How to: Grow DUST ALGAE in AQUARIUM - Natural Food for Baby Shrimp!

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This is how I grow green dust algae and biofilm in my shrimp tanks to increase my shrimplets survival rate. Baby shrimps need some algae and biofilm to feed on in order to survive and that's why it is important to have that in your aquarium!
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@ShrimpMania 2 года назад

This is how I grow green dust algae and biofilm in my shrimp tanks to increase my shrimplets survival rate. Baby shrimps need some algae and biofilm to feed on in order to survive and that's why it is important to have that in your aquarium! My other video on this topic: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-aB06m9siFW8.html ❤ My OTHER RU-vid channel - ru-vid.com/show-UCn27JThScJPvOUvJQ8ZhcFg

@shapienails3067 Год назад

I didn't understand the name of the little creature in the corner of tank @ 3:15 ?

@Chompchompyerded 4 месяца назад

This is just what I needed in order to grow more dust algae for my hillstream loaches and snails. I don't have any floating plants, but I do have dwarf lilies, some buce, and some guppy grass. The Guppy grass is taking over, so a trim is in order.

@neth77 Год назад

Thanks mate, i've got shrimp in my community tank but just setting up some breeder ones now.

@davekhiangte488 2 года назад

Very informative, great 👍

@ShrimpMania 2 года назад

Glad it was helpful!

@happyshrimp5290 2 года назад

Great info video 👍and thanks for sharing the info

@ShrimpMania 2 года назад

No problem 👍 Thank you for watching. Nice channel you have!

@PoseidonsPets 2 года назад

Good stuff man. Keep it up 👍

@ShrimpMania 2 года назад

Thank you for your support Kyle!

@justbaquatics2512 2 года назад

Great info I was just about yo scrap it all off the shrimp tank I'll definitely leave it shrimp on..

@ShrimpMania 2 года назад

I know it doesn't look good but shrimps like it

@arcticwinds6125 2 года назад

Thank you for the video !

@ShrimpMania 2 года назад

You are welcome Arctic, thank you for watching!

@peterloo3136 Год назад

Well done sir 👍🏽🙌🏽!!

@ShrimpMania Год назад

Thank you sir

@RWAquariumPages 2 года назад

Anothrr Great video! Yum yum food for the shrimp. Can't wait for thr next one

@ShrimpMania 2 года назад

Thank you for your support mg friend👍

@dgstanks7447 2 года назад

That sub level colony is genius ! Really enjoy your videos👍

@ShrimpMania 2 года назад

Thank you sir

@hussamasfour5783 2 года назад

Thanks for the information

@ShrimpMania 2 года назад

My pleasure

@hussamasfour5783 2 года назад

@@ShrimpMania i sent inbox through facebook, can You reply to me?

@MTT45 Год назад

Does the ista premium soil leeches ammonia for cycling? And aslo what ph range for that soil when everything is settled?

@albertoc3279 2 года назад

Great video. I agree that the soil in a caridina tank is whats makes algae grow and the ecosystem alive. The last soil I used, SL Aqua, kept ph very low but it's so poor in nutrients that the tanks were very sterile and most baby shrimp didn't survive. Switching to Amazonia powder now and still cycling but lots of algae and microfauna on the walls already

@ShrimpMania 2 года назад

Good choice - Amazonia is a good soil and contained a lot of nutrients

@JusticeCanadians Год назад

Can I tell you something ? I growed thick wall of dust algae with no substrate and just a lot of moss. After a week with 8 hours of light a day the algae just grew and grew and spread all over. My point is no need for a soil to grow dust algae.

@harryfp1494 Год назад

I think I’m going to reset my tanks here in a couple weeks with the that

@saler1423 2 года назад

If you follow Nico, then you know he changed his way, no more soil on the bottom, he uses inert gravell, and only changes the sock with the soil, no more vacuuming.

@ShrimpMania 2 года назад

Yes very interesting method he is using

@Lechuga_007 Год назад

Hi, how many times should I do a water change and about how much water should be removed each time before adding caridina shrimp?

@georgekohn9372 2 года назад

Good job man,have to keep active to keep on top.🍀🦐🌿😎👍

@ShrimpMania 2 года назад

Thanks George! Just in a right mood at this moment for creating more content. It's can be only temporary thing

@lmstuber6044 3 месяца назад

Whats your veiw on dosing fertilizers to a shrimp tank if you have alot of plants in a tank. Obviously a fertilizer with no copper in it . I want to know if it affects breeding or kills baby shrimps or promotes greendust algae ? ... Lee

@subparinternet4014 2 года назад

Darn it! I think I had some biofilm growin in my tank today and I took it out and threw it cause I thought it was bad for it.

@LuisJimenez-vd4qz 2 года назад

Thanks for the videos, they are very helpful. What kind of leds do you use? Waiting for the next video...

@ShrimpMania 2 года назад

Hey Luis, you are welcome! I use the brightest LEDs I can get. Its either 5054 120 leds per meter or 5036 - 120 leds per meter. I shown them in this video ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-OJ48e6KM6mM.html

@LuisJimenez-vd4qz 2 года назад

@@ShrimpMania thank you very much

@BigShrimpin416 2 года назад

Your moss always looks so amazing! Is it flame moss??

@BDGMed 2 года назад

Yep

@ichokimsh Год назад

bacter AE is also good food for the shrimps and to make a biofilm such as algae?

@ShrimpMania Год назад

yes for biofilm but I'm not sure about algae

@robertshin 2 года назад

Very nice video. How are you able grow such nice, thick dust algae without growing hair algae at the same time? Do you have this same issue?

@ShrimpMania 2 года назад

Thanks. I do have some sort of algae in two of my tanks. It's not a hair algae though. It looks like a green fur.

@qaisal-khatib9413 2 года назад

Hello Bro, What do you think about Shrimp king soil and Contro Soil (it has big grains of soil)?

@ShrimpMania 2 года назад

Hey, I tried shrimp king few years back - ph 6.5 so not ideal for caridina, I haven't tried control soil so I can't give you a feedback on it

@stevenyap6454 2 года назад

what kind of moss are you using on top of the UGF?

@ShrimpMania 2 года назад

Hey Steve, Its a flame moss

@mccandokao Год назад

Hi Shrimp Mania! How do you cycle the UGF in a bucket? Do you add bacterial powder to the bucket?

@ShrimpMania Год назад

Yes just add a little bit bacteria and cycle for a month or so

@sonalkarpe3049 Год назад

Hello ,which lights do you use for making albe

@ShrimpMania Год назад

DIY LED strip light I got from China

@Aheinemann 2 года назад

Nice Video 👍 what do you use for UGF Box?

@ShrimpMania 2 года назад

Hey, thanks. Normally i have ada amazonia soil in it

@richardportelli1983 2 года назад

Don't worry about the sediment at the bottom of your filters. That is just the soil particles that naturally settle to the bottom. As long as there is water movement it will not become toxic.

@ShrimpMania 2 года назад

Thanks for the info. When there is too much waste at the bottom it starts to get to the water column and cloudy the water this is why clean it mostly to make the water crystal clear.

@Howitzer09 Год назад

Its also poop. Causing ammonia.

@poringland Год назад

Hi I want to ask, what kind of Moss are you using on the UGF? Thank you in advance.

@ShrimpMania Год назад

Flame moss

@poringland Год назад

@@ShrimpMania tq bro

@mucusman7511 Год назад

What is the fern looking moss on the little bridge structures and logs?

@ShrimpMania Год назад

fissidens fontanus

@mucusman7511 Год назад

@@ShrimpMania Cool, thx.

@respectorrrrr Год назад

Hi Shrimp Mania, do you feed any pellet or granules food for shrimp?

@ShrimpMania Год назад

Yes every day or every second day I feed my shrimp with pellet food once a week powder food

@Doberminator 2 года назад

That ista soli is ok for box ? Or is too small ? Ada Amazona is like 2x biger

@ShrimpMania 2 года назад

It comes in two different sizes 1-3 and 3-5mm so you have to buy bigger grain size for ugf

@onewinter1900s Год назад

hey sir what is the starting powder u are using？

@ShrimpMania Год назад

dead shrimp powder

@T1NJ4G0 2 года назад

Useful vid for sureee!! Do you wash ur hands with water only, or do rinse it with soap as well?

@ShrimpMania 2 года назад

Normally with dish washing liquid and then I wipe them with paper towel

@T1NJ4G0 2 года назад

@@ShrimpMania do you feed powdered food like glasgarten shrimp baby or bacter ae ? If so what’s the feeding schedule ?

@sulitim9729 2 года назад

Hey what brand of bacteria do you use ? Thank you

@ShrimpMania 2 года назад

Hey, I've shown it in this video - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ozi4sKb0nUA.html

@yuanhan453 Год назад

Hi, may i ask, can I grow dust algae while my tank is cycling? I am deciding to put some shrimp food or fish flakes and let the beneficial bacteria act on them, to produce some nutrients. And i will turn on my light for 15hrs a day. what do you think about this method?

@yuanhan453 Год назад

Also, its a neocaridina tank, so I am not using aqua soil, im using the lava rocks for them

@ShrimpMania Год назад

Yes you can add some powder foods to grow more biofilm and algae. For neos is ok.

@oniesma 2 года назад

Hi bro, just want to ask. Is galaxy shrimp water parameter same with CRS?

@ShrimpMania 2 года назад

Hey, no galaxy shrimps need lower PH to thrive, Ideal 5.5. Crystals are ok in 6.5

@oniesma 2 года назад

@@ShrimpMania ok, thanks a lot for your advise.

@MGEMLAQUATICS 4 месяца назад

what light you using sir?

@ShrimpMania 4 месяца назад

Made it myself

@echam4970 2 года назад

what about with the lights always on or manually closing open???

@ShrimpMania 2 года назад

Smart plug on timer

@sasi8333 Год назад

How often do you change the water while cycling?

@ShrimpMania Год назад

Every 2-3 weeks during the cycle

@lucksterize 2 года назад

Hi! I always watch your videos! May I know how many gallons do you have for each tanks?

@ShrimpMania 2 года назад

Hey, The tanks on the rack are 54L, I guess 15-16gal. Thanks

@shafique2511 2 года назад

@@ShrimpMania what is the dimension of the tank

@ShrimpMania 2 года назад

@@shafique2511 which one?

@shafique2511 2 года назад

@@ShrimpMania your 54L tank on the rack

@ShrimpMania 2 года назад

@@shafique2511 35x40x35h approximately

@stefanuntila2067 2 года назад

Hi, please explain to me why my algae is not green but brown?

@ShrimpMania 2 года назад

Brown dust algae on the glass is also good food source. Unless you mean beard algae which is awful stuff

@mariusunsraw Год назад

is there any bacteria powder product in EU ,i cant find any on ebuy and from outside the shipping is 30+ euro ! Can someone help me?

@BigShrimpin416 2 года назад

How can I lower my TDS? I’m using distilled water and remineralizing it to around 200 but once I put it in the tank it ends up going to around 550!!!!! I only have some plants and some driftwood in the tank! I don’t know why it is going so high! When I do water changes I don’t even add anything to the water at times and the TDS still ends up between 450 and 550.

@BDGMed 2 года назад

Do you have any rocks in the tank? What’s the substrate? If it’s going from 400-500 something is probably degrading in the low ph. Possibly stones🤔 try doing a water change with di 0tds water and see if it goes back up. If it does something is leaching. Slow drip the 0 tds water in to not shock the shrimps

@BigShrimpin416 2 года назад

@@BDGMed so I’ve don’t numerous water changes with distilled water at 0! And it still rises! I have no rocks! Just plants and driftwood! The substrate is Flourite Black which is supposed to be inert. 🤷🏻‍♀️ currently there aren’t any shrimp in the tank yet just 4 snails. I haven’t been able to buy my shrimp yet because of the TDS issue

@BigShrimpin416 2 года назад

@@BDGMed so you think it’s the substrate?

@ShrimpMania 2 года назад

Honestly I don't know why you having this issue. Normally my TDS increasing by about 10ppm per week in my tanks. Just take some soil out and put it in the small container with distill water and see if your tds will creep up in a few days. Then if its not do this experiment with driftwood as well

@BigShrimpin416 2 года назад

@@ShrimpMania that’s a good idea. I’m wondering if it’s the substrate. I’m using Flourite black which is supposed to be inert and not affect any water parameters but I think it may be the problem. I’m going to try and put it in a container line you said and see if it’s leaching into the water

@bhillson 2 года назад

Is it possible to grow algae dust in a established aquarium?

@ShrimpMania 2 года назад

Try to keep your light for 12 hours and dose some bacterial powder weekly. If it doesn't help then you probably don't have enough nutrients for algae to grow in you aquarium and you can try to doze some ferts then

@bhillson 2 года назад

@@ShrimpMania tanks full of plants - getting BBA so had to turn lights down - dose weekly with Bacter ae

@boybakalismyname4515 2 года назад

Good day fam! What powder do you use to grow algae?

@ShrimpMania 2 года назад

Good day sir -ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ozi4sKb0nUA.html

@boybakalismyname4515 2 года назад

@@ShrimpMania thanks!

@boybakalismyname4515 2 года назад

The product is not available here in my country, its ok to use any product of bacter like ADA?

@sandypollard562 2 года назад

😊😊👌👌😊

@ronnyhelsing7499 Год назад

What bacteria powder do you ad once a week?

@ShrimpMania Год назад

dead shrimp powder

@urbansk8r231 Год назад

bactet ae

@efermapili4983 Год назад

What type of moss is that sir?

@ShrimpMania Год назад

flame and fessidens

@efermapili4983 Год назад

@@ShrimpMania may i also know the common name sir??

@merofish 7 месяцев назад

LOL i lost my algae wall to bristol nose pleco in 2 hr

@markdecker2724 7 месяцев назад

Maybe I missed it? Where is the " How to Grow Dust Algae."

@ShrimpMania 7 месяцев назад

I found a very unique powder from one Taiwanese breeder that works as an algae/biofilm fertiliser. That stuff is amazing! I have green walls in all my tanks now.

@Howitzer09 Год назад

So, dit this work without any problems?

@ShrimpMania Год назад

It works just fine