Can I Eat My Tank's Macroalgae?

[Isopod80]

I think the bugs will have eaten what's left of us by then

 

[Isopod80]

if you don't want to eat bugs/poop/hair... you basically have to give up eating

Or you could eat nothing but bugs/poop/hair and beat the bas@#%$* at their own game. Take that FDA. Watch the food industry crumble as we all start finding our morsels between the couch cushions.

 

[Magixxx]

Eat it if ur hungry

 

[Miami Reef]

Guys. It’s happening. We are using people as compost.

Washington Becomes First State to Legalize Human Body Composting

Washington became the first U.S. state to legalize human composting Tuesday, offering residents a more environmentally friendly way to dispose of their remains, AFP reported.

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[Miami Reef]

So what do I tell my mom? She’s very religious and washes her vegetables up to 4 times with bowls and transfers. She then uses a glass bowl and a white flat light to check the remaining water for bugs. She sometimes uses a magnifying glass.

If she finds a bug she’d wash it again until it passes clear.

Because according to her religion she cannot eat bugs. Please tell me she’ll live beyond 2050.

 

[Isopod80]

So what do I tell my mom? She’s very religious and washes her vegetables up to 4 times with bowls and transfers. She then uses a glass bowl and a white flat light to check the remaining water for bugs. She sometimes uses a magnifying glass.

If she finds a bug she’d wash it again until it passes clear.

Because according to her religion she cannot eat bugs. Please tell me she’ll live beyond 2050.

It must be hell for her to take a shower....that poor woman. You're hoping she lives beyond 2050 so she has to eat bugs? Lol

 

[Isopod80]

Guys. It’s happening. We are using people as compost.

I love the last line in the presentation. "After about 30 days the end product is a dry, fluffy nutrient-rich soil"........WITH A NAME! Hey hon, sprinkle a little more of that John Mitchell on these tomatoes. They're growing like weeds. Guy musta done some clean livin. Much better than the Miley Cyrus we used last year. That stuff just attracted vermin and teenage boys.

 

[Wyvern]

I don’t eat mushrooms knowing how they’re grown .
besides . They taste like they’re grown in poop ….

something that doesn’t require light to grow probably isn’t healthy enough to eat .

Don't talk to me or my son ever again.

 

[Rmckoy]

I'll never know. But, I live next to one. It's pleasantly quiet.

Everyone is dying to get in there .

 

[Udest]

I don't thinks its that bad idea just on the fact that ulva is edible and you know everything that goes in and out of your tank , heck why not rinse and dry it and make some miso soup ?

 

[blaxsun]

 

[WheatToast]

Good morning everyone!

I don't thinks its that bad idea just on the fact that ulva is edible and you know everything that goes in and out of your tank , heck why not rinse and dry it and make some miso soup ?

When in doubt, I am keeping it out of my stomach…
While I know what goes into the additives I use, my live rock and wild live sand raises some concern.

 

[Tamberav]

So what do I tell my mom? She’s very religious and washes her vegetables up to 4 times with bowls and transfers. She then uses a glass bowl and a white flat light to check the remaining water for bugs. She sometimes uses a magnifying glass.

If she finds a bug she’d wash it again until it passes clear.

Because according to her religion she cannot eat bugs. Please tell me she’ll live beyond 2050.

Well I would not tell her but she’s already eating bugs if she uses flour or grain or canned foods and so on. Ignorance is probably best.

 

[Fish Think Pink]

... after reading every post, feel an overwhelming desire to mix up more Red Sea Coral Pro Salt and treat my fish to a water change

I might not eat from tank... but they must...

 

[wonroc]

Eat the shrimp

 

[BroccoliFarmer]

Of course! I eat my chaeto in my morning coffee.

COFFEE?!? I drink from my protein skimmer!! now that is the breakfast of champions

 

[WheatToast]

Eat the shrimp

There is plenty of live Mysis, zooming around in my Ulva, for everyone! But, I am going to stay out of it .

 

[WheatToast]

Before reading your comment .
I was going to ask if a mouthful of tank water has ever made the op puke .
I’ve had skimmer sludge splash in my mouth once. .
I thought I was going to die after my stomach turned inside out .

I hope the reaction cleared quickly.
I, personally, had no reaction (despite the fact I do not use a skimmer, macroalgae does the job). It was just unpleasant.

 

[AlgaeBarn]

In all seriousness, is is it safe to harvest and eat macroalgae from my own aquarium, specifically members of the Ulva genus (and possibly Caulerpa lentillifera in the future)? Is there something they would contain after having grown in my aquarium that would make them inedible or would a thorough wash under the tap be enough to make them fit for consumption?

I would be worried about bacteria and anything residual you might be dosing in your tank and would not recommend doing it

 

[G Santana]

There is help when things come out bad!!!