Algae filtration as a super food

[Subsea]

The thought of eating out of my tank isn't too appealing. I can imagine a separate lobster system for farming and harvesting seafood, but I like my own fish too much to think well about eating them. I want to watch them grow, get fat, live long and then the end without me as the apex. I do sometimes bury old fish in my garden, or mulch bin so they many contribute indirectly to the tomatoes, avocados, citrus, and stone fruits that grow in our backyard. I do have some GHA growing in the overflow, but no other macro's are in the system yet. Anyone ever eat GHA? The smell alone puts that algae off the menu, and most of my fish feel the same so I feel that I am almost at one with my little captive ocean.

If I was going to risk a food illness, I think I would lean towards a bread with ergot demise as a preferred final meal instead of the raw oyster- e. coli & domoic acid, or fugu - ciguatera routes of soul export.

When I think of nutrition, I want a Hershey's bar, without seaweed thank you.

If Hershey is involved, then I want peanut butter on mine.*

 

[cracker]

Thanks I always wondered if H2o would do it not sure why I didn't try.

 

[Subsea]

Thanks I always wondered if H2o would do it not sure why I didn't try.

In the tank, it makes a mess, but it clears up fast. I am sure it is a dose of carbon and nutrients at the same time.

 

[ReeferReefer]

I have an extended mariculture home system that entails 500G inside with 55G tumble culture tanks as my mainstay and six 150G Rubbermade oval tubs for outside mariculture. Three 150G Rubbermaid tanks buried in ground for geothermal heat transfer during winter operations. I also have a 20’ by 40’ greenhouse with operating capacity of 7000G, but is off line due to cost of temperature control. I am running 500G pilot program for a co-culture of cold hardy macro & pods. I also have fifth generation marine mollies adjusted to full strength salt > 5 years ago. Last winter, the mollies survived 45 degree water temperature. For a short time, they were very slow moving until I got temperature up. For that emergency, I used well water from 1000’ at 78 degrees to go thru 1000’ of irrigation tubing and raise system water temperature as I filled my small water feature in the cold of winter.

Getting back to treating my fish better than me, I grow abundant macro & pods to feed my Tangs.

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/wet-salty-for-christmas-2017.428100/

What lighting are you using on your fuge?

 

[Subsea]

Inside lighting from LED strips mostly in 12K spectrum. In some tanks I use grow lights in red to blue ratio of 4:1.

 

[Subsea]

Crispness is best with fresh Ogo. There are several macros used in Hawaiian cuisine. I prefer Gracelara Parvispora or Tang Heaven Red. When I remove it from tank, I wash in fresh mixed salt water then chill ogo to increase crispness. The lime juice in cheviche recipe will destroy crisp texture, so ogo is left separate as a graceful red garnish floating in a punch bowl.

Once when I was asked by a chef, how did I clean pods from Ogo. I said sushi.

Here in Austin, the motto of “Keep Austin.Weird” is prevalent. Instead of drinking the dead worm in the bottle of tequila, we are working on the rules for “pods in the punch bowl” during the vegan ceviche party.

 

[Subsea]

What lighting are you using on your fuge?

I have two display tanks with a refugium. Both are cryptic refugiums.
75G tank with a 30G cryptic refugium at 25 years
120G tank with a 40G cryptic refugium at 1 yr

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/2...m-on-top-with-30g-ecosystem-mud-macro.421526/

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/wet-salty-for-christmas-2017.428100/


This picture from Lazy Boy.

 

[Subsea]

I have an extended mariculture home system that entails 500G inside with 55G tumble culture tanks as my mainstay and six 150G Rubbermade oval tubs for outside mariculture. Three 150G Rubbermaid tanks buried in ground for geothermal heat transfer during winter operations. I also have a 20’ by 40’ greenhouse with operating capacity of 7000G, but is off line due to cost of temperature control. I am running 500G pilot program for a co-culture of cold hardy macro & pods. I also have fifth generation marine mollies adjusted to full strength salt > 5 years ago. Last winter, the mollies survived 45 degree water temperature. For a short time, they were very slow moving until I got temperature up. For that emergency, I used well water from 1000’ at 78 degrees to go thru 1000’ of irrigation tubing and raise system water temperature as I filled my small water feature in the cold of winter.

Getting back to treating my fish better than me, I grow abundant macro & pods to feed my Tangs.

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/wet-salty-for-christmas-2017.428100/

@Lasse

Let’s talk algae filtration.

 

[Lasse]

Do i see some drumfilters?

Sincerely Lasse