I need to make some deretis for some new triops. There is a creek in walking distance of my house. I thought about using that water to make deretis. Is there...
... Detritus is vegetable matter that infusoria live upon. You *can* use creek water to make infusoria, and collect detritus, but you might not want to, as you...
... Keeping the 3 killers at zero? Ammonia - 0 ppm Nitrite - 0 ppm Nitrate - <25ppm Safestart/Bio-Spira/Stability bottle with a few drops of Prime does it for...
David, You said you get them to live 3 weeks, that is usually the hardest part, do you then transfer them into a larger tank with a filter? I have a couple 5...
Hi guys/gals, Morning to all triops fanatics. I have read alot about triops and would like to rear some. However, I am facing diffculties in getting triops ...
Doing a rough calculating, I'd say you can get yourself 50 eggs for 10 dollars on the internet. You can find some cheap "kits" not including tanks, which is...
Im having some troubles hatching my triops. The eggs' just floating around, and as for as I know, that means that they're finding out if alot of light is...
... Or use a Compact Fluorescent bulb? They're very cheap these days. :-) -- Stuart Halliday http://mytriops.com/ 200 Million years in the making......
My kit included some nutrient packs. After a few days in water, slime began showing up. I tried to remove the nutrient pack, resulting it breaking. I threw...
... Can't say for sure. I've only seen the tea-bag water conditioners and the plant rubbish in a small plastic container mixed in with the eggs. Did you get...
Hey everybody! sorry I havn't been posting lately I've been really busy lately. In keeping Triops how do you keep the three killers down which are ammmonia,...
Hi again, What is Bio - Spira, a stability bottle, and prime? Until I had started growing triops I had never done it before . thanks for your previous...
... the nitrogen cycle is inevitable in any system where there is an input of protein/food. There are a few ways to deal with it: Dillution: Fair amounts of...
flip+: I use deep sand beds in coral reef tanks and large (fresh water) predator tanks with great success. Average depth is 7 inches. You said that the...
... If there is no water exchange, new nutrients cannot reach the bacteria. When the N2 is created and begins to float, this can create a vacuum that will pull...
N2 molecules are so tiny I cannot imagine them becoming trapped. Composition is, however, a valuable consideration. Here's to your tuchas. ... From:...
... and the ... to last ... I'm using the DLX kit. I don't know what's in it, but I think some very tiny creatures cames from it. Might like the detritus...
... The 1st two are bacteria nitifying bottles. The bacteria eats the ammonia and nitrites. The last is a chemical that renders the toxins in the water...
... Who makes that then? What country? ... So it is just detritus then. ... A bit long isn't it? After 4-5 days the Triops will be way too big to eat...
Howdy Y'all! I've arrived here via (fellow Scot!) Stuart Halliday's site - I stumbled across it randomly and it reminded me that I had some triops many, many...
... Hi Bobby. They certainly do for the first few days. But they move slightly differently. Triops larvae swim upwards then rest every few seconds. There is...
I did get my water from Tesco, but it's some spring water from the Campsies or something, rather than di-ionised. The tank I was using for hatching is just the...
... Some bottled water is high in carbonates. Which is why I recommend looking at the dry residual reading on the label and go for one which is the lowest. I...
I know this is not the species for this group but we are the type to appreciate it. As of a few years ago I could only find fairy shrimp eggs ~(fresh water...
I have also bought fairy shrimp eggs from Ebay and hatched some of them. It is difficult to find destilled water here in Finland and I used spring water. The...
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