Duckweed How To Get Rid Of It

marge618 · Mar 20, 2008

Cleaning planted tanks this morning. Waaaayyyy too much duckwee. :mad0259:

Wish there was a way :confused0083:

1. To make it stop growing so fast :jumping0002:

2. Stock a tank with cichlids or something that eats greens fast

3. Give it to a friend - Who 'wants some'

4. Sell it :sign0134:

5. Add something to the tank that would remove duckweed without harming other plants or fish

So, my job this morning is netting as much duckweed as possible from the top of the tanks.

Suggestons welcome. If you want some duckweed let me know!

Later,
Marge

dogofwar · Mar 20, 2008

Netting it out is the most efficient way to get rid of it...although it will grow back...

Mbuna, Uaru, tilapia, and other fish will go to town on it as well...

It's a good thing to have in your tank as it can directly "eat" ammonia and nitrate and produces oxygen (during the day). Too much can reduce the O level in the tank at night.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (marge618 @ Mar 20 2008, 10:50 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

Cleaning planted tanks this morning. Waaaayyyy too much duckwee. :mad0259:

Wish there was a way :confused0083:

1. To make it stop growing so fast :jumping0002:

2. Stock a tank with cichlids or something that eats greens fast

3. Give it to a friend - Who 'wants some'

4. Sell it :sign0134:

5. Add something to the tank that would remove duckweed without harming other plants or fish

So, my job this morning is netting as much duckweed as possible from the top of the tanks.

Suggestons welcome. If you want some duckweed let me know!

Later,
Marge[/b]

ltrepeter2000 · Mar 20, 2008

Marge

You need to look on the GWAPA forum at the post that Ghaz made with the DIY surface skimmer.....its worked wonders on my duckweed using that.

http://www.gwapa.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2098

Its simple and effective. Basically a water bottle with the bottom cut off and a sponge inside with the spout of the bottle connected to the intake of a powerhead thats turned upside down so that the edge of the bottle is just below the surface of the water. You just have to watch it to make sure that you cut it off when its not pulling any more water in.

Sonny Disposition · Mar 20, 2008

Nothing works on duckweed like goldfish. Unfortunately, goldfish make for great target practice for cichlids.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (marge618 @ Mar 20 2008, 09:50 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

Cleaning planted tanks this morning. Waaaayyyy too much duckwee. :mad0259:

Wish there was a way :confused0083:

1. To make it stop growing so fast :jumping0002:

2. Stock a tank with cichlids or something that eats greens fast

3. Give it to a friend - Who 'wants some'

4. Sell it :sign0134:

5. Add something to the tank that would remove duckweed without harming other plants or fish

So, my job this morning is netting as much duckweed as possible from the top of the tanks.

Suggestons welcome. If you want some duckweed let me know!

Later,
Marge[/b]

Sonny Disposition · Mar 20, 2008

I'm registered with the GWAPA forum, but can't access that link.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Robert Peterson @ Mar 20 2008, 10:43 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

Marge

You need to look on the GWAPA forum at the post that Ghaz made with the DIY surface skimmer.....its worked wonders on my duckweed using that.

http://www.gwapa.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2098

Its simple and effective. Basically a water bottle with the bottom cut off and a sponge inside with the spout of the bottle connected to the intake of a powerhead thats turned upside down so that the edge of the bottle is just below the surface of the water. You just have to watch it to make sure that you cut it off when its not pulling any more water in.[/b]

ltrepeter2000 · Mar 20, 2008

GWAPA Forum Forum Index > DIY > DIY Post Trim Turbo Surface Skimmer
Thats the path to the link since you couldnt get on with the link I included

mscichlid · Mar 20, 2008

Net as much as you can everyday. You are on a mission to eradicate the enemy! Be thorough!

Get a plant eating cichlid like severums or festivums. There are other species that I can't remember at the moment. I think all CA's eat plants.

Preventative methods would be to rinse your newly acquired plants in tepid tap water before putting them in your tank.

Put your nets in a 5 gallon bucket with a high concentration of bleach. Dechlor before using any bleached net in any tank! Rinse the nets you use in duckweed infested tanks. The whole thing, handle included.

Rinse your arms, too.

Whatever you do, put the plants in the trash instead of down the sink or toilet.

FYI
http://www.livefoodcultures.com/duckweed.html

http://www.duckweed.com.au/food-source.html

http://www.paghat.com/duckweed.html

http://www.thekrib.com/Plants/Plants/duckweed.html

http://www.herbvideos.com/ewpindex.htm

George · Mar 20, 2008

OK Francine. Why should I stop flushing duckweed? Not that I will, but why should I.

I understand why people don't want me to flush my dead and sick fish, but duckweed?

George

mscichlid · Mar 20, 2008

Same reason. The duckweed could have hitchhickers.

maddog10 · Mar 20, 2008

Marge, weren't you the one who wanted duckweed?

mscichlid · Mar 20, 2008

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (maddog10 @ Mar 20 2008, 06:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

Marge, weren't you the one who wanted duckweed?[/b]

He he :lol:

ltrepeter2000 · Mar 20, 2008

Actually its almost better to flush the plants as long as they are going to the treatment facility as opposed to putting them in the trash.....in the trash they can easily be washed into local habitats....if you are putting it in the trash it should be microwaved first to destroy the cellular structure of the plant

maddog10 · Mar 20, 2008

I bet after the nuclear holocaust, the cockroaches will survive by eating duckweed.

marge618 · Mar 20, 2008

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Sonny Disposition @ Mar 20 2008, 02:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

I'm registered with the GWAPA forum, but can't access that link.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Robert Peterson @ Mar 20 2008, 10:43 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Marge

You need to look on the GWAPA forum at the post that Ghaz made with the DIY surface skimmer.....its worked wonders on my duckweed using that.

http://www.gwapa.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2098

Its simple and effective. Basically a water bottle with the bottom cut off and a sponge inside with the spout of the bottle connected to the intake of a powerhead thats turned upside down so that the edge of the bottle is just below the surface of the water. You just have to watch it to make sure that you cut it off when its not pulling any more water in.[/b]

[/b][/quote]

I followed the GWAPA link... then signed in to their forum... then searched "duckweed" and got this

http://www.gwapa.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t...hlight=duckweed

Pretty sure that is what we want. It is a bit confusing to me.. :wacko: but then DIY usually takes a bit of study for me to get it.

Later,
Marge

Sonny Disposition · Mar 21, 2008

I wouldn't flush it. I'd be afraid of clogging the pipes up. Could get expensive.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Robert Peterson @ Mar 20 2008, 06:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

Actually its almost better to flush the plants as long as they are going to the treatment facility as opposed to putting them in the trash.....in the trash they can easily be washed into local habitats....if you are putting it in the trash it should be microwaved first to destroy the cellular structure of the plant[/b]

mscichlid · Mar 21, 2008

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Robert Peterson @ Mar 20 2008, 07:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

Actually its almost better to flush the plants as long as they are going to the treatment facility as opposed to putting them in the trash.....in the trash they can easily be washed into local habitats....if you are putting it in the trash it should be microwaved first to destroy the cellular structure of the plant[/b]

I skipped a step...dry it out and then trash it!

Sonny Disposition · Mar 21, 2008

I'm thinking about grinding it up in a blender and putting it into a gel food for mbuna.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (mscichlid @ Mar 21 2008, 12:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Robert Peterson @ Mar 20 2008, 07:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Actually its almost better to flush the plants as long as they are going to the treatment facility as opposed to putting them in the trash.....in the trash they can easily be washed into local habitats....if you are putting it in the trash it should be microwaved first to destroy the cellular structure of the plant[/b]

I skipped a step...dry it out and then trash it!
[/b][/quote]

maddog10 · Mar 21, 2008

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Sonny Disposition @ Mar 21 2008, 02:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

I'm thinking about grinding it up in a blender and putting it into a gel food for mbuna.[/b]

It will probably survive!

Pat Kelly · Mar 22, 2008

I just put it in my tanks.
Never survives.
I am also known as Plantkiller57.

animicrazy · Mar 24, 2008

I love duckweed!!! :wub:

Solutions: (what works for me)

1) Keep Tropheus - I'll sell you a breeding group.

2) Embrace the horror!!!

3) Lots of fish (as previously mentioned) eat duckweed - great for "regularity".

T.M.S.

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