djstauder,
I think they are too little, i have been trying to think of a way to really show their size. Just know that in my picture you see gravel but you are looking at thousands of eggs/sack fry. I have to stare at it when several egg fry are moving AND at the right angle to see the an individual. They are about the thickness of a head hair and maybe 4-5 times longer than wide.
These larva havent even started swimming yet so i am not sure they are even at the stage in development that this picture shows.
keith,
absolutely. I have started 12 mason jars with water from the 800 gallon tank. Just leaving them in the sun. The water already has a light green tint. I figure i can use two a day and do ~6 day cycle. I am just afraid it's going to be too late by the time the algae gets going good enough to make a difference.
Bill,
Thanks, I will stop murky-ing the water with yeast then. Tomorrow should be the third day so from what i have read they should finish absorbing their egg sack and start swimming? There's a fair amount of brown algae, will they peck it off the walls or should i brush it so the particles are suspended? When they get big enough to switch to zooplankton will i be able to switch them to grinded feed pellets? or should i be starting cultures now?
I'll keep doing small water changes with my outdoor systems 1500gallons and 800gallons to try and get by by until my algae blooms.
brian
