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 жыл бұрын

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: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/l6hgadBq2M-qh2w.html ❤ My OTHER KZfaq channel - kzfaq.info/love/n27JThScJPvOUvJQ8ZhcFg

@shapienails3067 Жыл бұрын

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

@Chompchompyerded 4 ай бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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

@happyshrimp5290 2 жыл бұрын

Great info video 👍and thanks for sharing the info

@ShrimpMania 2 жыл бұрын

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

@PoseidonsPets 2 жыл бұрын

Good stuff man. Keep it up 👍

@ShrimpMania 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your support Kyle!

@RWAquariumPages 2 жыл бұрын

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

@ShrimpMania 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your support mg friend👍

@davekhiangte488 2 жыл бұрын

Very informative, great 👍

@ShrimpMania 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@justbaquatics2512 2 жыл бұрын

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

@ShrimpMania 2 жыл бұрын

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

@dgstanks7447 2 жыл бұрын

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

@ShrimpMania 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir

@arcticwinds6125 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the video !

@ShrimpMania 2 жыл бұрын

You are welcome Arctic, thank you for watching!

@peterloo3136 Жыл бұрын

Well done sir 👍🏽🙌🏽!!

@ShrimpMania Жыл бұрын

Thank you sir

@georgekohn9372 2 жыл бұрын

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

@ShrimpMania 2 жыл бұрын

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

@hussamasfour5783 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the information

@ShrimpMania 2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure

@hussamasfour5783 2 жыл бұрын

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

@saler1423 2 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

Yes very interesting method he is using

@albertoc3279 2 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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

@JusticeCanadians Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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

@BigShrimpin416 2 жыл бұрын

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

@BDGMed 2 жыл бұрын

Yep

@subparinternet4014 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@MTT45 Жыл бұрын

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

@LuisJimenez-vd4qz 2 жыл бұрын

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

@ShrimpMania 2 жыл бұрын

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 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hbBka8hnsLOanYE.html

@LuisJimenez-vd4qz 2 жыл бұрын

@@ShrimpMania thank you very much

@Lechuga_007 Жыл бұрын

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

@Aheinemann 2 жыл бұрын

Nice Video 👍 what do you use for UGF Box?

@ShrimpMania 2 жыл бұрын

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

@lmstuber6044 3 ай бұрын

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

@richardportelli1983 2 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

Its also poop. Causing ammonia.

@robertshin 2 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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.

@ichokimsh Жыл бұрын

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

@ShrimpMania Жыл бұрын

yes for biofilm but I'm not sure about algae

@T1NJ4G0 2 жыл бұрын

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

@ShrimpMania 2 жыл бұрын

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

@T1NJ4G0 2 жыл бұрын

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

@qaisal-khatib9413 2 жыл бұрын

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

@ShrimpMania 2 жыл бұрын

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

@sonalkarpe3049 Жыл бұрын

Hello ,which lights do you use for making albe

@ShrimpMania Жыл бұрын

DIY LED strip light I got from China

@mccandokao Жыл бұрын

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

@ShrimpMania Жыл бұрын

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

@stevenyap6454 2 жыл бұрын

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

@ShrimpMania 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Steve, Its a flame moss

@respectorrrrr Жыл бұрын

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

@ShrimpMania Жыл бұрын

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

@sandypollard562 2 жыл бұрын

😊😊👌👌😊

@mucusman7511 Жыл бұрын

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

@ShrimpMania Жыл бұрын

fissidens fontanus

@mucusman7511 Жыл бұрын

@@ShrimpMania Cool, thx.

@onewinter1900s Жыл бұрын

hey sir what is the starting powder u are using？

@ShrimpMania Жыл бұрын

dead shrimp powder

@lucksterize 2 жыл бұрын

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

@ShrimpMania 2 жыл бұрын

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

@shafique2511 2 жыл бұрын

@@ShrimpMania what is the dimension of the tank

@ShrimpMania 2 жыл бұрын

@@shafique2511 which one?

@shafique2511 2 жыл бұрын

@@ShrimpMania your 54L tank on the rack

@ShrimpMania 2 жыл бұрын

@@shafique2511 35x40x35h approximately

@sulitim9729 2 жыл бұрын

Hey what brand of bacteria do you use ? Thank you

@ShrimpMania 2 жыл бұрын

Hey, I've shown it in this video - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/peCZZ9Z8x5bShXU.html

@Doberminator 2 жыл бұрын

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

@ShrimpMania 2 жыл бұрын

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

@poringland Жыл бұрын

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

@ShrimpMania Жыл бұрын

Flame moss

@poringland Жыл бұрын

@@ShrimpMania tq bro

@sasi8333 Жыл бұрын

How often do you change the water while cycling?

@ShrimpMania Жыл бұрын

Every 2-3 weeks during the cycle

@echam4970 2 жыл бұрын

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

@ShrimpMania 2 жыл бұрын

Smart plug on timer

@yuanhan453 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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

@ShrimpMania Жыл бұрын

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

@oniesma 2 жыл бұрын

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

@ShrimpMania 2 жыл бұрын

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

@oniesma 2 жыл бұрын

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

@MGEMLAQUATICS 4 ай бұрын

what light you using sir?

@ShrimpMania 4 ай бұрын

Made it myself

@stefanuntila2067 2 жыл бұрын

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

@ShrimpMania 2 жыл бұрын

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

@boybakalismyname4515 2 жыл бұрын

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

@ShrimpMania 2 жыл бұрын

Good day sir -kzfaq.info/get/bejne/peCZZ9Z8x5bShXU.html

@boybakalismyname4515 2 жыл бұрын

@@ShrimpMania thanks!

@boybakalismyname4515 2 жыл бұрын

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

@BigShrimpin416 2 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

@@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 жыл бұрын

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

@ShrimpMania 2 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

@@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 жыл бұрын

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

@ShrimpMania 2 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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

@merofish 7 ай бұрын

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

@ronnyhelsing7499 Жыл бұрын

What bacteria powder do you ad once a week?

@ShrimpMania Жыл бұрын

dead shrimp powder

@urbansk8r231 Жыл бұрын

bactet ae

@efermapili4983 Жыл бұрын

What type of moss is that sir?

@ShrimpMania Жыл бұрын

flame and fessidens

@efermapili4983 Жыл бұрын

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

@markdecker2724 7 ай бұрын

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

@ShrimpMania 7 ай бұрын

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.