So.... Put some 'Scud culture' into one of my indoor grow beds about 2 weeks ago... What now? How do I determine if they are doing anything, or are worth the investment to put some into the larger GBs?
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I even have Scuds in my aquariums and they are very industrious little creatures. Almost like tiny Elves running around with a broom and dust pan cleaning up after every thing. Dead and rotting plant matter, left over food and anything else laying around not being used for anything.
I have them in the tanks with my Electric Blue Crayfish. The Scuds, who in addition to keeping the tanks clean, are also fed upon by the crayfish.
I don't suspect they create much in the way of nitrates but every tiny bit counts
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Sorry tmcmaster, I have no stats for you. As far as I know, no one has ever did a test model to see what nitrate/nitrite levels could be/are produce by Scuds. It's like asking how much nitrate/nitrite is produce by one Tilapia. The test model has never been done on that either.
Again, I apologize for not being able to give you a logical answer. Maybe Oliver can.
JCO
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Isn't the purpose of the scud to reduce dead matter in the system? Wouldn't he see less garbage in his grow bed? I planted prematurely and was amazed at the amount of root material in the expanded clay as I removed it to make my modifications.
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