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    Re: How to feed duckweed

    Interesting read. I had added an airstone thinking that maybe lack of O2 was part of the problem, but that's the opposite of what I should be doing! The water flows from by sump up to the duckweed tank and then overflows into the FT. The water is relatively still, but there is a high exchange rate. I'll have to setup a different, stagnant tank with some of the duckweed and see if it fares much better.

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    Re: How to feed duckweed

    I did the same thing too Eddie. Adding more ammonia seemed to be counter-intuitive. This is why I needed this forum, I couldn't find the book "Aquaponics" for the simple minded. Thanks for the input because for the short time I have changed things around it seems I am getting some growth in my outside container. Another week or two of testing and if it goes well we be bringing in a kiddie pool.
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    Re: How to feed duckweed

    I have seen systems that use plastic containers with the bottoms cut out to grow duckweed directly in the fish tank without letting it spread/take over the tank

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    Re: How to feed duckweed

    Quote Originally Posted by sylvgrb
    I have seen systems that use plastic containers with the bottoms cut out to grow duckweed directly in the fish tank without letting it spread/take over the tank
    What keeps the fish from eating all the duckweed out of the bottomless containers?

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    Re: How to feed duckweed

    Good question BSFman, but with the bottom cut out, how does the container float?
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    Re: How to feed duckweed

    I recently had to move 800 1 inch fingerlings to a larger tank so I used the IBC I was growing duckweed in. In 4 days I had no duckweed.

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    Re: How to feed duckweed

    And your question is what...small fish love duckweed and now you know it to..grow your duckweed elsewhere and feed it from there
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    Re: How to feed duckweed

    JCO, BSFman, Check out this video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ksnnwxlq1g

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    Re: How to feed duckweed

    Thanks JeffS,

    Good video... I've been wanting to do this for some time now. I'm going to build a small one for my Breeding Tank and a larger one to put in my main tank.

    Now, where do you buy the duckweed to start out with? Are there more than one kind?

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    Re: How to feed duckweed

    I bought a small amount online. Don't remember where. Just a zip lock bag full. Grew it in small containers for a while. Worked but not well. Finally I had an IBC full of fish water and no fish. Dumped it all in there and it grew well.... until I put the fish in.
    Now I have to get more. Might wait til spring so I can grow it outside.

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