Youtor
Duckweed in Aquarium
>> YOUR LINK HERE: ___ http://youtube.com/watch?v=l6r69yPSxnY
Buy aquatic plants locally on Craigslist: • https://newyork.craigslist.org/search... • or buy aquatic plants on Amazon (paid link): • https://amzn.to/3srU9sc • 00:00 Title • 00:05 Duckweed is a common floating plant found in slow moving or still bodies of water like ponds and aquariums. • Ducks love it :) • There are good reasons for it. • Fish, especially fish fry, insects, and a lot of critters use it for shelter or food. • Duckweed has more protein than soybeans! • 00:27 Words of gratitude to Rhiannan Thomas for caring to share Duckweed, among other things at my first official giveaway • Giveaway Fish • Thank you, Rhiannan Thomas! • April 14th, 2018 • I got a bag of Frogbits from Rhiannan Thomas. • It came with some Duckweed. • Check my video about Frogbits • Frogbit in Aquarium • Here is Duckweed. • Initially, I put everything new into a separate nursery for observation • Self-Sustaining Aquarium Prototype Tank • I add dechlorinated water • Dechlorinated Water for Aquarium • Also, I add seed shrimp and pond snails in all my aquariums. • I cover the nursery to reduce evaporation. • In the following weeks, I start moving Duckweed to other aquariums. • June 18th,2018 • 01:13 I keep aquariums with simple critters like seed shrimp and snails on a windowsill exposed to direct sunlight. • Duckweed likes sunlight! • Its roots grow up to 3 cm long. • September 2nd, 2018 • 01:27 It takes a week or two for duckweed to double in volume. • Duckweed is a very fast growing plant! • I remove up to half of the duckweed every couple weeks from each aquarium. • I use the collected duckweed to make homemade fish food flakes • How to Breed Seed Shrimp Ostracoda • And so it goes month after month. • I feed my fish with everything that grows in my aquariums :) • Duckweed makes up a substantial part of it. • Aquariums with larger water surface yield more crops. • October 7th, 2018 • 02:10 Duckweed grows in all my aquariums. • Use excess plants to make fish food or to share with friends. • February 6th, 2019 • 02:18 I cover all my aquariums with transparent covers to prevent water evaporation while allowing light to pass through. • Duckweed growth rate is significantly lower in aquariums exposed to less light. • And it does not grow in aquariums located away from a window. • Though, I don't use artificial light for that matter. • Roots of duckweed seem to grow shorter in aquariums with guppies. • Guppies nibble on the roots of duckweed! • Pond snails seems to like duckweed too. • Fast growth rate, simple care or...actually no care except gathering crops :) makes duckweed a very desirable plant in my aquariums. • Have fun and happy aquariums :) • Blog: https://rndmbits.blogspot.com/2019/02... • More fun on my website www.fewdoit.com
#############################
