Aquatic Ecosystems
Do Otocinclus Eat Brown Algae [Food and Care Tips]
If brown algae keeps covering your aquarium glass, plants, rocks, and decorations, you may be wondering whether Otocinclus catfish can help. Otocinclus—often called “Otos”—are popular algae-grazing fish. They are small, ...
Planktonic Unicellular and Colonial algae
Planktonic algae operate at the invisible frontier of the global biosphere. These microscopic entities, ranging from solitary cells to intricate colonies, anchor the entire aquatic food web. While often dismissed ...
Does Algae Have Calcium [What You Need to Know]
Most people think of dairy when they think of calcium. Milk, cheese, yoghurt. The ocean rarely comes up. It probably should. Certain red marine algae accumulate calcium directly from seawater ...
The Genus Mougeotia in Freshwater Ecosystems
Mougeotia does not look like much at first. Just green threads drifting through the water. Most people would probably call it pond algae and keep walking. Then somebody puts it ...
Do Mollies Eat Algae: What They Really Eat
Most do. Watch a tank with mollies for a while, and you’ll see them picking at glass, plants, rocks, and pretty much anything else with growth on it. That doesn’t ...
Do Goldfish Eat Algae [Facts and Myths]
A lot of pond owners notice goldfish eating algae sooner or later. They graze on soft algae growing along glass, rocks, plants, and other surfaces in the water. Loose string ...
The Genus Spirogyra in Green Algae Research
Most people run into Spirogyra without realizing it has a name. It looks like green threads floating through pond water. Soft, slippery, almost hair-like in places. Under a microscope, it ...
Microalgae Biofuel Production For Sustainable Energy
Microalgae don’t look like much. Just microscopic organisms in water. But under the right conditions, it can produce lipids that can be converted into biodiesel. That’s the idea behind microalgae ...
Do Algae Filters Really Work?
Algae is usually treated as the problem. Green water, buildup in tanks, sudden blooms that seem to show up overnight. So the first instinct is simple. Add a filter and ...
Best Microalgae Cultivation Techniques: Ponds vs PBRs
Thirty years of promising research on microalgae cultivation techniques. Still not cheap enough to compete with petroleum. The biology is remarkable. These organisms fix carbon dioxide faster than land plants, ...
Emerging Uses of Algae in Biotechnology
Emerging uses of algae in biotechnology are moving faster than most people realise. Algae are among the most prolific aquatic organisms on the planet. They produce oxygen, fix carbon, and ...
How To Remove Green Hair Algae?
Green hair algae. If you keep a reef or freshwater tank long enough, you’ll deal with it. It starts as a faint green fuzz on your live rock. Blink and ...