Slow Growth

[itzrulez]

what can i do to speed the process of growing?
i need to add something?
i want my algae to grow faster....
i set up my tank with anything,just water,salt,ph is ok too, but i dont add any kind of life..
my scrubber is already set,and running...
whats the maximum time for growth,since i started the tank from none life?

[SantaMonica]

The purpose of a scrubber is to remove nutrients, not to just grow for fun. If you are not feeding the tank, it is not going to grow.

[itzrulez]

i dont want grow for fun....
i want the algae to growth,for i add fishes and other animals...
i asked whats needed for i have growth...

[redadeath]

u need to put food in the water to raise the nutrients other wise the algae will not feed so no growth will happend

[linx]

blended cod!

[itzrulez]

soo i put fish food?
that was my doubt!

[SantaMonica]

If you have fish, of course. Do you have fish?

[rahjelli]

If you have nothing, you get nothing. And when you do put livestock into the tank and feed, don't concentrate too much on how the algae looks/grows, concentrate on the ammonia/phosphate/nitrate/nitrite readings it generates. And be sure if it is slick/dark/oily to remove it every 3 days until it starts to grow green.

[itzrulez]

and if i dont have any kind of life in my tank?
how should i proceed?

[new2scrub]

you can feed some fish food to your empty tank or you can just get your first fish!

[itzrulez]

but fishs in Brazil are really expensive...
i want to have my ats set for add them...
i'll start to put fish food soo! :D
tnx everybody!
when the grow starts, i post my setup for you!

[itzrulez]

i'm a bit afraid of put my first fish,they're expensive in Brazil, and i want to be sure, that the scrubber is ok, to start inserting the fishs! :D
no problem feeding, without having fishs?
anything that is specific for algae?

[SantaMonica]

Do not feed until you have fish.

[itzrulez]

i need something to liberate amonia, to grow algae?

[SantaMonica]

Urea is the form of ammonia that grows algae the best.

[itzrulez]

so if i put like 3 mls of pee, my algae should grew?
ehuouiehoeiuhe
really?

[SantaMonica]

When you put some fish, and start feeding, the algae will grow.

[itzrulez]

but i'm afraid if my algae is going to grow...
and fishs are expensive ;x
does crab (pagurian)
do the same as fish?

[SantaMonica]

Yes, anything that eats food... fish, crab, shrimp, snail, coral.