. What do you think?
I made an aquarium for my daughter with aquarium snails but after a short time their shells became white and fragile. it turned out that the water in the tap was very soft with not enough calcium for the snails. Could you tell me how to properly create a new aquarium for snails in my case?
I have same issues with the snails because i keep my shrimps in very soft slightly acidic water and it ruins their shell thats why i don’t have snails in my tanks. You can make your water harder by simply adding NaHCO3 or better KHCO3 salts
From what i've seen people add crushed coral to their tanks for shells and shrimps molt better this way(that's what they say).
So you can add crushed coral and i think you can add the calcium buildup on your teapot and kettle.
Aragonite crushed coral substrate, comes coarse and fine sand
Do you do water changes during the cycling process?
Yes I do every two weeks 30-50% and i add bacterial powder after wc. I will do a tutorial video on cycling in a few weeks and will explain everything step by step
@@ShrimpMania Thank you.. will look forward to that video. 😊
what is this substrate?
ADA Amazonia old version
powdered goldfish flakes for start up works well
They content some animal products as well and will case spikes of no3 and can cause planaria. I prefer plants protein instead
Mark shrimp tanks on you tube explains how he uses it
@@jayhope7110 i saw that and I disagree with him on that. Its not good to teach noobies to overfeed with animal based food to create dust algae. It will work but it’s bad for shrimps. It’s ok if you keep cherry shrimps but for high end caridina is very bad. That’s probably why he hasn’t great success with his high end caridina
Good to know thanks for the info
@@jayhope7110 No problem, thanks for watching 😉
I think if the light is on for more than 8 hours a day its well be easy lot of algae will appear in a tank,..
Thank you for the tip!
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Thanks man!
How many hours do you keep light on to grow algae(wall of the tank)?
12 hours