jessie15273
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Is this duckweed?
Duckweed?
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jessie15273
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So Cool I have got Duck weed in my pond!I have heard it has a lot of protein in it, and i am interested in drying it for my rabbits. I took enough to cover 1 plastic bin and a 10 gallon fish tank. The fish tank has been cycling for a while now, but has no fish. I am going to try to get guppies in a few weeks. I am going to try to raise some Duckweed in there and use it for them. I dont use chemicals in my tanks normally, but if i have to I could get rid of the duckweed and start over when it is out of the system.
I will be getting a 55 gallon tank come June and will put it there as well while it cycles out.
Do you think I if could give it a good rinse I could use it straight out of the pond? After drying it of course.
I was like 99% sure it was duckweed, but I asked to be sure!
I will be getting a 55 gallon tank come June and will put it there as well while it cycles out.
Do you think I if could give it a good rinse I could use it straight out of the pond? After drying it of course.
I was like 99% sure it was duckweed, but I asked to be sure!
If nothing was used on the pond, why not?
You can get kiddie pools, fill with water in a sunny area, add some bunny poo for fertilizer and add the duckweed. It should cover it whole in no time.
As for in your tank, realize that it will be a pain and near impossible to remove from your tank without tearing it down completely.
You can get kiddie pools, fill with water in a sunny area, add some bunny poo for fertilizer and add the duckweed. It should cover it whole in no time.
As for in your tank, realize that it will be a pain and near impossible to remove from your tank without tearing it down completely.
Frosted Rabbits
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Duckweed reproduces very quickly-- If the water it came out of is safe enough for a wild animal to drink, you would not need to rinse it for your rabbits. I would not put it in a 50 gallon tank unless you have a way to exclude it from an area large enough to enable any floating fish food to get eaten without interferance.
Note-rinsing the plant does not remove any absorbed toxins. Toxins enter wsater plants the same way they do land plants-- air and roots.
Umm, one does not need to completely tear down an established tank to remove duckweed. Believe me--aquatic plants are relatively simple to eradicate from confined habitats...
Note-rinsing the plant does not remove any absorbed toxins. Toxins enter wsater plants the same way they do land plants-- air and roots.
Umm, one does not need to completely tear down an established tank to remove duckweed. Believe me--aquatic plants are relatively simple to eradicate from confined habitats...
ohiogoatgirl
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agree with CnB and i dont even have the stuff (yet 
) or fishtanks. in my readin of it though it seems to be the plague of pondkeepers and many fish people.
) or fishtanks. in my readin of it though it seems to be the plague of pondkeepers and many fish people.
ottersatin
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Careful,
when you gather wild Duck weed you will also be gathering
quit a few of the tiny to microscopic little beasts that
reside in that lake. It could bring DEATH to any fish housed within.
Ottersatin.ldtimer:
when you gather wild Duck weed you will also be gathering
quit a few of the tiny to microscopic little beasts that
reside in that lake. It could bring DEATH to any fish housed within.
Ottersatin.
ldtimer:
